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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
1
A blaze in a residence involving a heavy oak chair left a family in shock and at least fifteen people injured. Fire officials say the incident started unexpectedly, prompting swift response from local firefighters who battled the flames and evacuated occupants.
In Chicago a jury in the Barney's Coffee Sunday saloon case failed to reach a verdict after hours of argument, ten voting for acquittal and two for conviction. In New York a five story Hester Street tenement fire killed a baby and left parents dead in the street. firemen rescued Weinstein and wife from the roof amid collapsed fire escapes and panicked tenants fled to the street.
Ladonia citizen Col. W. T. Weldon sustained a hand injury from a nail and later developed septicaemia. His arm was amputated on Wednesday and his condition remains serious with life despaired. The community and many friends in Fannin County hope for his recovery. The First Presbyterian church seeks an organist and invites applications to T. R. Caldwell.
A 3 o'clock matinee is set for tomorrow afternoon with a dandy program advertised. Ware's promotes Hamilton-Brown solid leather shoes praised for comfort and long service and guaranteed.
The Pailothea class of the Baptist Sunday school will stage a market Saturday afternoon in the Bonham Amusement Co hall. Candy cake chicken chicken salad potato chips dressed and cooked chickens and other good Sunday dinner items offered. Orders may be phoned to Mrs. C L Bradford two miles southeast from Bonham. Read the Daily Favorite $2 per year.
J Rudman advertises a poultry house purchasing all types of fowl with guaranteed weights and top prices for poultry butter furs hides and hides also sought. He lists location east side of the square opposite the courthouse and mentions Ware's shoes and patent leathers.
Mrs. A Sk McClary died at her Roberta home after a long illness. A former Bonham resident, she was a daughter of K Ik Ferrell of Bonham and had two sisters and two brothers in the city. Details of death unavailable. Favorite extends sympathy to relatives.
A cough should not be ignored as it may become chronic or lead to pneumonia. The ad urges prompt relief with Cham berlain's Cough Remedy and notes sale by J. W. Peeler.
A plate of hash attracts diners as a hearty option for those starved for a filling meal. The simple dish satisfies appetites and earns praise for its comforting, robust flavor.
Residents note a large hail event near Sherman yesterday that extended south and west. Weather Bureau predicts a freeze in the locality tonight or tomorrow.
A quirky, old time advertisement describes a mall with poor sight in all people and things, blaming a disordered liver. It urges blue spectacles and a liver cleanse with Ballard's Derbine, claiming it cures constipation and other digestive issues. The ad ends noting Saunders Drug Co. and Ware's shoe promotion.
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