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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
2
The Farmers Union of Fannin County declares an executive session in Bonham on January 15 and 16 1908. Locals must send delegates. members in good standing are invited. Shaw presiding, with Henry Hudson as secretary and treasurer.
All land owners are requested to meet the Executive Committee at 2 o'clock on January 15 to discuss matters affecting the county’s prosperity. J. E B. Pearson serves as Chairman. Friendly papers are asked to copy this notice.
The stage presentation played to a modest audience last night. Despite obstacles the company faced the performance was fair. A young child in a leading role drew notable applause for his debut.
Marshall Johnson a colored boy about 12 or 18 years old was arrested and jailed by Deputy Sheriff Will Hardy on a charge of assault and battery after striking a colored girl over the head with a club, causing a severe cut though not a dangerous injury. Cotton prices rose to 9 1/2 to 11 cents today, with a good grade pushing to 11 cents.
The Favorite prints a Personal Column detailing reader visits and travels. Entries include J B Martin returning from Dallas, Clyde Moss and others traveling to Dallas, Ravenna visits by G W Twyman and W D Yeager, and many locals headed to Denison Cleburne Santa Anna Gainesville and Paris for business or visits.
In a civil suit against the railroad, a driver claimed the lack of warning by whistle or bell led him to cross the track. A witness cited a new Stop Look Listen sign as the fault, asserting it failed to prevent the accident that killed the horse and damaged the wagon.
A Cassell's Journal article explains undertows from tides and coast currents and offers survival tips. It advises robust swimmers to use quick strokes but to yield when exhausted, rest briefly, float or swim with the current, and wait for a chance to regain footing or call for help.
A New York Press quote notes a fashionably instructed head waiter claims wealthy diners scrutinize their checks. Careful customers who spot errors earn respect and influence waiters to be meticulous with charges.
The piece notes the long running debate over whether Bacon wrote the plays or Shakespeare did. It states no proof exists for either claim and asserts the mystery remains about the historical Shakespeare who authored Lear Hamlet and Macbeth, highlighting a widening gap between the known figure and the playwright.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt describes New York price trickery and bribery surrounding theater tickets and meals. It notes speculators selling tickets at two prices and bribing a waiter for meals at inflated rates, plus a jolly innkeeper and a rheumatic horse driver who charges twice for transport and not dismounting.
A casual caller recalls meeting a red haired woman described as Mrs Somebody and wonders aloud if the man who married her was an ilot. The other person defers, saying they cannot say.
A quip from Catholic Standard and Times recalls Dudley saying he needed whisky because he was run down. The retort notes he was run in rather than run down, framing a humorous exchange from a publication snippet.
A fragment notes Mrs Heapeck remarking on a book Henry finds delightful. Henry confesses he has glanced at the ending where the hero and heroine do not marry, highlighting a literary irony reported by the Washington Herald.
A Dallas News quote notes that twenty centuries of experience have not settled whether knaves or fools do greater harm, a persistent question about human behavior and social impact.
Jan 7 notes visitors including Rev Rosser and wife to Dr Kinslow and wife. Lurie Baker returns from Trenton. many callers on Main Street and at S H Woods. Lena Luttrell Windom guest. Daisy Sophronia letters cheer, reflections at the end about community, Aunt Betty and a planned schooling for Faustina.
Local ad from Graham Crawford & Co and W R White promotes a muslin underwear sale in Bonham. Claims goods from America's largest manufacturer and improved sanitary conditions, with emphasis on selling at last year's prices and a push to trade in turkeys.
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