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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
3
An old advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helps women with nervous conditions headaches indigestion and other symptoms. The testimonial mentions relief and recommends writing to the company in Massachusetts for information and products.
Fragmentary report describes a large explosion at a harbor in Petrograd causing extensive damage and many people affected. The text references a dented view of the scene, rooms furnished for lodging, and debris with mentions of floats and beauty, but specifics are unclear.
Farmers report wheat cotton and corn damage from warm winds while roads are graded for a new through town. Visitors from Leonard return home. Local church activities include Sunday schools and decorations with many attendees. A prize encourages Bible reading as Walter Stewart sponsors a verse challenge. KR OW Tarpley read fifty chapters to win the prize.
River news and crop updates share space with social notices and gatherings. The report mentions local residents visiting, returning, or attending events, with names such as Miss Emre Whee and Mr. A Bardaa appearing among family, church, and community references.
General Haig’s renewed offensive drives forward along a nine mile front in the Messines Wytschaete sector. First objectives are taken and progress continues along the line as prisoners reach rear collecting stations.
A testimonial from Mrs. C. E. Riley of Ion New York states she has used Chamberlain's Tablets for indigestion for six months and found them highly beneficial. The ad notes the remedy is obtainable everywhere.
Directors of the Bonham Cotton Mills call a meeting of stockholders in the First National Bank directors rooms Bonham Texas Friday June 15 at 2 p m to vote on increasing capital stock from 200000 to 500000 by a stock dividend and to transact other business J C Saunders June 5 1917 10 Treas
A recent discovery from Cincinnati promises corn relief with a few drops. The sticky liquid supposedly loosens both hard and soft corn or callous, lifting out with the finger and easing soreness. A quarter ounce costs little at pharmacies and claims to prevent infection and cutaneous injury by avoiding the traditional cutting habit.
An old advertisement touts James' Headache Powder as fast relief for headache neuralgia and head throbs. It claims quick action, easy at home use, and rapid easing after a single dose from a drug store packet.
Local reader Mrs. A Bates of 20 S Braz Street Penham testifies Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved kidney weakness since infancy after physician failed. She renewed faith in 1915 and recommends the product priced 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y promotes Dean’s Kidney Pills as the same used by Mrs Bates.
United Press reports the electric propelled collier Jupiter carrying ten thousand tons of wheat and other commodities has arrived safely at a French port, official confirmation released today.
Public notice itemizes several pieces of furniture and carpets listed under a case involving 6 Paul Arledge. The description specifies movable household goods likely for a sale or separation action. No further details on location or date are provided in the readable text.
The piece promotes Mother’s Friend as a safe preparation to ease childbirth, claiming decades of use, reduced pain, and a calming effect on the mother. It urges readers to obtain a hotose from a druggist and to request a free book from Bradfield Replie Company in Atlanta. It also notes Mrlee Hey and children traveling to Oklahoma City with Mrs. Hey’s sister from Texarkana.
Health in Moore's Chapel remains good with several local families visiting and hosting. Weddings occur as Hoy Hollis and Delma Pike wed unexpectedly last Sunday night, drawing well wishes from the community. The newsletter notes active Sunday school reorganizations, singing events, and upbeat crop and rain conditions while detailing visits among residents.
Complete returns from all boxes show 4093 registrations in Fannin County. One card incomplete due to missing signature. otherwise entries include 605 Negro and 28 aliens, mostly Mexicans, with many cards issued in a single day across forty boxes.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated with an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces, with testimonials and physician endorsement cited. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A string of social visits notes J E Lynch of Spies Switch in town yesterday. Will Harkins and Sam McKee visited Honey Grove, with other residents including Miss Pearl McCarty visiting Denison. Gertie Barrett returns from Valparaiso and Katie Barrett from Graham to teach. J P McKee and wife from Vinita were here briefly then returned. Stowe family visited Elwood and Katy before heading home. Lawrence Rutland and Jim Maloney of Commerce visited Carl Rutland’s home. they returned by car. William E Marshall left for Austin to attend summer school at the State University. Ferguson allows the university to stay open through summer.
Fannin County prepares for the forty first annual Sunday school convention to be held June 25 and 26 in Leonard Texas. County President J Lee Tarpley urges pastors teachers superintendents and workers to plan now to attend and bring someone to participate through the full event.
An advertisement touts Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as equally valuable to a General Tonic. It claims quinine and iron provide tonic properties, with effects on the liver malaria defense blood enrichment and overall system fortification.
J L Dobbs reported by brother Dr Dobbs in Ector that he and his wife welcomed a fine boy yesterday. For the next fifteen days a fancy price will be paid for all kinds of scrap iron by Bowling & Peterson, Bonham, Texas.
Mrs Wot Saunders and her three children arrived from Coalgate after losing home and all possessions in the storm. They were delayed to gather clothing. In South Bonham, Mr and Mrs Jim Reese welcomed a fine baby boy at their Fourth Street home this morning.
United Press reports by Vienna dated June 7 that 10 025 prisoners have been captured by Austrian forces in counter offensives since the three day battle began near Jamino. Italian dead fill the battlefield.
Furious but futile Austrian counter attacks have cost five thousand men killed in recent days. They failed to dent the Italian line which the Italians have pushed far toward Triest, Rome reports on June 7.
Misleading term hides serious skin eruptions as signals of blood disorders. S S S offers a tonic and purifier to cleanse poisons, build blood, and restore health, with a medical department for information from Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
Caldwell Ohio resident BW Archer shares that his family has always kept Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at home and takes it on extended visits, asserting its usefulness and affordability as a lay expense saver. The excerpt highlights everyday trust in the remedy as a staple.
The people of Botham are buying Liberty Bonds now with varying amounts. Banks and large employers aid buyers. Employees of the T. and P. railroad participate, and the company helps them purchase their shares.
A dispatched observer notes that a detective in India carried Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and credited it with saving his life during illness. The text promotes the remedy as both preventive and curative for cholera and milder bowel complaints in India and nearby regions. It ends with an offer to pay for junk items at one dollar each.
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