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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
3
The notice explains checking standing via the date opposite the site on the paper margin. It states payments should appear as a credit within one week. Under new postal rules the paper will not be sent to anyone in arrears over three months and will be stopped.
A satirical column predicts the model husband of the future who will accompany his wife on weekdays, handle money, care for children, avoid tobacco smells, and respect home etiquette while remaining at home with simple needs.
In sixty days Taylor moved cotton worth $700000 in cash. If the territory raised a T cent hog for each bale of 8 L 2e fiber, a vivid portrait of concrete prosperity could be drawn. The Fort Worth Star urges bold action while the Dallas Times Herald envisions Texas turmonths raising hogs to feed the Southwest and beyond.
A Dallas Times Herald note describes a local scene where a pretty Indiana girl shouts hurrah for Bryan in the tire of dus. The piece mocks Sherman as bewhiskered and features Col. James Hayes Quarles claiming girls prefer a clean shaven man.
The Fannin county rooster seeks permission to join the Post's barnyard chorus for the November 1 morning program titled Victory. Invitations extended to all musically inclined roosts to participate and crow loudly at the event.
Oct 66 notes from Denison area report visiting relatives and locals: MOB Stimpson and J R Kimbrough visiting, Mrs GQ Pairis to Belmont, Lansberry family return from West Texas, Aline Richards visiting Bonham, protracted meeting at Mt Pleasant, Ivanhoe school opening with teachers Bludworth and Williams, Bonham visitors Annie Lovelace and Mollie Ridings, Grandma Cobb improving, Green schoolhouse Sunday school at 3, Will Long moves to Ketor, Myrton Cross returning from visit, and neighbors express regret over loss of fine neighbors.
The North Fannin county teachers Institute will hold its first session at Lamasco on November 14 with a program for trustees to attend and participate. Teachers should obtain White of Teaching and Tompkin Philosophy of Teaching as a basis for work.
The Rudman Produce Co offers top prices for poultry and hides and urges sellers to bring in chickens eggs and turkeys as well as two or three cars of stove plate and cast iron. Located just north of the fire hall. The weather forecast calls for tonight and Friday to be fair.
It is understood the work trains and the gravel pit will be discontinued after next Sunday. Ballasting has helped the road bed and extra work has been profitable for the railroad bays, requiring multiple crews. A meeting of the Bryan and Kern Democratic club is set for Friday night at 7:30 with Rosser Thomas and Sam T. Rayburn speaking.
A brief ad by Mrs. Cora Morrow touts I, N. P. laustre and Persian floss in multiple colors with stamping patterns and prompt mail order service. A social maxim about wealth and pride follows, noting a man may hide his father's money but not his own spending.
Lost Kenton O T M pin turned in at this office. Return to provideor for retrieval.
A conversational exchange quoted in the Chicago Daily News shows a Fresh-Yes student allowed to remain in college on one condition. The dialogue mentions “six conditions now,” with one in each study, implying rules rather than a concrete outcome or policy.
A brief exchange in Syracuse records a man affirming belief in gender equality before marriage and mentioning plans to give a minister ten dollars, prompting a request for a specific amount. The fragment notes a disputed sum and a ceremonial context.
A commentator notes that some politicians have the knack for uttering appropriate words but at inappropriate times, prompting mixed public reaction and questions about timing versus substance.
A German editor faced a press crisis when a blank editorial page was printed after he withheld four controversial editorials. The next morning the Los Angeles Times notes the paper was confiscated for ridiculing government authorities by omission.
A Cincinnati Enquirer commentary condemns a growing trade in pet poisoning. A druggist quotes the practice as common and profitable with charges from one to ten dollars. The piece argues such “mistaken kindness” harms animals and exposes owners to cruelty.
A World article notes three cautions on these words. Use only for two options, not three, avoid meaning each, and pronounce as “e-ther” and “ne-ther.” It urges readers to follow standard authority on pronunciation.
A high school student writes a sketch of Queen Elizabeth in history class. The girl misreads a line as Elizabeth stole soldiers' food. The book shows Tanzabeth pinched ration, prompting the teacher to verify the source.
A quoted exchange contrasts virtue and turnout with Goodley remarking that voters would vote as they pray and Wise countering that some men rarely vote, citing a Washington Star fragment about polling habits.
A playful exchange about a hat unfolds with wit and civility as a woman compliments the discernment of her companion. The Philadelphia Ledger captures a moment of polite teasing over fashion and style.
Yonkers Statesman reports chatter that Will intends to wed the girl he has been funding, with Patrice noting plans to provide her a permanent receiver as part of the arrangement.
A compact proverb notes that revenge harms the avenger while forgiveness frees the one forgiven. It contrasts spite with mercy and suggests wisdom lies in letting grievances go.
The mole is described as one of the thirstiest animals. It avoids burrowing far from water and, in drought, digs wells to reach depths where groundwater can be obtained, a habit noted in a humorous portrait of the “little gentleman in the vel vet coat.”
In a Tennessee mountain county a respected blacksmith and Sunday exhorter faces a humorous biblical puzzle from Tom Bradley. The preacher recalls Noah sending a raven and belatedly concludes both ravens came from the pair in a tale of faith and wit.
The article traces opera's birth about 1600 in Florence with Peri's Euridice for Maria de Medici and Henry IV. It notes early recitative and instrumental continuo, Monteverdi's parallel aims, and later composers who pursued speech and music unity while remarking on how far opera has since evolved.
A humorous Moody's Magazine exchange where a doctor claims to diagnose illnesses from the eyes and a patient points out his right eye is a glass eye, highlighting the comic misdirection of eye-based prognosis.
A dialogue piece notes a lawyer at the theater on opening night. The author remarks the work seems simple and the first act focuses on a hero entering a lawsuit setup. This fleeting exchange hints at a dramatic structure evolving from legal conflict.
A famed trial sparked debate as journalists were said to be excluded. One reporter quipped that he hates being hampered by facts, highlighting tension between imagination and factual reporting in covering the case.
A terse exchange recalls a call that failed to reach the intended person by telephone, with one participant noting the other did not hear any details. The brief remark highlights a hiccup in communication referenced in the New York Press.
District offices in Paris relate to Judge Ben Sh. Denton presiding over cases in the Porg District.
A sheriff sale is ordered by the County Court of Tarrant from September 9 1908 to be conducted in Bonham Texas on the first Tuesday in November 1908. The land described is 148 acres near Ladonia tied to the McFarland and Simmons surveys and Roberson survey with detailed boundary callouts. The sale satisfies a judgment of 300.30 dollars in favor of A L Hannon against A J Powell with costs.
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