01 Feb 1927
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1927
Page
1
The Bonham Favorite Printing Go announces subscription rates for city and mail delivery and notes that notices of events with admission fees will be charged at one cent per word. The paper offers corrections on request and lists foreign representatives for press coverage.
A 1926 St Albans note quotes Robert J. Austin praising Woodrow Wilson in a Armistice Day memorial, contrasting pages of peace with the lure of public life. It also critiques a farm life vs teaching career, reflecting on a farm girl’s ambitions toward teaching and the associated monotony and rewards.
The piece argues that youths should learn from farm work and that farming offers as much satisfaction and profit as other careers. It notes arrests in Sulphur, Oklahoma for two murder suspects and discusses capital punishment potential in Texas. It also covers Senate approval to start naval expansion, debates over national pacifism, and Nicaragua's Diaz securing support via US warships, with bankers and firms backing his victory.
Eighteen year old Miss Elgar Daniels of Nacogdoches County Texas attended a Southern Agricultural Workers meeting in Atlanta Georgia. She produced two and a half bales of cotton on one acre earning a net profit of 117 dollars and 20 cents. She joined others on a free trip to Washington and beyond as part of the champions program.
Report notes another swimmer claims crossing the Catalina island to the mainland route similar to George Young of Toronto who won a twenty five thousand dollar prize. The second swimmer swam for glory and California publicity as no prize is offered.
In Atlanta observers split on a plan to shift farm patterns. Some think tobacco expansion could cut cotton acreage, but tobacco growers complain the crop remains as unprofitable as cotton.
A Dallas jury sentenced a man to life for robbery with firearms. The report notes no early chance for parole, with a two year minimum before any pardon decision by the governor. Fort Worth council approves streetcar fare hike from seven to ten cents. Citizens still find riding cheaper than driving a old flivver despite higher prices.
A jumble of humorous quips and brief exchanges captured from local life. A mayor recalls a past loan to a once poor resident who asks for repayment, while other snippets joke about stenographers and rabbits.
Notes from various papers discuss choosing a light tote, dreaming with wakefulness, vaudeville’s century mark, a man chasing a woman, and a petition to Dan Moody to appoint a new Texas weatherman due to the old appointee’s poor performance since taking office.
A collage of jokes about language and progress appears alongside fashion blurbs. It sketches humorous misunderstandings from Patricia’s comment on pro and con to a yarn on shears versus pairs, and hints at evolving dress with hats, gloves, stockings, coats, and bracelets.
A brief Toronto Globe comic exchange notes a humorous take on wife chat and marriage. The gag centers on a friend remarking that a talking fish would not need a spouse to converse, implying a playful irony about domestic chat.
In a short quip from the McKinney Examiner a minister and his bride dine at a luncheonette. A young waitstaffer with a striking appearance asks for their order. The minister greets her and asks about the chicken, prompting a playful exchange.
Paris fashion observer Mme Germaine Cassagnac-Very predicts 1927 skirts will be shorter than ever. Her remark is noted in a fashion column. The item is presented with a humorous aside about arithmetic fractions and belief in God.
Fashion editor Hedda Hoyt reports on New York street styles as women walk daily on Fifth Avenue and Main Street in bold outfits. The piece notes tun shades and smart dress as key trends shaping the fashion scene.
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