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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
5
Official notice from EQ OB Pritchitt WWS Spots and Business Manager at Bonham Texas about subscription status. Post office instructions reference date on margin and new postal regulations affecting arrears. Includes unrelated editorial snippets from Gaines ville Messenger and pop culture notes.
Doniphan community news covers a potential run for Sheriff, resistances by Josh, and gender office concerns. Wedding and marriage notices appear for Myrtie Stimpson and Mrs Muss, plus Addie Jenkins and M. Wavelace. A cyclone damages crops, homes, and livestock. residents reflect on unequal losses, mention locals like Dan Whaley and the Edwards, and note ongoing rain and social visits.
Fragmented letters mixed with ads recount a citizen accusing the editor of meddling in private affairs while a stream of opinion and local notices run through. The text blends political quips, health ads, and sales pitches, reflecting a chaotic late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
The Tammany Times notes Joe Bailey’s victory sparks bright celebration among Houston’s red headed widows who cheer with whistles and gleeful glow as news spreads of his win.
Ongoing wet conditions keep General Green in a firm grip on tasks as activities face postponements. The report notes persistent rain affecting plans and scheduling.
Mr Stinson and family have visited relatives near Honey Grove over several days. Mrs Fate Groves cared for her very ill daughter near Whitewright. Tannery preacher. Friday night at Dewey drew a large audience. Ed McCure and family visited Sam Buford near New Hope over the weekend.
Postmaster H W Holley of Ravenna Texas owns a gold four pointed cross medal captured at the 1863 Battle of Winchester Virginia. It was sent home by a comrade to a sister in Franklin County Virginia. The pin bears Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori and the name Col Enrico Lardella 101 NY Vols on the back. Holley paid about eight dollars and hopes to find the owner or family. He has refused twenty five dollars from curio hunters and has kept it forty five years.
O S Woolever of LeRaysville New York says a twenty year health sentence was completed by Bucklen Arnica Salve which he credits with curing bleeding piles. The ad touts the salve for sores boils burns wounds and cuts and lists Saunders Drug Co as retailer.
In Sippers Virginia Le tee 10 Mirtis recalls a spring 1906 battle with pneumonia that left him weak and fearing consumption. He says two and a half bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured his cough and lung illness, and he praises it as the best remedy in the world. Saunders Drug Co sells it 50 cents and 1 dollar with a trial bottle free.
A testimonial from Carrie Harden of Bowling Green Kentucky praises Foley's Kidney Remedy for curing kidney and bladder trouble after two doses. She reports first relief after the initial bottle and complete cure after the second, with Saunders Drug Co selling the remedy.
An advertisement extols a tonic labeled Favorite Prescription claiming to restore vitality for married women and nursing mothers. It markets a remedy said to reduce perceived postpartum weakness, boost health, and ease breastfeeding while asserting medical endorsement and nationwide availability.
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