22 Mar 1907
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
1
A brief notice lists E H Pritchett as sports and business manager for The Favorite Printing Co. pagination or staff credit appears among a series of names and roles in the publication.
Public notice from The Favorite publishers invites corrections of any erroneous reflections about persons firms or corporations appearing in the newspaper columns. Readers are asked to bring errors to the attention of the publishers for prompt correction.
A quotation extols choosing a clean Christian life over worldly gains. It argues triumph comes to those with honest work, helpfulness, and conscience, even amid hunger, illness, or persecution, while pursuit of money or fame may lead to loss. The message centers on personal integrity and perseverance as true success.
A fragmented passage notes bug juice being driven out of the county and green bugs thriving as a consequence. The text hints at the juice’s many effects and a sense of humor about the situation.
A brisk drive to the countryside reveals farmers hard at work with signs of activity and good prospects. The visit underscores a productive period in rural operations and suggests optimism for crops and markets.
A local donor who promised fifty dollars for a city park has not been contacted for payment. Bonham residents call for the park project and ask what other contributions might be made to fund the initiative.
A New York financier with leprosy is kept from a leper colony by millions and lives in a Fifth Avenue glass cage. His family communicates through glass as his clothes and touched items are burned, and the disease inexorably destroys him. The piece contrasts his plight with that of moral lepers free from confinement.
Sidewalks are being built fences torn down lawns trimmed painted shade trees planted and the town grows prettier. The message asks residents to join in the effort and get in line to contribute to Bonham's beauty.
The piece notes rising prohibition sentiment across the United States. It cites Knoxville Tennessee voting whiskey out by 200 majority as potentially the nation’s largest city to enact prohibition and predicts a national trend soon.
The Old Politician ideal praises loving friends and fighting enemies. The standard sets Joe Bailey as the model, declaring him an ideal man by his stance and actions.
The passage urges avoiding damaging competitors and instead win business via neighborly tactics. It emphasizes improving a property with paint, trimmed lawns, and curb appeal to make Bonham a beauty spot. A Port Worth reception is noted as sensational for a man of smaller stature.
Smoot returns from Washington to cheers as brass band greets him, aiming to show local vindication of Senate actions.
The Bonham Ice Company seeks a few used oat sacks for supplying or packaging needs. No further details on quantity or delivery dates are provided in the notice.
A Galveston Texas reader testifies to Ballard's Horehound Syrup curing coughs and chest pains. The ad promises relief from sleep disruption and all pulmonary diseases and urges immediate purchase from Saunders Drug Co.
Halsell Caldwell Co promotes go carts and go baskets with adjustable prices starting at $2.50 and scaling to any amount the buyer desires.
The special venire summoned to appear March 21 is excused and need not appear. Mack Watson, Deputy Clerk. County papers please copy. A reflection notes women live longer than men but do not engage in late nights poker drinking or smoking like men.
New season styles arrive at the Hub Clothing Co. Shoppers can view 9 by 12 Axminster art squares priced from 20.00 to 835.00. Halaell and Caldwell Co. details appear in the notice.
The article critiques Senator Nelson’s 2 percent interest amendment on government deposits, warns against the Aldrich bill’s expansion of note retirement to $9 million monthly, and argues bankers gained power to control currency, risking public money and independence. It labels bankers as “men of genius” and urges public action against perceived financial manipulation.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured catarrh case. Notary A W Gleason attested on December 6, 1886. The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with claims of blood and mucous surface action and offers testimonials. Sold by druggists, Toledo Ohio. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Hempstead Texas businessman reports strong relief from rheumatism and neuralgia after using Ballard's Snow Liniment. He says prior to use he suffered severe pain and is now free from these complaints, crediting the liniment.
A scattered humor piece notes Uncle By performing in Chicago with a 1:30 doors time and 2:00 start, weaving jokes about ironing by mail, burglars, Christmas trees, and social foibles, with wry asides on marriage and finances. It sketches a lively, urban vaudeville flavor.
A short local squib notes cold weather, a wood pile, and a reference to subscription in wood. It mentions Joseph Shibler husking corn to pay a debt and mocks a Frank Whitehorne inquiry at the opera in a terse, satirical tone.
Mrs N Rowan of McDonough Georgia credits Electric Bitters with curing chronic liver and stomach troubles and claims to be four years younger. The ad promotes Electric Bitters at Saunders Drug Co for 50 cents and also offers Preventics candy cold cure tablets from Dr Shoop with free samples. J W Peeler sells Preventics in 5c and 25c packages.
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