The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1928 Page: 9 of 16
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iarcus Ftores is the proud pos-
of a new De Sota Roadster
from Rhodes Motor Co.
/ergil Shipp announces the sale
a Pontiac and a. Chevrolet.
§§• H. G. Farr who lives 20 miles
; north of Mineolawas in town to-
^ day doing his buying. Among
pother things he bought was a
ord automobile.
J. W. Jennings is spending a
vacation in New Orleans with
his daughter. He had been away
for ten days.
Bill Nye of Dallas was here Wed-
nesday. He stated that Tom
Bradford was improving from a
recent operation.
Top cash prices paid for chick-
ens and eggs at Mills Market.
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AL JOLSON
IN
"THE SINGING FOOL"
WITH
JOSEPHINE DUNN
and
BETTY BRONSON
THEY SAY "THE JAZZ SINGER WAS GREAT" BUT—
FOLKS YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHIN' YET" AL JOLSON.
The Vivid Voice of
VITAPHONE
Brings you
JOLSON THE GREATEST
LIVING ENTERTAINER
AND WHEN YOU HEAR AL JOLSON'S CROONING
?E JING "SONNY BOY" YOU'LL SMILE THROUGH
OF TEARS.
ADMISSION
11A. M. to 1 P. M. 1 to 6 P. M.
• 15 — 40 15 — 50
1 6 to 11 P.M.
15c — 60c
SHOWS START 11-1-3-5-7-9.
MOVIETONE TALKING NEWS
TYLER'S
ARCADIA
We make two deliveries weekly
PHONE 173
COLLINS DRY
CLEANERS
Local Ascot
Some Original Icfea*
of Affiericin'Piildert
While siding and shTngte exterior
coverings for homes. did aot strictly
originate in this country, being larga-
!y modifications of existing methods
brought over by the early settler-
artisans, the availability of the ma-
terials and suitability to native archi-
tectures give houses sheathed in sid-
ing or shingles a distinctly American
flavor.
Houses covered With rough hewn
siding boards, or clapboards, and
crudely split shakes, &r shingles, di-
rectly succeeded the! first log cabins
of the early colonists in this country.
These materials have" been refined by
improved methods of manufacture into
types which are individually appro-
priate to the variations of modern
colonial architecture and to the arclii-
ipctures of other countries in Amer-
ican adaptations.
Cedar and pine and other durable
native woods are used in modern man-
ufacture of shingles and siding, which
are frequently stained to enhance
their appearance and resistance to
weather. Wood siding and shingles
have integral insulating value in
themselves, increasing comfort and
fuel economy in the winter and keep-
ing the house cool in summer.
Ho Complete Leisure
Even for Richest Man
Spme one wrote the other day of a
man who has leisure twenty-four
hours every day.
There is, of course, no such map.
Combine the hours a man needs for
eating, sleeping, dressing, cleaning
himself up, selecting the food and
clothing he needs, cutting his finger
and toe nails, looking after his fires,
making duty calls on kin and neigh-
bors and receiving their calls, cutting
his coupons and checking up his bank
account (providing he has all the
money he wants, which no man ever
had in history); grumbling about the
nuisances in his neighborhood (a dog
in mine in annoying twenty-four hours
every day; is it any wonder I devote
some time, also, to cursing those per-
sons who say a dog is man's best
friend?) and he will have plenty to
do. Ever so often he must take his
automobile to be looked over; and
once a month his bills must be checked
up and paid. Then there is his income
tax to pay; the call of the assessor;
there are frequent visits to the den
tist—a rich man supposed to have
nothing to do may be the busiest man
in town.—E. W. Howe's Monthly.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
OR TRADE
I have two houses, one in Fort
Worth and one in Dallas for sale
or trade. Both are modern. Will
trade for Mineola property. Rea-
sons for selling property is be-
cause I have bought Little Sandy
Filling Station and will move there
shortly.
J. T. Robinson, 2900 Wesbrook St.
Ft. Worth, Texas.
' CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Bible study 10 A. M. Let
one Who can be in their place
with a well prepared lesson.
Morning worship and sermon
11 A. M.
Christian Endeavor 6:30 P. M.
Evening service 7:15 P. M.
A cordial welcome is extended
to one and all to attend these
services.
R. E. Roberts, Pasor.
SELECl THEATRE
Mineola, Texas
Longview
Laundry
ma
Wedding "Gifts" Once
Held Legal Obligation
By a wedding custom common in
the British isles until the early part
of the Nineteenth century, the couple
sent out invitations in which pres-
ents were solicited from those who
accepted the bidding. More strange,
these solicited gifts were regarded
in the light of debts to be paid back
by the couple. On the eve of the wed-
ding the groom received at his house
presents of money, cheese, butter and
cattle from his friends, and the bride
received similar gifts at her house
from her friends. An account, of each
gift and the giver was kept in writing
by the clerk of the wedding and the
presents then became debts, which In
some cases were transferable or as-
signable to other persons. In other
words these wedding gift-debts were
repayable upon demand at any time,
and upon refusal, recoverable at law.
It was in Scotland, however, where
a wedding became a real business
event. At their "penny weddings" of
the last century the expense of the
marriage was defrayed not by the
couple or their friends, but by the
guests all of whom paid something
—or stayed away.—Detroit News.
No Food, No Bride
It Is the custom at a Persian wed-
ding that the groom first sees hi^
bride' in a mirror and then, having -.ter$
glanced at her face, returns to eat
sweets and regale himself with his
friends.
Mullah Nasr ed Din was married,
beheld his bride in the mirror, re-
turned to the guest chamber and die.
covered to his horror that the guests
had eaten all the refreshments. He
went out from the room, in disgust
and was caught as he; was leaving
the house by a back door;
Upon being asked why/under heav-
en he was departing from his own
wedding, he said: "Well, I'm going.
The guests have eaten all the food.
They may have the bride."—R. C.
Hutchinson In Asia Magazine.
Immortal Musician
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-
Bartholdy was the full name of the
great composer. He was? born at Ham-
burg, Germany, February 3, 1809, and
died at Leipzig, November 4, 1847. He
was the son of Abrabawy Mendelssohn,
a banker, and the grandson of Moses
Mendelssohn, the philosopher. Al-
though he was born a Jew, he was
baptized and brought up as a Protes-
tant Christian, and was given the
name Bartholdy. Mendelssohn is in-
cluded among the great composers.
He was an eminent conductor, a pian-
ist of the highest rank, and a fin-
ished organist.
Compromise
A village bactielor, who had long
been the object of many a spinster's
ambitions, finally succumbed to the
charms of a very willing widow; but
on his wedding morning he failed to
turn up.
The nest day fie called at his bride-
to-be's house, looking rather sheepish.
"Jack dear," screamed the widow,
who was well-nigh frantic with anx-
iety, "why didn't you come for me
yesterday at noon?" 4
"We-e-11," drawled the bachelor
slowly, "I intended to, but it looked
too much like rain to me."
Working Principle of
Explosive Engine Old
The basic idea of the explosive en-
gine was conceived long before the
appearance of steam. In 1680 Huygens
described an explosion motor which
was to be operated by discharging a
quantity of powdor tr. dr&e tlie air
out of a cylinder and raise the
ton. To that point, his engine relied
on a force .somewhat similar to the
working principle pf those today, but
the useful vwork was to be done by j
the piston..jfeping foiled down by the
pressure ofrfhe atmosphere against it,
weight or doing some
£There is no record that
r was operated. The
of 1705 functioned on
e plan, tliat Is, steam
lift the weight of the
er this was done, the
essure was relied upon
rks^After Huygens* al-
passed before inventors
ion of rotary motion
ines. His idea simply
and a cylinder.
>!idkted
■g')to teach little
anin£ of fractions,
she «sked, "I cut an ap-
lves, how many pieces f
e?"
s' easy for Sophia. "Two,"
thus lifti
other task
this engi:
Steam en
.about %he
was used
pjstoiw
h
the5 ri
100 yi
ight thi
iftom thei
"involved
i
Mother w
Sophia t!
"Supp'
pie inb
would I
Tfw
she a
*No;
Friday Feb 1st. and Saturday Matinee
TOM MIX AND TONY
IN
"The Drifter"
f I cut .the ,apple into quar-
mftny- pieces would I have?"-
SopJ^£.. thought a minute and, care-
fully fflftontlEfg on her fingers, gave the
cor reg! answer.
''vjpr good." said mother. "That's
wha<£fractions are."
Soplila was not satisfied, however.
After a few moments she came- back.
"I<| jron cut an apple Into tiny snips,"
she panted to know, "how many
pieced would there be?"
Mothpr thereupon decided to leave
the lesson In fractions to teacher.
Kangaroo Superstitions
Then Australian aborigines of cer.
tain bribes hold a number of supersti-
tions connected with the kangaroo.
These strange animals are believed to
give warning of danger.
If a black-fellow of these tribes go-
ing along saw an old-man kangaroo
hopping toward him It meant that an
enemy was near and it was time to
have his spear in readiness to strike.
To dream that a number of 'roos were
sitting around the camp was an omen
of serious warning that danger beset
the camp. In at least one tribe dur-
ing their initiation period boys were
not allowed to drink out of a water-
hole unless through a hollowed 'roo
bone.
Saturday Night Only
"Naughty Baby"
with
ALICE WHITE AND JACK MULHALL
—Modern Youth With The Brakes Off—
Monday and Tuesday
"The Girl On The Barge"
Jean Hersholt and Sally O'Neil with
Malcolm MacGregor
$ Story by
RUPERT HUGHES
—If it's a sin to love—this girl is a sinner-
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Wednesday Feb. 6th
"Love In The Desert" 0
with
NOAH BEERY and OLIVE BORDEN
Thursday Feb. 7th
"Someone To Love"
Charles (Buddy) Rogers — Mary Brian
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Bacon and Shakespeare
There are three main points upon
which the supposition that Bacon was
in reality the author of Shakespeare's
works are based: First, there are a
few passages in Shakespeare's works
which are similar to passages in Ba-
con's; second, the existence of certain
supposed ciphers in plays which have
been interpreted as cryptic signatures
of Bacon; thii'd, a single sentence
written in a letter to Bacon by Sir
Tobie Matthews at some date subse-
quent to January, 1621.
the
the
Volcano's Temperature
In the volcano of Kilauea
temperature at the surface of
lava is in the neighborhood of 1,000
degrees Centigrade. Basalt, which Is
the molten rock in Kilauea and many
other volcanoes, may melt at either
higher or lower temperatures, de-
pending on their composition. Thus
the melting point of sandstone would
be very high, probably in the neigh-
borhood of 1,800 to 1,700 degrees Cen-
tigrade, depending on their purity.
Puzzled
Billy, ags four, had frequently made
the acquaintance of a little switch,
for Biliie was slow in learning that he
could not play in the street, that hu
could not run away and that bedtime
came at a regular hour each day.
One day Billy, who had been
thoughtfully gazing out the window,
turned to his mother and asked:
'Why do we call a tree a tree, when
it is outdoors and a switch when it is
in the house?"
Not Mixed Curse i
Though the clouds of grasshoppers
in the Tientsin -Peking section of
China have added to the shortage of
certain foods by devastating fields and
devouring crops, they have them-
selves supplied many tables, the na-
tives, rich and poor alike, es
a greaj del ieacj>—Lining
Modern Home For Sale, on North
Johnson, practically new, 6 rooms,
hall and bath. Double garage.
Corner lot, close in. Cash or
terms, address H. C. Meritt, 1700
College Ave, Ft. Worth, Texas, or
see ' C. A. Peacock, Mineola.
;We are out of Sorghum
bfit have plenty of groceries
J. C. RU£2£
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You get the Happy Combination
here.
8. R. NORTON
TAILOR
MINEOLA, TEXAS
"OUR CLEANING IS UNEXCELLED" PHONE 65
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Carraway, R. H. The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 26, 1928, newspaper, January 26, 1928; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth286047/m1/9/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.