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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
4
A reflective piece discusses time healing wounds but failing to erase wrinkles acknowledging the paradox of aging. It contrasts memory recovery with visible signs of age and suggests acceptance over futile pursuit of perpetual youth.
Nine years ago Me. Carthing of Mill Creek Oklahoma faced a slender life edge at age 89. A druggist recommended otaria Bitters, a bottle bought at Saunders Drug Store, and Electric Bitters restored his health. He claims he has been well since and cites the product with a guaranteed sale.
A terse note observes some men remain unsatisfied unless they are on the opposite side of the fence, hinting at persistent restlessness and rival loyalties.
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar relieves incipient consumption stages and offers comfort. It urges customers to refuse any other brand and lists Saunders Drug Co. as the seller.
A woman spends 20 dollars for a hattella while friends pay 30 dollars and her husband covers 10 dollars, outlining a shared cost pattern among the group.
Mrs S L Bowen of Wayne West Virginia reports kidney disease left her unable to rise from bed or stand. She credits Foley's Kidney Remedy with curing her after buying a one dollar bottle and part of a second. She says the remedy works wonders where others fail.
Retailers White Blakeney Fuller advertise the Gossard corset as the best choose a week long sale offering twenty percent off the price.
A long life out of the limelight ends with tragedy as Pauline Lucca explains she lost her singing voice after her husband Baron von Waathofen’s death. She vowed never to sing again, and recalls his plea to take her voice to the grave. In Vienna a separate tale describes a Parisian man’s elaborate self-inflicted death, using weights, a knife, and a balloon.
A blind boy asks how his mother looks and learns beauty lies in her soul. His father and a surgeon guide him to understand that while he cannot see, love makes his mother forever beautiful. The trio returns to the mother, whom the boy now cherishes as the greatest beauty.
The anecdote notes Whistler’s sharp humor about England’s top young artist. He quips that the artist is clever but commonplace, then tells how he visited Mr. Hill’s gallery in Brighton to view Nocturne In Blue and Gold, Valparaiso and fell asleep amid the paintings.
The top shoots of the bamboo tree are harvested when under three inches, peeled and preserved like pineapples, though cut in quarters. The fruit has a delicate, pleasant taste and is used to flavor meat or eaten raw. It is costly due to the difficulty of obtaining the tops at the right time from tall slender trees.
In a Sir George Colley letter a story describes Lord Leitrim asking why landlords are shot. A countryman replies that what’s everybody’s business is no one’s business. The anecdote follows references to landlord violence and public indifference.
A Louisville Cutter Journal item notes a humorous quote about genius and family life citing the phrase They say Its hard to live with 8 genius and a remark on women’s genius in the home.
The New Orleans Picayune notes an Louisiana State Museum exhibit of historic maps portraying Louisiana from New France in the north to the Gulf, and from Virginia to the Pacific, printed in Europe and filled with imaginative geography. The Mississippi River is shown curving toward a Florida gulf inlet, with distant, fictional landmarks marking lands of men.
A western man once entered artist J. G. Brown's studio and recalled his boyhood days in New York. He claimed to have modeled for a group street boy picture and, now prosperous, wished to own the work as a memory of those struggles. The painting had long since been sold and Brown could not locate it despite a $25,000 offer.
St. Paul Pioneer Press recounts a Tennessee congressman telling a story about a Black man named Mose. Mose argues jail time yields better pay than steady work, joking that the judge fines him or imprisons him for more than he earns.
A famed oculist tests his shotgun in the marshes using a target on a bush. With one barrel he hits, with the other he misses, revealing the gun suffers strabismus and asthysmatism according to the doctor. Modern Society notes the humorous analogy.
Quotations from a Philadelphia Ledger item reveal a seller explaining the car, a high repair bill, and that the machine itself was sound but required costly fixes after it ran over.
A police judge questions a disorderly charge defendant about a clock he allegedly dashed down cellar. The man retorts with a sharp quip about time and whether the clock might have “swapped” and gone to China, highlighting a comic exchange in court.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes distress over aging public amenities in a city seeking renewal. A local columnist compares neglect to a modern Rip Van Winkle, arguing the absence of libraries and cultural spaces fuels fear and cruelty among the public.
Scores from yesterday include St Louis 4 Washington 3 in St Louis, Cleveland 15 Boston 6, New York 5 Detroit 3, Chicago 10 Philadelphia 0, Cincinnati 5 Boston 2, Philadelphia 7 St Louis 0, New York 8 Pittsburg 2, Chicago 4 Brooklyn 2, Fort Worth 4 Waco 38, Austin 5 Galveston 4, and San Antonio 5 Houston 0.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications as the disease resides in the blood and constitution. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as an internal remedy that acts on the blood and mucous surfaces, described as a regular prescription from leading physicians. The ad claims a proven formula of tonics and blood purifiers, with testimonials available, and notes the price at 75 cents plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A government bureau head encounters a visiting friend who sits and sits until glue is used on a cane seat to trap him. The official, claiming to punish the prankster, vows to uncover the culprit and even withhold pay if found, as the visitor is escorted out. The tale ends with a farewell and a reflection on youth and mischief.
A curt observer argues that trouble in getting along comes from others more than from himself, portraying the fellow man as the main source of discord and difficulty in social relations.
A Denver woman, Mrs. A. Gregory of 2366 Lawrence St., writes that Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her after years of female troubles and a major operation. The letter urges sick women to try the remedy, noting decades of use and a public invitation for advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
Bob Lattimore of Paris is highlighted as a candidate offering experience for the district attorney post. The notice presents Lattimore as the challenger or ally in Earl McAlester's campaign context with emphasis on public service.
A slate of county races includes H. A. Cunningham for County Judge and W. A. Thomas for County Clerk. Chas. B. Bridge and Philip Wise run for Sheriff, with J. L. Tarpley and John B. Smith also named on the ticket.
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