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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1908
Page
1
The notice warns that payments must appear as a credit within one week and that under new postal regulations the paper cannot be sent to anyone in arrears beyond three months, after which delivery is stopped.
Fort Worth Record notes state and county officials pledge tax reductions as assessments rise. Tarrant County lowers from 60 to 40 cents, with other counties cutting local rates. state rate may drop to as low as 2 to 7.5 cents. The piece ties full rendition to constitutional mandates and school funding gains.
Bonham may host a small overall factory within this year with a $10,000 capital, employing about fifty locals. A Creamery, canning plant, and foundry are also proposed as affordable ventures to use raw material, boost wages, stimulate trade, and keep money at home. Proponents urge practical leadership and local investment to grow the town.
Column notes wit and aphorisms on money gifts and social norms. A parlor games story shows a boy winning money at poker and causing his mother to confront gambling versus material gain. The piece blends humor, moral questions, and a local exchange.
A nostalgic verse about many girls in town and across the ocean yet declaring only one special girl truly fits the speaker’s heart. It contrasts vivid, varied names with the idea of a singular perfect partner across miles, highlighting the singer’s chorus.
An advertisement extols Coca-Cola as free from taumin and injurious additives, claiming it is tastier and safer than tea coffee or chocolate. It urges drinking from bottles with no ice added and asserts the Sherman Coca-Cola Bottling Company guarantees sterilization and cleanliness on every bottle.
The fragment suggests a note about comfort or relationship status but lacks context or identifiable details for a fuller summary. The readable text provides no clear person, place, organization, date, or event to anchor a news item.
A Dresden incident inspired Bellini to compose his famous opera Sonnambula after a young woman in a dangerous somnambulistic trance walked along a roof edge. A candle's sudden glare caused a fatal fall, shocking onlookers and ending in tragedy. The Washington Post report notes the link to the Bellini work.
The Baltimore American reports on loco weed, a Mexican plant causing irrational behavior in cattle and humans. Tales claim its spell drives madness, with legends about Carlotta and a husband’s actions shaping recovery or ruin.
A fragment shows a wife and husband in a light exchange about etymology and professions. The husband explains that dentist derives from dent and jokes about a linguist, prompting a humorous mishearing about tongues.
A terse remark suggests sweetness cannot be judged by a woman’s smile or size of her note. The line hints at deeper feelings beyond outward appearances.
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