Personal News From Readers in Ravenna and Nearby Towns
The Favorite prints reader Personal items noting arrivals and departures. J.B. Martin returns from Dallas while many others travel to Dallas Fort Worth Ravenna Denison Cleburne Santa Anna Gainesville and Los Angeles. Families and visitors including Mrs. Charlie Howard and baby Margaret and Miss Mabel Myers are mentioned.
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Ivan Roberts
Celina
Charlie Howard
Margaret
Mabel Myers
Dallas
Sign Helped Black Driver Blame Rail Crossing Crash
An old black driver sues a railroad for damages after a box car crash killed his horse and damaged his wagon. He argues a Stop Look Listen sign warned him and that failure to heed warnings caused the collision. The witness claims daylight and sign visibility. the case centers on crossing safety.
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Darky
Farmers Union of Fannin County to Meet in Bonham
The Farmers Union of Fannin County calls an executive session in Bonham on January 15 1908 and 16 1908. Locals must send delegates and all landowners are asked to meet the Executive Committee at 2 o clock January 15 to discuss county prosperity.
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Farmers’ Union of
Fannin County
Bonham
Shaw
Pres
Henry Hudson
Treas
J. B. Pearson
Farmers’ Union
Local Opera Show Praised Despite Obstacles
W R White notes cash for eggs. Human Hearts played at the opera house to a small audience. The performance faced heavy times and the company’s challenges. A young leading actor impressed, drawing praise for the effort.
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Opera House
Ape ‘Povceat
Deeron “Mance
Juvenile Arrest For Assault and Battery
Marshall Johnson a colored boy was arrested and jailed by Deputy Sheriff Will Hardy on a charge of assault and battery. He struck a colored girl over the head with a club causing a severe but not dangerous gash.
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Marshall Johnson
Will Hardy
Johnson
Cotton prices hold steady at 11 cents per pound
Cotton traded around 11 cents today with high grade fiber earning the full 11 cent rate. Market observers noted 91 2 and 11 were key figures in the day’s price action as buyers showed selective demand.
The Deadly Undertow Dangers and Escape Tactics
Cassell's Journal explains undertows form from tides and coast currents. Robust swimmers can counter with quick strokes but should not exhaust themselves. If needed, rest and float to regain bearings, then attempt again or seek help as the current may run parallel before turning inshore for a final push to safety.
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Cassell
S.S.S
S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
One Way to Judge by a Fashionable Waiter
A New York Press quotation portrays a head waiter who says a wealthy diner checks his bill closely. The piece argues careful scrutiny signals wealth, while careless signing of checks marks extravagance.
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New York Press
Shakespeare and His Plays and the Bacon Controversy
The Shakespeare Bacon dispute persists with no proof of Bacon authorship or Shakespeare’s non authorship. It elevates mystery about whether the plays were written by the historical Shakespeare or another figure. The gap between the Stratford man and the author of Lear Hamlet and Macbeth remains unbridgeable in opinion.
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Shakespeare
Shakespeare-Bacon
Stratford
Bacon
Shake Speare
Lamlet
Macbeth
New York American
The Way of New York Uneasy Theatre Trade
A Louisville Courier Journal critique describes theatergoers buying tickets from a speculator at two prices and bribing a waiter for meals, paying the innkeeper two and a half prices, and then facing a rough ride home from a rheumatic horse with additional payments to the driver.
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New York
Louisvilie Courier- Journal
The Man With Tact and a Casual Caller
A terse exchange in the Baltimore American depicts a caller describing a red haired woman as Mrs Somebody and speculates about her husband’s character. The next speaker refuses to confirm, labeling the man as a possible idiot.
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Mrs. Somebody
Tin
Baltimore
Sequel Quip About Dudley Ends With Run In
A humorous aside from Catholic Standard and Times recalls Dudley saying he needed whisky for being run down, then noting he was indeed run in. The line plays on wordplay about illness and legal trouble, framed as light commentary.
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Dudley
Book Ends Not Featuring Marriage Surprises
Mrs Leapeck notes Henry finds a book very interesting. Henry confirms the ending he glanced at shows the hero and heroine do not marry. Washington Herald report highlights an unexpected literary conclusion.
Knaves and fools questioned in harm debate
A Dallas News line notes that over twenty centuries of experience have not settled whether knaves or fools can do greater harm, signaling a public reflection on moral influence.
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Dallas News
Randolph Items include visits and social notes from Bonham area
Local notices record visitors and social calls among Randolph residents, naming Miss Lukie Baker, Lena Luttrell, Miss Lela Woods and others, along with remarks on sickness, school, and a muslin underwear sale by Graham, Crawford & Co. The column also tangentially mentions letters and light gossip about residents.
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Graham, Crawford & Co
Bonham
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