11 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
1
Public notice from the American Press Association outlines correction policy for misstatements and lists charges for obituaries resolutions and other notices. It also explains rates for notices of entertainments dinners and benefits and requires cash with order and both old and new addresses for changes.
The notice shows subscription prices by city carrier and mail, with monthly, half year, and yearly terms. It includes various rates and mentions the Bonham Texas post office as a second class mail matter.
The piece credits 700 members in a Nacogdoches County county farm bureau and a county pure bred livestock association as signs of a broader Texas trend toward educational fairs. It cites W. B. Wortham and H. T. McWinewal urging community leadership to expand county fairs, diversify crops, and promote pure bred stock such as Poland China and Durco Jersey, with emphasis on education over mere festivity.
A banking employee arrives back from the office of the Collector with a full supply of blanks for amended returns and claims for abatement, refund, and credit, along with the authorized bond and form.
Local deli invites patrons to enjoy hot rolls with supper and a cream roll with breakfast coffee. Fresh cookies promise a satisfying bite between meals for dessert lovers.
A brief item notes a burglary at Brannon Jewelry Co and a related theft at a furnished house. Names mentioned include Carl White and Bob Gi or Liz, with unclear roles. Police investigate leads and pursue suspects.
The notice advertises items for sale including Leghorn hens and a cock at Mrs. E W Thorn ton's on East Street. The Sanitary department of the city raises rates due to higher operating costs, increasing the monthly charge for each closet worked.
A piano tuner in a suburban area tested a keyboard reported as out of tune. He found no fault and advised his employer after a later letter from the owner, a woman with musical pretensions, claimed the instrument drifted out of tune when she sang. The irony rests on the piano staying in tune for playing but misbehaving with singing.
Auction note offers a four room bungalow with hall porch barn coal and storm houses chicken house cistern and city water on four large lots in north city. Possession anytime with $1000 cash. seller Ashley Evans lists Kodaks albums films and photo frames with film developing services at Lrannon Jewelry Co. Stray black horse mule and dark brown mare mule reported near Bonham by W A Duff R2.
An advertisement asserts Hall s Catarrhal Medicine cures catarrh by internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promising to restore genetic health and support nature. It guarantees a $140 refund if it fails, with testimonials and contact details for Cheney & Coledo in Ohio.
A poem fragment questions a mother's unseen labor and sacrifices. It ponders how many buttons, toys, thimbles, stockings, aprons, and chores compose a mother’s day and the quiet joys and prayers she bears for her children.
An old medicinal advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy to destroy malaria germs in the blood and prevent chills. The ad lists a price of 75 cents and promotes efficacy and quick relief.
Odd fragmented text notes a room entrance at a bank building rear stairway and a front entrance near Main Street. Mentions Dr J A Lamius, jewelry company, rental ads for furnished or unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping, and a Knights of Pythias lodge meeting. Names include Bunham Lodge No 37 and Jim R C Bragg.
Bonham City Council announces an ordinance submitting multiple charter amendments to qualified voters. Proposed changes include mayoral and clerk salary authority, reduced mayoral time requirement, residency for policemen, city council composition, school tax levy with voter approval, utility charges, and publication rules. Notice dated November 9, 1920, signed by City Clerk ROW. Trimble.
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