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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1925
Page
5
A reader asks about children's etiquette. The reply states children should not use Yes or No to elders, may express own opinions, and invitations for children's parties are usually written by the mother with forms for both child and mother. A short fable section about a thief and a safe precedes unrelated lines.
Fred Johnson visits Pecos from Big Lake. Rev J Walter Greep and wife arrive from Nacogdoches and stay with H L Magee. Greep becomes Christian church pastor, to lead services Sunday morning and night. Also amusing exchanges include a boat speed remark, a crossword quip about the three letter abbr, and a humorous salt definition from a student.
The Rialto Theatre presents Elsie Ferguson in The Outcast on Monday and Tuesday, Earle Williams in Masters of Men on Wednesday and Thursday, and a Friday Saturday showing of Call of the Canyon a Zane Grey story with Richard Dix and Lois Wilson all from Paramount Pictures.
Week of January 19 presents James Kirkwood and Lila Lee in Ebb Tide a Paramount production D W Griffith's America lauded as a mighty love romance The Darling of New York stars Baby Peggy on Friday and Saturday.
Rev. J Walter Greep of Nacogdoches Texas arrives to preach Sunday morning and evening at eleven o'clock in Barstow Texas. Everyone invited to attend both services.
Meow Flossie recalls a wonderful Christmas with many gifts and no duplicates. Catty Thing reports a joyful holiday yet received several duplicate items under the mistletoe.
Ed Purdy notes a rarity as January 1925 contains five Saturdays prompting chatter about extra paydays and a festive start to the year.
Monastery famed for Trappist devotion and dogs will be converted into a hotel under a professional manager. Tourists will pay standard hotel rates, due to insufficient church offerings. Guests once received plain, solid fare with the bill deemed equal to hotel prices.
Germany develops a track-walking car for electric or locomotive haulage that allows detailed tunnel inspections and immediate repairs. Previously a pedestrian track-walker did inspections and noted repairs after each trip. The car carries a 54 light battery to illuminate work in tunnels.
The famous catacombs of Rome will be illuminated for visitors during the Holy year celebration. The project aims to enhance the experience of pilgrims touring the ancient burial sites.
A playful exchange centers on a husband reading a paper and replying to his wife with a pun about sheep. The wife asks if sheep are the dumbest animals and he answers with a flirtatious quip calling himself her lamb.
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