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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
1
From the First Christian church the annual Thanksgiving service drew a crowded audience with a Mehmet Hughes delivering a spiritual sermon on gratitude. The Eagle Lodge hosted a Thanksgiving supper for about fifty guests, offering abundant dishes and warm hospitality in a lively, memorable gathering.
D A Biard advertises hundreds of second hand sacks suitable for peanuts with the price stated as right. The notice seeks buyers or bidders for the material and invites contact for purchase.
See the bargains in ladies, misses and children's cloaks and men's and boy's suits at Ware's. Prices are advertised to attract shoppers seeking value and style.
A hunting trip in Sherman turns tragic when Miss Louise Gates is killed by a rifle discharge and Miss Gladys Ely collapses from shock. The victims, both daughters of prominent locals, were en route to a hunting party when the accident occurred just before 7 AM.
The 1908 football season records show 10 fatalities and 272 injuries across colleges high schools and clubs. Most deaths stem from broken necks spinal injuries concussions heart failure and internal injuries with many victims among college players.
A forest fire swept the north end of Fannin county from Timber Creek to Telephone destroying vast land. Individual losses were heavy, notably Holger Steger who lost about 600 acres including 200 cultivated, a residence, two barns, 1000 cords of wood and 6000 posts. Fire origin uncertain, possibly hunter campfire or brush burn.
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