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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1908
Page
3
George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life after a near jump from despair due to consumption. He reports improvement from the first bottle and full recovery after a dozen bottles. Saunders Drug Co sells the remedy for 50 cents and 1.00 with a trial bottle offered. Leap year query asked.
A letter to J C Finney Bonham Texas discusses painting a house with Devoe & Co paint. It outlines two price options 75 dollars for about 15 gallons and 150 dollars for about 80 gallons with emphasis on quality, longevity and profits. The writer notes Steger & Co sells the paint and signs off sincerely.
A witty proverb is quoted about leap year betrothals, suggesting marrying quickly may invite later remorse yet offers a chance to repent at leisure.
A vintage ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as balancing stomach liver and bowels for a feel good effect. It claims quick relief and high popularity with a sales note for Saunders Drug. A separate line notes a social stereotype about girls and proposals.
Roosevelt warns population growth less menacing than infant deaths. Eight in ten deaths linked to bowel troubles. McGee's Baby Elixir claims to cure diarrhoea dysentery sour stomach and other infant ailments. Teething babies priced 25 and 50 cents sold by Saunders Urug Co.
A few days after the event the average man starts to boast about a good deed he performed by error. The remark reflects common pride in unintended helpful acts and the social tendency to emphasize personal virtue.
A drug advert warns about kidney or bladder trouble and promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as a quick cure upon first signs. The piece then shifts to a quoted remark about poverty, attributed to a woman addressing her husband with a mania for excuses.
A one o clock fire leveled Joe W. Arledge's general merchandise store in Ivanhoe with unknown cause. The blaze reached the Odd Fellows lodge and Dr. A A Platt's office, both uninsured, while stock and building insured. G N Parker suffered severe burns battling the flames across the street and Mrs Arledge endured a shocking collapse.
Chicago suffered a heavy rainstorm flood with Gage Park inundated one to three feet deep forcing residents to upper floors and one house to float away. In Whiting Indiana lightning struck a cottage housing Michael Sofek's family. the roof caved in and the family was rescued from the burning ruins with the parents badly bruised and the children unharmed.
For three nights prowlers have caused considerable annoyance in town. Last night two men tried to enter Mrs. Chas Phillips residence on Fifth Street, the window slightly raised when detected. Night police were notified and are pursuing the case. Several other residents report prowlers in the past week.
Misa Hill headlined with Mesdames Allen and Gray assisting and Mr. H P Inglish on cornet providing vocal and instrumental solos. The audience enjoyed the program yet receipts fell far short of covering expenses.
An old druggist advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a guaranteed cough remedy. It claims to stop coughing, heal the lungs, prevent pneumonia, and consumption, with no opiates, sold in a yellow package. The note cites a druggist refund policy and warns against substitution.
A small tenant house owned by Polly Johnson and occupied by Jim Lane, a colored man, burned down about 4 o clock this afternoon. All contents were saved. A widow is seeking No 1 while looking out for No 2.
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a remedy for neuralgia toothache rheumatism and injuries. It claims to reduce swelling relieve pain and is sold by Saunders Drug Co.
A terse adage notes that a crow never reveals weakness, contrasting with how some men behave in adversity. The line frames resilience and judgment of character in tough times. Published as a pithy proverb in a mid-century discourse column.
Foley's Urine laxative is sold with a positive guarantee to cure constipation sick headache stomach trouble or any form of indigestion. If it fails the manufacturers refund your money sold by Saunders Drug Co.
Kincaid Reedy Hughes offers new Seward’s candies while a round steak highlights a square meal. The prose notes varying moral and intellectual capacities in people, stating some are morally and intellectually lacking, citing Strand Magazine.
The piece urges proactive health, claiming good living prevents illness and supports a healthy bowel and stomach. It touts Ballard's Uer bine as relief for constipation and liver and bowel troubles, sold by Saunders Drug Co. It also comments that actors who are egged off stage should start fresh.
A Pittsburg Post reader recalls attending La Traviata or Il Trovatore and jokes that hand organ tunes spoiled the opera experience. The lighthearted note highlights public amusement at common musical misidentifications.
A fragment from Chicago News presents a cryptic line about misunderstood remarks. The speaker challenges an elderly reader about an alleged harbinger and notes thoughts never spoken before.
A Chinese proverb states a man's folly should remain his greatest secret, underscoring the caution against exposing one's inner flaws.
Berlin March 6. Colonial Secretary Dorns burg told the Reichstag that the recent German East Africa campaign caused 75,000 native deaths by starvation as troops seized all supplies to feed soldiers or weaken the enemy.
Catarrh must be treated internally to reach diseased areas. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to purify blood and act on mucous surfaces and is prescribed by physicians. Testimonials offered. price 75 cents. distributed by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An ad asserts Ballard's Snow Liniment relieves all aches and pains and heals rheumatic complaints. It urges readers to heed the advice and tell neighbors and notes Saunders Drug Co as the seller. A clipped line about a woman’s popularity appears, implying social commentary.
Advertisement notes thousands suffer yearly from cold linked consumption and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for obstinate coughs. It claims it expels the cold, prevents consumption and pneumonia and asserts many incipient consumption cases were cured.
The article explains that a cold inflames the mucous membrane of the air passages and disease germs you breathe can lodge and multiply, with emphasis on the pneumonia germ. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy to soothe inflamed air passages stop coughing and aid expelling the cold. It also warns to refuse substitutes.
T. F. Carter awarded the building contract to Russell and MaDowell for a handsome modern cottage on his East 6th Street lot, with construction already started.
The handsomest line of Ging hams Madras and French Tis guea in the city has just arrived at White Blakeney and Fuller’s.
The latcat improved Thompson Ater nathy Co presents a new reindeer cultivator. The device aims to boost efficiency for farmers seeking better livestock management and pasture care. Details emphasize mechanical refinement and potential agricultural use.
I, I Kudman, offer the highest market price for all turkeys and chickens and guarantee fair weights. Visit me before selling your poultry and butter. I also pay high prices for fur and hides and am on the east side of the square opposite the courthouse.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a cure all for indigestion dyspepsia and stomach disorders. It touts natural ingredients and assertions of healing mucous membrane diseases and chronic catarrh with constitutional treatment.
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