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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
2
Notice informs subscribers to check the margin date for standing and credits within a week under new postal rules. Papers unpaid beyond three months will be stopped. Bonham News warns of imminent danger and urges attention to the serious condition facing the city.
The Bonham city lake dam faces imminent risk from wave erosion and rising water pressure. Citizens and leaders are urged to act now to plan permanent improvements and secure funds, beyond mere dam replacement, to prevent a catastrophic breach.
O S Woolever of LeRaysville New York credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing his bleeding piles twenty years ago. The note touts healing for sores burns wounds and cuts, selling for 25 cents at Saunders Drug Co. The piece then shifts to local society notes from Doniphan describing tornado fear visits and community updates including visits, crops, and social events.
Classified notice seeks a salesman to handle retail trade tasks with a $65 monthly expense allowance. Emphasizes no experience required and mentions Hermingsen Cigart in Toledo Ohio. The ad also notes people tend to butt into others affairs and implies applicants manage own affairs.
Two men with brains on their foreheads show no time for billiards as they focus on work.
A Louisville Kentucky woman Miss Carrie Harden reports kidney and bladder troubles caused pain until Foley's Kidney Remedy was used. She notes first bottle brought relief and a second bottle led to complete cure. Saunders Drug Co. sells the remedy.
The comment notes a figure of authority who hires many to provide unsolicited guidance to the public, framing the effort as a broad outreach or influence campaign.
For Whooping Cough. It will keep the cough loose, expel phlegm easier, and reduce coughing fits. Safe and sure. For sale by J. W. Peeler.
A proverb warns that even a man who is a howling success has no excuse to keep howling about it, emphasizing restraint and humility in achievement.
An advertisement urges readers to choose Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds. It claims the product cures a stubborn racking cough and expels the cold with no harmful drugs. Saunders Drug sells the remedy and warns to insist on it.
Advertises Fuleys Honey and Tar as perfect security from pneumonia and consumption and effective against obstinate coughs and colds. Claims no case of a cold progressing to pneumonia after use. Sold by Ladders Drug.
A woman pursues a youthful appearance but finds aging stubbornly visible. Friends and salons weigh in on cosmetic choices and self image, while she weighs practicality against vanity.
The notice promises congratulations from friends as Foley's Kidney Remedy tones the system and gives vigor. It claims to cure backache nervous exhaustion and alarm symptoms of kidney and bladder troubles. Sold by Saunders Drug Co.
Purifier pills advertised to relieve stagnation of liver and bowels and ease headache biliousness and jaundice symptoms. Priced at 25 cents and sold by Saunders Drug Co.
A succinct remark suggests broad oiling of machines, stressing political machines as a focal example. The line uses a metaphor to imply corruption or inefficiency in political systems needing maintenance or reform.
An insidious danger from kidney trouble is highlighted as a warning. The text urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at the first signs of trouble to correct irregularities and prevent Brigit's disease and diabetes. It also references a Liverpool Mercury item and a Japanese joke fragment.
The Washington Star reports a heated exchange over an orator’s elucubration framed as a gift with the remark No gift. A subsequent statement notes at least 50 cents admission. The tones reflect a public debate on value and access in discourse.
A reflective quote from the Afchison Globe notes that many of history’s fiercest conflicts arise from disputes between people who were once allies. It highlights the fragility of friendships in long-running rivalries.
An advertisement cites Dr. Pierce and the Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women addressing irregularities headaches and pelvic pain. It claims to strengthen mothers-to-be and aid childbirth, promising nervine relief and general system improvement with ingredients listed but not specified. A free booklet offer from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute at Buffalo, N Y is included.
A brief note describes an awkward moment as two people embrace closely, leading to an unintended squeeze and awkward reaction. The incident highlights social tension in a crowded setting.
Jesse P. Morrin of Skippe Va recounts a near fatal bout with attack pneumonia in 1906. He credits King's New Discovery with a rapid recovery after two and a half bottles, endorsing it as a premier remedy for coughs and lung diseases. The Lourde Drug Co. offers 50c and 1.00 bottles with a free trial.
Ig utation is what people think yi are. The line hints at identity and perception shaping self and others.
A newspaper ad invites readers to bring four advertisements to J. W. Peeler and receive a free 10 cent corks lice powder and a valuable 26 cent poultry book.
A cryptic line notes that some men fear making mistakes, leading to hesitation and inaction. The wording suggests a reflection on moral caution and the paralysis it can cause in decision making.
A Mill Creek man recounts nine years ago facing collapse and relying on Electric Bitters after a druggist recommended them. He credits the remedy with restoring health and returning him to work, purchased at Saunders Co's store.
A Saunders Drug Co advertisement touts Fuley’s Orino Laxative as mild and pleasant for women and children and claims it cures constipation. It contrasts its benefits with harsher purgatives and notes the saying the man who must pay the piper.
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