07 Oct 1913
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
1
Forecast from Bonham and vicinity shows scattered showers. Western Texas expected to face threatening weather as autumn conditions persist.
In a Sept 28 1913 letter from Washington editor Chas Mo Schoonover reports appreciation for Congress man Sam Rayburn and hospitality of officials. He praises Washington sights and predicts travel plans toward Bonham with hopes of return by the second Sunday in October.
An old newspaper ad warns against calomel as a dangerous drug for liver and constipation. It promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safer, pleasant alternative sold for 30 cents per bottle and guaranteed satisfactory by a local seller.
An early advertisement touts a first class talking machine priced at 4.98 with a warning they will not last long. It notes the records are double and sell for only a small amount.
A dated letter discusses Bonham Sunday ball games tied to veterans of the Texas Revolution and Confederate wars. The writer laments lack of reunions and civic leadership, hints at political tensions, and calls for a mayoral candidate to emerge to resolve community divides.
The piece asserts ongoing vigilance and patriotism in Fannin County Texas with references to Bonham and Ivanhoe. It quotes a writer on ancestral deeds and notes continued cultivation of patriotism as liberty’s shield. It also includes a testimonial about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from Detroit and Philadelphia readers praising relief from female ailments.
Baker and Hassell announce arrival of a carload of fine mares and horses including drivers for sale or trade at their establishment. Ink.
H HI Sehwend, penitentiary agent, here to collect several convicts bound for Huntsville. The prisoners named are Dave Penny, who is accused of theft and burglary, Jas Williams, and Arthur Arbuckhke. All identified as colored.
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