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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as internal, acting on blood and mucous surfaces, not a quack product. Cheney & Co. of Toledo sell it for 75 cents. testimonials offered.
An ad claims Chamberlains Liver Tablets cure stomach ailments caused by food cementation. It promises to ease inflammation, headache, and restore healthy digestion. Sold by J. W. Peeler.
At sixteen she would marry a Percival or Reginald, while by twenty six she would consider a Tom or a Bill. The text shows changing suitor preferences as age increases.
A promotional note claims a married man neglects his family by allowing others to use substitutes for Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy. It asserts Foley's Honey and Tar is the superior treatment for pulmonary troubles and warns against opiate-containing imitations in a yellow package.
A quirky phrase reflects on choosing a measure for yardwork amid a mix of good and bad options. The commentary hints at evaluating tools versus results in a humorous tone.
A farmer on Rural Route 2 in Wy A Floyd named Bucklen reports Arnica Salve healed two severe sores on his hand and left leg, saying the product is worth more than gold and would be worth mortgaging the farm to obtain it. The testimonial appears from Saunders Drug Co.
Mrs Ada L Croom of Vaughn Mississippi credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing a severe cough and what she believed to be consumption after months of illness. She praises the remedy as a world wide lung and throat healer and notes Saunders Drug Co sells it for 50 cents and 1 dollar with a free trial bottle.
David Parker, a Civil War veteran from Fayette New York who lost a foot at Gettysburg, praises Electric Bitters as worth over five hundred dollars to him after costly stomach treatments failed. He now uses them as a tonic to stay strong. Available for 50 cents at Saunders Drug Co.
A reflective remark on how virtuous acts can sometimes hinder professional advancement, exploring the tension between public admiration and private gains. The piece suggests that moral courage may complicate career progress and social capital.
A well dressed woman disrupted a political speaker by coughing repeatedly. An ad urges using Foley's Honey and Tar for quick relief, claiming the genuine product in a yellow package cures coughs and colds, sold by Saunders Drug Co.
A terse proverb notes that no person is truly indifferent to personal gain and that seeming neutrality invites careful scrutiny by observers seeking to protect their interests.
An antique patent medicine ad promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy for weak kidney trouble and fatigue. It claims the remedy restores health and vitality, targeting "delicate people" and urging purchase through Saunders Drug Co.
The advertisement touts Foley’s Sloney and Tar as a quick cough remedy that strengthens the lungs and expels colds. It urges purchase of the genuine yellow packaged product from Sounders Drug Co.
A narrator recalls the fire scarred streets of a ruined city and the weary crowds marching under a military order to move on. He witnesses a mother with her children, a dead infant carried to a funeral pyre, and the haunting sight of survival after catastrophe as the city fades into ashes.
The town of Honiton observes a quaint custom with a town crier in uniform announcing the fair. A gilded glove atop a pole signals opening with the shout Oyea Oyez Oyez and a rule that no man may be arrested until the glove is removed. Children receive hot coins as part of the ceremony.
The article notes Gustave Dare as a creator who began with hints from London streets about an inferno. It suggests he existed before the modern motor-omnibus era and implies his work anticipated contemporary urban transportation.
Governor Campbell announced rewards for arrests and convictions tied to night rider threats and arson. Ten dollar rewards for threatening letters, two hundred fifty dollars for conspiracy to commit arson, and seven hundred dollars for persons charged with arson. Also notes the season’s first cold snap with cold winds and need for fires.
W. OR. White sub-leases the Alten building on the southeast square corner from M. Ros enbaum and will move his commission and produce business there immediately.
A young man struggles to persuade a widow that his love surpasses his own interests in this reflective social note from the era. The depiction centers on romance, social norms, and personal sacrifice within a small community setting.
A fragment hints at a view that women could study geography if required, likening education to sewing a boundary line. The remark underscores attitudes toward women’s learning and the logic of necessity shaping access to knowledge.
A Baptist elder Henry Cunningham of Kingston NC praises Vinol a cod liver tonic with iron and wine saying two bottles rebuilt his strength. The ad claims Vinol improves appetite tones digestion and blood and suits debilitation chronic coughs colds and bronchitis with a money back offer through Saunders Drug Co Bonham.
L. A. Bartlet of Guilford Maine credits three years of good health to Dr King’s New Life Pills. The product described as cleansing and toning the system gently is sold at Saunders Drug Co.
A reflective note suggests a girl would marry a man only if she recognized what is truly best for her. The statement questions the basis of marriage choice and personal discernment.
A Indianapolis jeweler Dr Kluger of 1060 Virginia Ave reports kidney trouble left him unable to walk far. Four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy cleared his complexion eased back pain and stopped irregularities enabling him to return to business. Saunders Drug Co sells it.
A woman adjusts her routine and wardrobe to suit the shift from bathing to evening social events, noting she remains equally suited for both contexts.
The First Baptist Sunday school has gained nearly a hundred members in six weeks and expects a large turnout next Sunday. A special program closes the lesson study with a chorus by fifty children, readings from a local weekly paper, and an exercise revealing a sixteen-letter motto to boost growth.
Fragmentary note from R. Owens references buying or selling second hand oats at five cents each. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or other identifiable details.
A small female pig has strayed and is urged to be returned to Rosser Thomas. Local residents are asked to contact the listed authorities with any information.
Bonham Texas resident Mrs L J Majors testifies to Doan's Kidney Pills curing her constant back and hip pain and distressing kidney secretions after two years of suffering. She bought them at Saunders Drug Co and urges others to use the Doan's Kidney Pills brand name only, marketed nationwide by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An honored town resident suffered a severe dysentery attack and recovered after using Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. M J Leach, Wolcott Vermont druggist, reports the remedy in stock and oral claim of prompt cure by J W Peeler.
A fragment suggests a boy’s behavior is judged differently when labeled differently. The brief note hints at perceptions of childhood conduct and naming.
A Wisconsin man says two doses of Foley's Oxi no Laxative saved his three year old son from a life threatening illness. A Wolkush of Casimer reports the rescue, sold by Saunders Drug Co.
A concise reflection notes that an impulsive man finds it easier to stand up for friends than to persuade those friends to defend him in return. The sentiment contrasts personal loyalty with reciprocal support.
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