The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1929 Page: 4 of 6
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IN© Complete Leisure
Even for Richest Man
Some one wrote the other day of a
taan who has leisure twenty-four
(hours every day.
There is, of course, no such man.
Some Original Ideas
of American Builders
While siding and shingle exterior
coverings for homes did not strictly
originate In this country, being large-
Combine the hours a man needs for f iy modifications of existing methods
bating, 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
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, or 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 archi-
tectures of other countries ih Amer-
ican adaptations.
Cedar and pine and other durable
State SecVets Hidden
by Absorbent Roller]
Every foreign office in Europe acts 1
on the theory that an army of spies
is constantly on the alert to steal its
Reindeer Swept Away '
The Lap tribes in the northernmost
part of Norway recently suffered the
almost irreparable loss of 50 per cent
l of tbeir reindeer. As is customary,
secrets, and infinite precautions are | more tIian 2,000 head of reindeer had
gone to their feeding ground on Ma-
Doris Dawson
up and paid. Then there Is his Income, native woods are used in modern man-
tax to pay; the call of the assessor;
then 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.
| Working Principle of I
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 powder to drive the air
out of a cylinder and raise the pis-
ton. To that point, his engine relied
on a force somewhat similar to the
working principle of those today, but
the useful work was to be done by
the piston being forced down by the
pressure of the atmosphere against It,
thus lifting a weight or doing some ,
other task. There is no record that
this engine ever was operated. The
steam engine of 1705 functioned on
about the same plan, that is, steam
waa used to lift the weight of the
piston, and after this was done, the
atmospheric pressure was relied upon
for the real work. After Huygens, al-
most 100 years passed before inventors
caught the vision of rotary motion
from their engines. His Idea simply
Involved a piston and a cylinder.
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.
taken to baffle their efforts. Very
shortly after the first use of blotting
paper it was discovered that it was
quite possible to cause a blotting pad
to give up secrets by simply holding
it in front of a mirror. Long after all
the commercial world had forgotten
the existence of such a thing, the Brit-
ish foreign office used a sandshaker
to dry its Important written docu-
ments, of which there are still many
despite the use of the typewriting
machine. Then specially manufac-
tured black blotting paper was used,
but this was pot found to be absolute-
ly spyproof and a return to the sand-
shaker was contemplated when some
one suggested the simple expedient of
a small absorbent roller. These rollers
have since been used for drying dip-
lomatic documents. When such a
roller has been run up and down and
across a document one® or twice, the
cleverest spy In the world i* at liberty
to try his hand at deciphering the im-
pressions.
geroe Island. The only way of tran-
sporting this great herd is to make
the reindeer swim across the narrow
strait separating the island from the
mainland. While the herd was re-
cently being driven back by the same
route, more than 1,000 reindeer were
caught In the swift current of the
strait and were carried out to
where they drowned.
sea
Cleveland and Pittsburgh
Cleveland, Ohio, is named for Moses
Cleaveland, the founder of the city,
but the extra “a” has been eliminated.
Pittsburgh honors the name of William
Pitt. Its first name was Duquesne,
given by the French, who had located
a fort at the junction -f the Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers. After its cap-
ture by the English, in 1758, George
Washington, then an officer of the
British colonial troops, suggested that
It be named Pittsburgh.
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Too Complicated
Mother was trying to teach little
Sophia the meaning of fractions.
“Suppose,” she asked, “I cut an ap-
ple Into halves, how many pieces
would I have?”
That was easy for Sophia. “Two,”
she answered.
—“KoWfif J cut the apple into quar-
ters how many pieces would I have?”
Sophia thought a minute and, care-
fully counting on her fingers, gave the
correct answer.
“Very good.” said mother. “That’s
what fractions are.”
Sophia was not satisfied, however.
After a few moments she came back.
“If you cut an apple into tiny snips,”
she wanted to know, “how many
pieces would there be?”
Mother thereupon decided to leave
the lesson In fractions to teacher.
Not Mixed Curse
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, esteeming
them a great delicacy.—Living Age.
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 eases were transferrable 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.
To® Exacting
On* day a fashionably dressed man f
entered Howell’s music store in Bris-
tol and asked to see some piano music, j
Howell put before him the latest
sonatas,. Just published. The stranger
looked at them, then said:
“I do not care for these, I do not
like them, show me something better.”
“Something better?” Howell ex-
claimed rather impatiently. “There is
nothing better! I am sorry not to be
able to serve you. Good day, sir.”
The stranger smilingly replied: “I
have written these myself, I am
Haydn.”
At which Howell fell on his neck
overjoyed to make the acquaintance
of the great composer. They became
fast friends—Kansas City Star.
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FARM AND RANCH LOANS
The Federal Land Bank at Houston will loan you money at
57o interest, so why pay more?
We will take up that old high rate loan or will make you a
new one.
We make a 5-year loan with a 31-year option. Prepayment
privilege in whole or in part after 5 years.
Payments can conveniently be made from sale of crops. No
costly renewals or extensions.
Come in and see us, and we will be glad to talk the matter
over with you and can save you both interest and worry.
WHITE DEER NATIONAL FARM
LOAN ASSOCIATION
JOE ROREX, Secretary-Treasurer
Office in Panhandle Inn Building
Panhandle, Texas.
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Doris Dawson couldn't very well
help coming under the classification
of “Girl-That-Makes-Good,” endowed
as she is by good Old Lady Nature
with all the glamorous beauty of a
modern Venus. She now is a leading
woman in her own right in the
“movies,” and appears in the picture
entitled “Do Your Duty,” starring
Charlie Murray.
YOUNG TOM TURKS
SALE—35 Big Bone Bronze,
right.
E. B. WATSON, Route A.
Groom Texas
prise
FOR SALE—I have some extra good
fresh cows for sale. Good milkers.
Priced right—Theo. Conrad. 2tp,
WYANDOTTE ROOSTERS
FOR SALE—Twelve Fine Pure Blood
Roosters. Price $1.00 each.
A. B. SMITH
Phone 21 on 7. Groom, Texas.
MILCH COWS FOR SALE
Fresh and to be fresh soon. Good
Jersey stock. Heavy milkers and
young. $65 and up—M. N. Parker
1 mile North of Boydston.
POSTED
My pastures are posted and all
forms of trespassing are hereby for-
bidden. Gravel haulers, plum gath-
erers, hunters are respectfully asked
to regard this notice and keep out.
N. B. CHENAULT.
News Want Ads Get RESULTS
Post Office Barber Shop *
For First Class Barber
Work. Your patronage
Always Appreciat e d
“We Strive to Please”
Hilbun & Kunkle, Barbers.
J. B, Hilbun, Proprietor.
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Tractors . X'Threshers
ftlrnuiriat for Soorb (§nro.
Beautiful manner in which you can perpetuate the Honor, Love and Memory
of Mothers, Fathers, Sisters and Brothers in eternal Stone of rare beauty.
MRS. W. J. WADE
Direct representative of Roberts Marble Co., Ball Ground, Ga., one of South’s
largest Monumental manufacturers. Selection of many beautiful designs, at
prices within your means.
FOR RENT—My north 4-room Du-
plex Apartment. $20.00 per month—
Mrs. J. E. Kdltfore.
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
Preaching Service 11:00 A. M.
Epworth League 7:15 P. M.
Preaching Service 7:45 P. M.
You have a cordial invitation to
every service.
Jno. H. Crow, Pastor.
For Mattress renovating, new mat-
tresses of best quality call Phone
6893 Amarillo. All work guaranteed.
San Jacinto Mattress Factory.
2506 W. 0 st.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
Meets every Lord's Dfty at 10:00
A. M., in the John Hahn house in
West Groom—on the old highway-
two blocks west of the Bank.
Communion at 11:00 o'clock. A. M.
NAN L. GILKERSON, M. D.
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT
Suites 901 and 902, Fisk Bldg
Amarillo, Texas
Phone 9736
Sanitary
Barber Shop
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Sanitary, Fresh and Fine
A Full Line of Market Goods
No meal complete without some meat |
We have it for you fresh and sweet
FRESH OR CURED
Fresh Fish and Oysters Fridays
and Saturdays
Your business will be fully appreciated.
GROOM MARKET
Have you seen the way these Twin City
Machines are built? When you take a good
look at them you'll know why so many
farmers run them for 7 and 8 years and
then tell us, “It will be a long time before
I need a new •ae.” You can hook up to a
Twin City Tractor and plow over the hills
and through the soft spots with never a
stop. On the belt it has that steady, even —
power which people used to think could
only come from steam.
The threshers are built oversize from
feeder to blow pipe. They save and clean
the grain by some exclusive features
worth investigating.
The first time you
are in town come in
and take a good look
at these Twin City
machines.
BRITTEN MOTOR CO
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| Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat |
* Rooms 304-5 Oliver-Eakle Bldg.*
| Office Phone 4451 1
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The Amarillo Mutual
Benevolent Association
LIFE INSURANCE AT COST
Offices 110 East 5th St.
Ward’s Cafe
GOOD COFFEE
REGULAR MEALS
SHORT ORDERS
Service That Pleases
C. L. Rogers, Proprietor. jg
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GROOM LODGE
NO. 1170
A. F. & A. M.
Meet second Tuesday night in
each month,
P. E. FARLEY, Sec’y
C. R. SLAY, W. M.
DR. V. N. HALL
Dental Surgeon
Will practice at Groom each
Wednesday. Home office at
White Deer, Texas
JAMES SPILLER
Attorney and Counsellor
Will Practice in A!1 Courts
PANHANDLE, TEXAS
Telephone 253
Caramt County Abstract Co*
C omplete Abstract of Carson County
First Class Work, Reasonable Prices
Prompt Attention to All Business
PHONE 76 OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE BOX 332
LLOYD o. WALDRON, MNGR. PANHANDLE, TEXAS
For Cleaning & Pressing
Prompt Service, Painstaking work,
Prices to suit the times, call me soon
and often.
Tailor-Made Suits Our Specialty
Cap’s Tailor Shop.
Phone 99, We call lor and deliver
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BARNETT-FIELDS
GRAIN CO., Inc.
Groom, Lark and Conway
Dealers for J. I. Case Machinery
And Oliver Plow Works.
Your Business Appreciated
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Wade, W. J. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1929, newspaper, February 7, 1929; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth637524/m1/4/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.