Government hints on fiber containers as tin can substitute
The Board of Trade received a government circular about fiber containers as substitutes for tin can steel and tin. The circular advises writing the Commerce Department in Washington for dealer addresses and notes moderate prices and potential health benefits. It also addresses freight cars being underused and urges loading cars to full capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
United States
Department of Commerce
Washington
Abe
Woman praises Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A Spartanburg reader shares relief from years of backache weakness and irregularities after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She claims full return to work ability and urges others to seek the same aid from the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enburg
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mre
S. D. Cec
Dewey Ave
Speedster for sale by Bonham Garage owner Tom Flowers
A speedster automobile is offered for sale through Bonham Garage. The listing notes contact with Tom Flowers, and mentions an adventurous Belgian government effort to drive a car the length of Africa from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Flowers
Bonham Garage
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Caiio
Band Arrives After Train Delay At Bonham Chautauqua
Bonham hosts the last Chau tauqua entertainment with the Kilties band delayed by a broken train. Four cars rushed the musicians to the tent and the matinee crowd enjoyed Rossini and Lucia selections. Evening performance praised despite small instrumentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Board of Trade
J. C. Saunders
Will H. Evans
C. E. Bowman
Yoakum-McGee Motor Sales Co
Rossini
Lucia
Wanted Good Second hand Sacks Any Size
Classified notice from D V Hill seeking donations or sales of second hand sacks of any size. Public kiosk inquiry for usable bags or sacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. V. Hill
Personalities and Travel Snaps From Bonham Area
Local items list visits and travels of residents including J. W. Wafer from Duplex Joe Anthony from Ravenna Mrs M D West visiting Denison Mrs R M Gray from Denison Ida Chaney Milton Roberts Ravenna Mrs John Neely Lamasco Ladonia party with B Merrill Harry Gillian West A T Shipman Chautauqua San Antonio Gladys Collins visiting Senier Ware Dewey Swope Grace Valparaiso R H Trimble McRae collecting men to aid Uncle Sam Rags bones bottles scrap iron buyout by Bowling and Peterson Bonham South Center street contact indicates local salvage trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Anthony
Ravenna
M. D. West
Denison
R. M. Gray
Ida Chaney
Milton Roberts
John Neely
Lamasco
Points
Oklahoma
B. Merrill
Harry
Eddie Weldon
Gillian West
Ladonia
A. T. Shipman
Self
Gladys Collins
Senier Ware
San Antonio
Dewey Swope
Texarkana
Miss Grace
Valparaiso
R. H. Trimble
McRae
Sam
Supt. Parker Visits Ahead of Summer Normal
Supt. R. M. Parker, formerly county superintendent of Fannin County, arrives for a short visit. After a few days in town he will go to Commerce to conduct the summer normal there, while his family spends the summer in Bonham.
Stated Masonic Meeting and Wedding Notice
Constantine Lodge No. 13 holds its stated communication last Saturday night each month. Rev S A Cowan sails for San Antonio to solemnize the wedding of W M Tanner of Austin and Miss Daisy Barrett formerly of this city. Tanner teaches English at the State University. He is a respectable gentleman and has won a fine wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine Lodge No. 13
A. F
A. M
Jas. Anderson
San Antonio
S. A. Cowan
W. M. Tanner
Austin
Daisy Barrett
Tanner
State University
Fine Wheat Sample from Steger Farm Described
R C Bragg reports wheat harvested west of town on the RE D Steger silo farm. Heads are heavy with four grains per mesh, promising thirty plus bushels per acre. Bragg notes salt in oceans exceeds 4 800 000 cubic miles covering the U S sixteen miles deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Bragg
RE. D. Steger
United States
Dodson’s Liver Tone Offers Safer Calomel Alternative
An advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe, all-vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims calomel harms the liver and bones, causes sickness and salivation, and promises morning vitality, regular bowels, and a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kella
Dodson
Dexison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ofteco
Swift Specific CO
S.S
Munich
U.S
ETK
Bonham Motor Company
United
Usco
Supreme Tire Service
J. W. Wafer
Duplex
Bowling & Peterson
South Center Street
Dad
Max Hermer
West Side Square
Bonham, Tex
Dedlson
L Bener Age
Bevo
Navy
Fiset
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
Bonham Grocery CO
Bonham, Texas
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