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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1908
Page
6
A Bonham craftsman advertises thirty years of experience and guarantees every boot and shoe repair, promising superior materials and workmanship. The note invites appreciation for the quality and reliability of service.
Leader G W Myers invites all men to an 8 p m meeting on March 22 at the American Presbyterian Church. Topics include Jesus and John the Baptist and other Gospel subjects. Ten earnest talks were given last Lord’s Day with uplifting prayers and singing. Also a wanted ad for a branch office manager for The Morris Wholesale House Cincinnati Ohio.
The note urges Bonham residents to join a city cleanup on Tuesday March 24 1908. Citizens should burn paper trash and place non burnables like tin cans for city pickup. A white flag will signal items for removal and households are asked to clear all streets yards and alleys. J T Dale seeks a reward for a lost diamond brooch near his home by the square.
A D Hammock Sr known as The Old Reliable operates from North Main Street in Bonham Texas offering local services and trades. The ad notes a longstanding business presence in Bonham with emphasis on reliability and local reach.
I Rudman advertises as a poultry buyer on the east side of the square opposite the courthouse, offering the highest market prices for all turkeys and chickens with guaranteed correct weights. He also buys furs and hides and invites sellers to see him before selling their poultry and butter.
Will H. Evans & Co advertises a residence and about 25 acres of sandy land for rent located at Duplex. Easy terms and reliable rental option offered by the agency.
The plan for a ball game with the New York Giants is canceled after discussions. Dr. Allen reports the Giants want a guaranteed 200 plus expenses for a single game, and costs to prepare the ground and secure players would be high. At 25 cents per person, about a thousand spectators would be needed to break even, so the deal looks unprofitable. The Giants are scheduled to play at Sherman on Monday and Tuesday, with local fans likely to attend. Sweat mixed pickles.
An old drugstore ad certifies pharmacists can refund money for Foley’s Honey and Tar to cure coughs. It claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia, and mentions no opiates. The genuine product is in a yellow package and substitutes should be refused. Saunders Drug Co. sells it.
Mrs. E D Charles of Harbor Maine endorses Electric Bitters calling it a neighborhood favorite. She notes quick relief for dyspepsia liver and kidney issues malnutrition and general debility with blood purification, recommending it as a spring medicine sold under guarantee by Saunders Drug Co 650c.
A fragment quotes a man arguing that losing temper weakens loyalty to a political party and hints at tensions over party allegiance in heated disputes. The line reflects internal strains in loyalty and temperament in political discourse.
Suffering and dollars saved. E S Lopez, a Manilla carpenter, credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with healing severe cuts and saving him suffering and money. The salve also treats burns sores ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. 25¢ at Saunders Drug Co.
When you have a cold the mucous membrane is inflamed and the disease germs you breathe find lodgment and multiply especially the pneumonia germ. Foley's Honey and Tar soothes and heals the inflamed air passage, stops the cough and expels the cold from your system. Refuse the substitutes. There is nothing coy er than a maiden except a widow.
Hilger locals report busy farms and good growing weather while Friday night services drew a large crowd. Rev W F Farmer preached Sunday and at night. Dillard family visited Pearson home last Sunday. Mrs Mahon of Oklahoma visiting her mother Mrs Snow. Clarence Pearson and family visited W P Cross. Houston Chapman and wife visited relatives here. Burton Stinnett and Hugh Haney of Bonham attended church. J E Pearson and wife welcomed a baby boy last Friday. Word of Lamasco attended singing Sunday afternoon. Deffis Arnold of near Dodd City visited Hattie Cashion. Hilda Shannon of Lannius attended singing Sunday. Mrs Sloan of New Mexico visited her J E Pearson last week. Ino.
An advertisement proclaims Keeping Open House with inviting language for wellness. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as regulating stomach liver and bowels to make users feel good. It notes Saunders Drug stock and a price of 250. It adds a dated social message about a girl's thoughts on love and propriety.
A busy rural scene shows residents planting corn and hosting visits. Local movement includes social visits to the Andersons home and relatives in Wolfe City, with neighbors traveling to Bonham and Ivanhoe.
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures obstinate racking coughs and expels the cold to prevent consumption and pneumonia. It boasts many successful prior cures.
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