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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
2
An old Bonham Texas public notice appears in the post office mail matter section. The fragment shows rates for subscriptions and a header reading Notice to the Public.
The article extols Luke 18 9 14 and 19 1 10 focusing on Jesus rebuking self righteous Pharisees and welcoming sinners. It highlights democracy of salvation and contrasts worldly credentials with child like faith, citing Zacchaeus as example of transformation in Jericho.
A collage of editorials and quips from various papers lampooning Huerta politics Henry James portraits Tampico oil tanks Roosevelt geography and Becker case indignation. It notes criticism of Huerta saving face and jokes about a president of Mexico and lawyers questions.
Prominent orator John G. Woolley returns to the Chautauqua circuit this season after years of quiet life in Madison Wisconsin. He will present his world famous lecture A Sower on the fifth day of the Chautauqua program, described as a rare privilege for all in the community to hear America’s greatest orator.
The letter from Bonham dated May 22 1914 lauds Golden Rod feed of Smiths at Bonham as the best all around feed and a fine tonic for tired work stock. R C Wade of R 1 Dodd City signs the note.
A graveyard working day set for June 19 at Hampton Graveyard near Edhube. All interested are invited to attend with dinner. work will continue through the day.
Short classified ad offering a large quantity of furniture for sale at under a quarter of original price. Includes a contact phone number 306 for inquiries.
Small cash payment and remainder of 15.00 dollars per month for a new four room cottage with a screened porch and city water on North Center street near the High School building. John O Keefe. The summer school has had a profitable week with time for others to enter and, with proper application, remove conditions.
Help wanted notices show several men needed to chop cord wood near Bonham at one dollar per cord, with contact John Steger. Also a request for a good gentle family horse and a June 19 free dinner in L. C. Wilson's pasture organized by a committee including Jordan Locke Bob Chapman and Dave Johnson to meet white friends. Stop me.
A reader touts Texas size by comparing distances with a ruler on a wall map. Using points from Lookout Mountain Tennessee to Brownsville and El Paso to Texarkana, the piece illustrates Texas’s vast extent reaching toward Canada, California, and Minnesota, conveying its immense proportions.
The ad notes dead limbs and lopsided tops spoil property value and town beauty. It recommends June as ideal for pruning fruit trees and offers professional services by B. L. Adams, contactable at phone 419.
DAN PATCH 1 55 is the grandsire of the yearling stud colt at the King wagon yard for sale. The colt is by Sir James Patch 52348, praised as the best bred stallion in Texas, out of a good mare. Described as one of the best colts in Bonham, offered for less than value, trade possible for residence or several lots of property.
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