Bonham News Thrum: Banks, Mills, Sidewalks Promised, Poetic Bits
The Texas Press Association meet in Galveston looms as a critique of last legislature. Bonham prospects improve with a new bank, a fourth anticipated bank, concrete sidewalks, and a hoped cotton mill. Poet Alfred Austin cited. experts link big feet to broadmindedness. fringe notes on sidewalks as constitutional amendments.
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Texas Press, Association
Galveston
Bonham
Alfred Austin
Terrell Transcript
Notice to the Public About Corrections Policy
Public notice states The Favorite will correct any erroneous reflection about a person firm or corporation if brought to the publishers' attention.
Spain's Princelet Birth Inspires Global Cheer
The world’s monarchs send congratulations to Spain on the newborn heir while Americans view the event as routine. The article notes the long term impact rests on the prince's future leadership, and wishes wisdom and virtue for Spain’s prosperity.
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Spain
Democratic
America
Frost Devastates Fruit Crops Across Kansas and Plains
Reports from Kansas, Western Missouri, Oklahoma and Indian Territory show near total destruction of tree fruit crops and damage to berries and grapes. Garden plants in the Southwest were ruined, delaying yields and necessitating replanting for a summer harvest. The May 3 freezing event, with a 7 degree drop and snow on fruit trees, ended any hope for late apples.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Southwest
Gulf States
Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Advertisement
Colic and diarrhoea pains are quickly relieved by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by J W Peeler.
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J. W. Peeler
The Twig is Bent and the Cleanliness Dilemma
A tale of a man known as the dude for his lifelong habit of cleanliness. His tidy wife contrasts with his grimy father, tracing how hereditary slovenliness affects marriages and social pride. The piece ponders if wives would be judged differently if roles reversed.
Faithful Sheepdog Reflects a Higher Duty
In Scot land a shepherd tasks his dog to seek missing sheep. The dog returns bruised with two found. a second search yields the remaining sheep after the mother endangers herself. The master discerns faithfulness in creatures beyond mankind and laments humans neglecting the lost thousands.
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Scotland
Indiana judge narrows license to liquor as evil under law
The Brownwood Bulletin reports a ruling by an Indiana judge declaring the state has no constitutional right to license liquor traffic. The opinion argues liquor is evil and crime has no license, a view praised by many and feared to face reversal by liquor interests.
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Indiana
Supreme Court
Brownwood Bulletin
Blum
Differences in taste and spousal care discussed
The passage argues that men may value beauty in women while women seek self care to be loved by men. It notes refined women would be more loving if their partners showed fitness and choice, and that neatness concerns affect both genders beyond the marriage contract.
Oakland News Highlights Local Visits and Personal Notes
The May 13 Oakland column reports residents recovering from illness, visits from relatives and friends from Bonham Dodd City Mt Pleasant Ivanhoe and New Hope, a storm cellar under construction, and social events including Children’s Day services. The item closes with a light, solicitous chat note asking for baked goods for a Sunday visit.
The Methodist Revival Sermon Under Strain
Last night at the Methodist church Bro. Barton delivered a splendid sermon despite fatigue and a sore throat. Tonight may be his last sermon in the meeting, but services will run through the week or longer. The 10 oclock service is canceled due to funeral services for Mr. F. O. H. White at 11 oclock, with regular services at 4 pm and 7:30 pm.
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Methodist Church
Bro. Barton
F. O. H. White
Notice to Public on Street Light Burnouts
Notice to the public asking anyone knowing a street light at 4th Street to report a burned out bulb to the Bonham Gas and Electric Company.
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Bonham Gas & Electric C
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