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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
2
Community news from Benham Texas reports good health overall with no sickness. Residents note weather changes and a rice ram last week. Dave Lawrence and wife moved to Hate for their future home. Social events include a party at Charlie Tableman’s and visits among Clark, Cookin, Newsom, and Cockrill families.
Bar tapes at MS Farm one and a half miles northwest of Public Square IF. Jack-
Sale notice lists property on West 6th Street for sale with contact Bee Ho S. Burton.
Fragment reads as incomplete notice about local water utility or housing matter with stray names and phrases. Unable to extract coherent event or entities from the garbled text.
Describes letter files as essential for business and home use to store letters receipts and papers. Highlights instant access and indexing for locating favorite recipes bills and documents. Indicates these files hold hundreds of papers and keep them right at hand.
A 1913 Model five passenger Ford touring car fully equipped will be awarded February 25 1913 along with three diamond rings gold purses each worth 25 and three gold watches valued at 25 each plus many other special prizes in a promotional drawing by local organizers.
The notice outlines a contest with Homie Chemsets of Wye as issuer and readers voting via paid subscriptions at 200d per subscription. Votes are counted by a committee and the sponsor makes final decisions on winners and prizes. A candidate may receive up to 2000 votes per day in weeks one to three and up to 5000 per day in weeks four and five.
The text outlines eligibility for a contest open to white women of good character in the circulation territory. It states votes come from paid subscriptions and a coupon published in the Favorite counts as votes if returned by the date limit. It directs entrants to enter, obtain a receipt book and blanks, and to solicit friends to save votes.
A report records the purchase of a diamond ring by C E Bowman. The item is described as a fine accessory, with purchase details implying a formal sale and receipt. No further identities or locations are provided in the readable text.
The text shows instructions to enter nominations by tapping out the nomination blink on another page of the paper, noting the name of the party and the nominee. It requests the address of the person nominating and the residence of the nominee.
The write up discusses early campaign strategies, secret nominating processes, and questions voters should ask. It mentions campaigning by leaders, the role of managers, and the aim to secure second prizes in districts. The piece warns about misleading claims and urges voters to seek clear information.
A campaign pitch urging voters to enlist friends and neighbors, secure subscriptions, and gather votes. Advises telephones, early candidate visibility, and obtaining a receipt book from the Contest Department to track subs and daily votes. Encourages readiness to enter the race and achieve success.
A record notes the purchase of a gold watch by J. E. Wedemeyer Jr. from an unspecified seller. The entry lists the transaction as a personal property item with no further details on price or date.
Local notices report a transportation or railroad item connected to Caty Gants in Bouhan County. Readable fragments indicate a trial or action related to a pistatel or rail system and officials in Bouhan and nearby areas.
Auction notes list three purses and a diamond ring with prices around 320.00 each and 130.00 on offer. Reads like a sale catalog item with bidder references and listed items.
A dated how to guide urges readers to enter a local nomination contest by sending in a name on a blank form. It promises a receipt book after submission and advises persuading supporters to save votes for the candidate.
Fragmentary account mentions a sheriff's office matter at a plaza, a courtroom scene, and an arrest involving a person named Paradiage. The text is garbled and contains many unreadable names and locations, with scattered phrases about a theater and detectives.
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