John Meade Struggles Through Measles
John Meade son of Mr and Mrs Sam Meade is ill with measles but expected to recover soon as the disease passes. The item notes his illness in a brief local update with hopeful tone.
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
3
John Meade son of Mr and Mrs Sam Meade is ill with measles but expected to recover soon as the disease passes. The item notes his illness in a brief local update with hopeful tone.
Ross Garner is described as having the measles or perhaps the disease has him in a ongoing back and forth struggle. The narrator notes the back and forth between patient and illness as they move in circles.
Vacation Bible School ended with a public 8:30 to 9:30 morning graduation for children from tots to intermediates. Over fifty children were never absent or tardy, with crafts, basketry and nature projects praised as a successful start under Presbyterian leadership and cooperation from other denominations.
A humor line recalls a character asking how to get along without a speedometer. The reply: at 15 mph fenders rattle, at 25 mph windows rattle, at 30 mph the motor knocks and that’s as fast as it will go.
A humorous note from the Albany Knickerbocker Press describes a couplet about late returns and shared habits. The verse jokes about a wife and husband both removing shoes and playing a snearing game up the stairs, reflecting domestic humor of the period.
Missoula listing promotes a brick building for sale on the public square with a long lease and solid rental income. J. M. Lowrey invites immediate contact noting the property’s market debut and favorable price.
Mrs Mantie Pierce and Miss Caroline James visited Mrs M M Jones Saturday. Mr and Mrs Sammie Burnett and Pierce visited in Savoy Sunday. Mrs M M Jones visiting Denison this week. Mr Jesse Giles and O T Kyle visited relatives. Feris of Bonham in community Tuesday. Jim and Edna Ramsey weekend with J J Willingham. James and Harry Jr Scott of Denison visited Joe Nevoll. J H Dickerson of Sherman in community Monday. Polly Refrigerators ad lists closeout prices and bargains on rugs, cabinets, phonographs, stoves. One hundred dollars’ worth of food 1913 prices now $151.60 per US figures. WANTS large white rag donations at 5c a pound.
In Phil Couzins neighborhood, hunters with dogs pursued a she wolf and two cubs. The mother wolf and one cub were killed after a long chase across Cooper Creek bottom and Blanton Branch. City crowd watched the carcasses as the article calls for continuing predation control.
The funeral for Walter B. Bean was held at White Rock Cemetery yesterday afternoon, conducted by F. A. Dale. Bean, 24, died after being brought from his home near White Rock on Wednesday. He is survived by his wife.
A Farm and Fireside item notes vets claim to remove dog bark from a goat and ease bites and stings to improve country living. Probate activity dominates the Croie and Browning cases as estates proceed through court. Browning plans annual $250000 in gifts to New York state children through a system.
A husband jokes about how his wife will open sardine cans with a can opener while she quips she might be using prayer. The playful exchange unfolds in the home setting, with a light humorous note on language and domestic routine.
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