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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
1
A woman fired at a farmer near Bonham Texas, wounding him as police report a domestic dispute turned violent. The incident prompted local officials to investigate and residents to demand calm in the North Center Street area.
A San Antonio Express critique notes high poultry costs strain low income households while urging farmers to balance profit with consumer welfare. It recalls past pricing, stresses year‑round demand for chickens and eggs, and questions local price levels. In Paris Texas a shooting at J D Dickers drug store injures John A Douglass. Clara Hancock is arrested.
Mr Mark McMahon and Miss Mary Burney wed in a private ceremony at the bride’s parents home Rev C M Schoonover officiating The couple then left for a bridal tour to Colorado McMahon is a leading Bonham and North Texas attorney and is praised for character and prospects Burney family links and community friends wish them well
The notice instructs readers to check their subscription standing by the date opposite their address on the paper margin. It warns that payments must appear as credits within one week and that under new postal rules the paper will be stopped if in arrears over three months.
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga reports a bad sore on the instep healed after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He bought less than half of a 25 cent box and achieved a perfect cure under the guarantee at Saunders Drug Co.
A French-speaking traveler arrives in London lacking English and luggage. After fruitless attempts, he enters a chemist shop with a French notice. The proprietor deduces the man’s language by appearance and loudly informs that the French-speaking assistant is out, forcing a wait.
A historical note on sea swords including sawfishes, spearfishes, sailfishes, sword fishes, and the narwhal. It describes the narwhal tusk as hollow and spirally grooved used for defense and ice breaching, its size up to fifteen feet, and its role in feeding. It mentions narwhal tusks as prized in Rosenborg castle Denmark.
Naturalists rank beavers low among vertebrates but note their diverse occupations. In a colony, beaver families include civil and marine engineers, woodchoppers, raftsmen, laborers, quarrymen, miners, plasterers, masons, hod carriers, and fishermen. Each member has a distinct role shaping dam construction and rapid excavations.
The James practice in Central America forbids courtship before marriage and requires the couple to live apart for one year after tying the knot. Parents’ consent on both sides is needed, and couples travel to stay with friends across the country. Most marriages succeed.
A suburban couple visiting Dublin for a pantomime used a tea room before the show. The waitress, busy tidying, offered the whole room for their use while they asked for a spoon. The remark highlights the lighthearted exchange and service quirk observed by the Liverpool Mercury.
A man praises the map worker across the street as the most faithful and conscientious laborer, noting he never takes a holiday and works until darkness ends the day. The speaker then reveals the worker is the proprietor of the shop.
In a light exchange Mrs. Marryat notes the small troubles that nag, while Ab! replies with a wink about lacking decent shoes. The brief dialogue from Philadelphia Press captures domestic humor and wit.
Readable bits show a young wife urging to cast bread upon waters and her husband warning that a vessel may still run aground. The fragment appears in a stray quotation with unclear source and context.
Fragmentary report shows Loudun Globe noting a youth group contesting county council actions. The text references poetry, art, and a public issue, with unclear names or dates. The readable fragments indicate a civic stake involving youths and local governance.
A narrated tale in which a boy named Willie offers an apple in exchange for kisses. The girl trusts him, then discovers the ruse as Willie is revealed to be a different shabby boy selling kisses for two apples each. The piece ends with wary humor about unseen sellers.
A father presumes to end his daughter Mary’s long courtship with Mitchell. She defends him as sweet and nice while recounting a whispered future cottage plan and a mutual hand squeeze. The father replies, extend the trial another week. London Tit.
A New York fidelity company canceled a bond for a fiduciary, justifying it by noting a prior forgery conviction under another name. The bondholder felt insulted and remained silent, illustrating harsh business responses to personal history.
A London Standard quotation recalls Mrs Tofts, famed singer of Queen Anne's era, noted for money hunger and vanity. Pope lampooned her avarice and pride with a biting epigram about her beauty and song leading beasts and Orpheus, yet causing famine for beasts and the poet.
A Chicago dinner tale attributes to Lady Drummond Wolffe a permit to visit the Persian shah's harem with a friend. The shah reportedly added a crude remark to Miss Blank as they wandered the palace. The exchange prompted a reporter’s claim that the subject forged a path to prominence, which the reply denied.
A compact reflection contrasts strength with unity and peace. It cites Mirabeau on firmness tempered by discipline and courage without turbulence, and Cowper on mindful conduct toward others. The excerpt reads as moral aphorisms guiding character.
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine writes that Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life by treating coughs throat and lung complaints for nearly forty years the remedy standing at the head of throat and lung works as a preventive of pneumonia and healer of weak lungs. Saunders Drug Co sells it with a guarantee at 60 cents and 1.00 and offers a free trial bottle.
A reflective note argues that today is a fragment of the future once foreseen as a worry yesterday. It contemplates time and anticipation as linked, urging practical action over speculation.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire reports buying Foley s Kidney Remedy about a year ago and says it cured a long standing kidney trouble. She calls it a grand good medicine and recommends it. Saunders Drug Co. sells Foley s Kidney Remedy. A man does his courting in the poor then expects his wife to be an expert kitchen mechanic.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh by internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. It touts a physician approved formula with tonics and blood purifiers, includes testimonials, and lists J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as makers, with retail through druggists.
Dyew Tenn. resident W R Ward states Foley’s Laxative cures chronic cots tion and proves a thorough remedy. Sauners Drug Co. provides the endorsement.
A compact note contrasts quick leaps at decisions with careful, methodical errors. The piece contrasts impulsive choice with deliberate missteps, urging readers to weigh haste against precision.
The notice urges using Foley's Honey and Tar for colds and lung troubles. It argues that more bottles are used than other remedies and promotes Saunders Drug Co. as supplier.
A cryptic remark suggests a traveler named Fethlow faces mixed reception abroad. Observers warn that a voyage without a clear return plan could lead to trouble or regret if opportunities fade.
A reader from Ingleside North Carolina praises a remedy labeled as the best ever sold after claiming it cured chronic indigestion and other ailments. The note mentions Saunders Drug as a seller and reflects optimistic testimonials common in local ads of the era.
A garbled ad-like snippet from Saunders Drug Co at 50s promotes Electric Bi as a remedy for pepsia liver complications and digestive health. Frank Conlan of 436 Houston St New York touts it as a regulator of digestion and blood vigor.
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