THE MALAKOFF NEW8
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[.a. J, SCIIOLI,, EDITOR
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tions and Cards of Thanks must be paid for at regular rate.
case of error in advertisement this paper will not be re-
more than the cost of the advertisement,
Fifty Years Ago
in recanvassingand papering the Mrs R. D.
here the past week. came across a copy of the old
Journal, published by G. P Miller & Company. of its issue
,. December S. 1881, fifty yearsago almost to a day
was only recovered in part as because of its advance age
be handled without coming to pieces. The paper car-
vertisements of merchants in several east Texas towns, and
/them appeared a small 2-inch card from Evans & Tanner a
a half century ago. composed of W. L, Evans
Other advertisements carried the firm name of
& Ketcham: Faulk & Faulk, Attorneys: McRae's Saloon and
prominent of that day. ,In the editorial column ,was men-
Payne was violating the law by invading the
Territory. A local item suggested that subscribers bring to
load of wood, for which credit on the paper would
article in this issue of the Journal under the caption,
People Most Gloriously Humbugged" gave an account of the
& Co's, the Greatest Show of Earth. to Athens.
states the editor, commences with "Punch and
side show, which lasted about 15 minutes, after which
was introduced as the "Famous Female Acre
, This young lady mounted the ladder and started on her peril-
on a 2.inch rope. when, to the consternation of all, the
and she fell to the ground. She was seriously
Next in crder, said the Journal. was the famous circus,
before have we been afflicted with such an uninterest-
and disgusting performance, although we have witnessed some
farces legerdemain Although this pompous impositmn
ier the name of circus, continues the editor, yet, not an
be seen-that is not a quadruped. The performance
p for the most part of such simple feats as school boys
,erform free of charge. The audience, said the Journal, as
out after the show. looked crestfallen and penitent, and
aman could be found the next day who would own to havinz
circus.
OilttS b S WtORta tGt.
"The Last Parade"
Shows "Struggle
Of Gang Chief
The ominous, menacing phrase
"put on the spot" is creeping
more and more into newspaper
stories, In many large cities
Times don't seem to change things very much. That same kind gangsters establish their own
. show is still going the rounds today- except, perhaps they are kingdoms, fight their own bat-
. rous. In fact, that same article could have had a time. ties, execute traitorous subjects,
same
these columns a few months ago when the
of a circus humbugged our people.
a citizen" who has solved the
ent From problem of selecting the right
man to help in a political cam-
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wasmngmn paign. He gave liberally to both
sides.
P~ad th~ Adver~J~men~.
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Athens, Texas
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Friday, December 18th
"THE BRAT"
with SALLY O'NEIL
Saturday, 19th.
HOOT GIBSON in
'Clearing the Range'
Sunday and Monday
Dec. 20-21st.
"DIRIGIBLE"
He went thru hell for wo-
man who did not want him.
with Jack Holt, Ralph
Graves and Fay Wr v
Tuesday and Wednesday
December 22-23rd
and in general behave as if there
was no law outside their own
peculiar, unwritten code. When
a czar of racketeers puts an ene-
my or traitor on the spot that
man's life is worth less than if
he had been legally indicted for
murder,
The struggle .o[ two powerful
gang chiefs is a dominant factor
in the Columbia picture, ' The
Last Parade", which comes to
the itz Theatre Friday and
Saturday. One man is a former
reporter, who has become king
of the underworld and the other
is a typical example of poverty
bred gangster.
Jack Holt and Tom Moore,
two popular stars, are featured.
The wisecracking type is an in-
novation for Jack Holt anJ much
interest is attached to his ap-
pearance in this new role. Con-
stance Cummings supplies the
feminine interest in "The Last
Parade."
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STRANGE BUT TRUE
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The practice of designating the
size of nails by the term penny,
originated in . England. Nails
that sold for ten-pense a hundred
were called ten-penny nails.
Those which sold for six pence a
hundred were called six penny
nails and so on.
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The United States government
paid Panama $10,000,000 for the
canal zone, a strip of land ten
miles 'ide across the isthmus
also pays an annual rental of
$250,000. Strictly speaking how
ever. the United States does not
own the canal zone, but only
holds it in the nature of a per-
lease, with the authority
rcise the same rights as
though she were the sovereign
owner.
E. O. DODSON
TRANSFER
and all kinds of hauling
of Maryland
spoken in fa-
curtailing the power of
Federal Government. and
more authority in the
His.views are be-
choed in a concrete way in
western states,
suggested that the
of being tax-
Surds of the nation, should
up the white man's burden
the state in which
Perhaps there are
matters that might be
to the states for
Notwithstanding
wiZh which affairs can
of by Federal au-
Washington is an absen-
often too far re-
aetna} field of
to know what is
particular territory
and unable to sense
the local point of view.
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has been perfected by
hot can be taken
of a second• The
make it possible
man who
y m ide U lY
the driver of the auto
for the bent lender.
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time or so. the
admonishes shippers
presents to mail
resul will be the
annual glut at the hell-
m, but the warning is
repeating. Even a few
packages disbatched
December will help
will be no
of mail on Christmas
,. A Christmas gift arriving
Years creates a poor
TRANSATLANTIC
with Edmund Lowe and
Lois Moran
Ill
Thursday, Dec. 24th.
Dough Raised by High Pressure
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THE problem of, how to raise { convinced, that Eddie's dough rals-
dough---for cup cakes, wasl ing system works.
solved the other day by two r~- "'An example of the exhaustive
sourceful entertainers, known to research that attends all our solu-
radio listeners throughout the tions", was the succinct comment
country ms "Sisters of the Skillet". of the "Sisters", as they were pre-
Just how tile problem was solved Paring to solve even more perplex-
by high pressure, is pictured above, lug domestic problems for their
The dough wouldn't rise so Eddie broadcasts over WJZ and esso-
East (left) took off his shirt and elated NBC stations on Tuesdays,
resorted to old-fashioned, strong- ] Thursdays and Fridays at 8:45 P•M.
arm methods. I~alph Dumke, his] (E.S.T.) and over WEAF and ms°
sociated NBC stations, on Mondays
partner, who is holding the pan, is end Wednesdays at 10 A. M~
ready to testify, in case you are nOt (E•S.T.).
ReaCt the AdverUsementL
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