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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1913
Page
1
The Daily Favor ites subscription terms in advance list Six Months and One Year options with mail rates and a notice on changing post offices requiring both old and new addresses. Obituaries and cards of thanks are billed at regular advertising rates.
Generally fair and warmer Tuesday. A satirical note questions universal suffrage and counts women’s votes alongside their husbands. A Kansas editor encounters a horned Gog in his office. A frog is suggested to receive grape juice. A scientist claims thoughts would need binding before photographing.
An optimistic note promises a large union revival with every man woman and child urged to attend services in Bonham. Prospects look bright for a major gathering aimed at progress and community unity.
The piece argues cities often chase new industries while neglecting local ones. It urges balance between attracting outside enterprises and developing existing local industries through proactive support and investment. It stresses cultivating home industry as essential to urban prosperity.
A narrator quips about professionals overcharging and faults in reporting while contrasting lawyers doctors undertakers and editors. The playful piece defends editors by noting their effort to cover deaths weddings and social events, despite occasional errors and high costs.
Bonham Board of Trade met at the Firemen's Club room to plan a new hotel, a large town hall, and a natatorium. The group urged pursuing a through rail service, road improvements, and a broader plan for public facilities with committees reporting progress on buttons, telephones, and publicity.
RB Nall Optician announces a new optical factory in Sherman Texas offering grinding and glass manufacture within 20 minutes and in stock optical items. He asks visitors to allow one hour to catch trains and promises same day return of broken pieces, with office rooms 13 14 15 Commercial Bank Building Sherman Texas hours 130 am to 6 pm. Bates Liniment advertised.
Ardmore defeated Bonham 6 to 5 as both teams hammered the ball. Fenner hit a three-run homer after Bonham opened with three runs in the first inning, supported by Sporn Nichols Seebach Carey 2 Henderson Naylor Pelkey Zo. Torrey struck out five for Ardmore and Bailey two for Bonham.
RD Owens advertises dry pine slabs for kindling with contact by phone 195 as winter prep. The notice emphasizes ready supply for the coming season and invites customers to call for orders.
An antique advertisement touts Grove Staisith Lessely Tonic as a true tonic that drives out malaria and builds up the system. It is pitched for both adults and children as an appetite enhancer and general tonic.
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