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mfmmMsmi St, jrHUfeb starch ia P« _ Luperens and t© of fcove, Jano. Tfce I of Italy, - i Fib, ths oywii A* vsvt of tbo declined, aoar" pifldiw www te itton swa wrM«, yiir after year* merry- , Ml their up in the public square, and coaragoous bdutei were each entitled to one taw to determine their "blind dates" for the coming year. The Christian Church denounced these ' pae*n love lotteries." When bitter sermons only made the annual drawings more popular, churchmen 'set up competing lotteries in which the names of Saints were drawn. But being- under the fecial protection of plague love-amitten swains, posing new verses, year 1 became is brain-racking . prove particu romance-huhgry roung Roman swains and maidens. a certain Saint larly appealing ung i -- the Love Festivals continued. Written Valentines appeared about the year 1400. - At first, to elude vigilant fathers, they were hidden in hollow trees that served as trysting places. - The quaint love missives The familiar "roses-are-red; violetsare- blue, sugmr-etc." became commonplace and in use in the 1700*4, popular young ladies already were beginning to complain that it wa& getting hackneyed from over use! "The Young Man's Valentine Writer," a book of standard verses that coukl be copied, wae published in 1797 and became highly popular immediately. The handbook was followed by numerous others, including "The Beauties of Hymen"- and finally "The Quiver of Love." Meanwhile, (French gallents had begun ornamenting their Feb. 14, billet-doux with gilt paper, ribbons, cut-out hearts, and real lace. Valentines grew in size and elegance, until they became filled with cupids, paper fountains, tiny fans, flower reproductions, intricate ornamental effects, surrounded by layer afterj layer of filmy lace. Each Valentine had to be made by hand. Pity the poor lover of the | 1850's, scissors in hand, surrounded by stacks of colored paper, lace, 1 brushes, and bottles of water colors! On top of all this, Valentines became to be considered equivalent to a proposal of marriage. Stern fathers even judged would-be suitors by the quality of their „ hearts-and-flowers J missives and the ornate Spencerian > script in which verses had to be hand written. As custom veered from the overly sentinmental, however, the light hearted modem Valentine was bom. Pujblifching houses assigned their top artists and verse writers to i creating Valentines. Their new billet- doux, beautifully printed and embossed and die-cut, brought the scissors-and-paste-pot era to an end. Speed to Auto Factory Forty years ago it required five men in the automobile industry to complete the amount of work in the manufacture of automobiles that one man is capable of producing today. This has been made possible through use of mass production techniques and mechanization. Group Insurance Plan Fourteen million American workers in 40,000 Arms ar*' vgan'zations were protected by & * lif#» insurance last year. Complete line of Lee's poultry remedies at Wattles Drug Store, Mc- Heary. g-tf,! "BOWERY BUCKAROOS* SUN. - MON., McHenry, Illinois FRI. - SAT. i» Color John Hall Evely* Ankers <|> THE LAST OF THE REDMAN" Stephen Dunne • Adele Jergena (2) "WHEN A GIRL'S BEAUTIFUL" 17-19 SUN. - MON, FEB. 13-14 Shot*? Temple - Guy Msdiswn "HONEYMOON" Abo - World News ft Cartoon Sunday Matinee 2:30 continuous CLOSED ON TUESDAY PTED. - THURS. Anne Sothern Barry NelsoU "UNDERCOVER MAIZIE" wNfcrs if He wirM ft-.•'¥&. : -» * m Thank Van Heusen for this gift idea! Seven wonderful ties--each one a conversation piece, each one based on one of $ •the ancient Wonders. Give trial all seven. >• .'•f.fe 4 'iriJ&Jratory. «3d tl»o * throe irrr*" of hydrogenatod teSr shortening to each 80 •I latd at the time of ra 7. say at the laboratory who a£ s*TSng new u^ for lard and ether animal fats. Keeping lard _ .It important, they say. because "lard ia a high-energy food that, is almost completely, digestible and contains substances necessary tor good nutrition. Stcong or rancid, lard ia not only unlit for food use and very unpalatable, Mit certain desirable 'food values have been destroyed. Such lard also destroys essential vitamins in foods to which it may be added " rs At least four hours a week can be saved by in ironer in the average family. A saving of several hours can be accomplished by the washer. The total gain from the two amounts to several weeks a year. .... baaed «* • miniature adding macube, called a key r*gi*fer, carried by customers irom shelf to «helf.' When this. shopper, inserts the key register into an attachment on the dielf it ad^s the sale and releasee an item from, the locked stock ol goods The store has only one attendant He inspects the final amount shown on the key register collects and puts the money in a drawer Inventor claims grooei*. an uperate with this median s* m i 5 iier profit margin - i • > 1 : • Largest Plant . ffes largest glass container plant in the world is located at Alton, UL , 4*' tmfldlnss In the form of him£ mHi paints, glow in the dark after beipg activated bv d*vlight or famtriight. furnishing slowing areas in dark interiors, such as a stair railing, risers and treads,, on furniture trim. bHprwU. baseboards, I doorknobs, eellw stairs and furnace j parts They al$s«> h»"<» proven of real value to the farmer on doors andv gates as well as tools that might prove dangerous if run into ; ' 0pur of Otanumdi ' Green, pink, deep blue, brown and even black diamonds have been fitotui.» Br OMMblfttai ft nioce •• mmmww dutyttro aM aaordhaiy Tawwtos an AttttralfcMi farrier cluing to have Imwmtad a hor«e*hoe which win not slip on the worst ofroada. The farrier cuts a section from n wort -heavy-duty tire and thina do^vn th* ends so that the rubber cen be fitted between the hoof and shoe from side to side. He uses n str'D n-*r the ends so that when the rubber is fltteil into place, the surf~" e is fart *!'•»*% higher than the mete! of t^e shoe. Fatar* Air Speed k '."HJ Asrodynamicigts are 7,500 m.p.h. spe«db. That mean that the plane of tow will travel from const toi' .• coast in V mir*p*r*i * ^ Ord"*- your rubber stamps at. ft# Read the Want Ads Plair.dmler. ; * / y r *1-? FEB. IF you donH own a siur, but like in One IF yon don't have a chaotfettr, bMt like one . '.•.•.V tiV " ' WHEN ywfre ia a nanry to got place fast GIVE CANDY CALL FOR * 0B00SE A WHITMAN OR OOBEUK HEART - SHAPED BOX Beaatifully Decorated e85 to $6*50 EOT ALWAYS CALL McHENRY PHOJSfE 472-J A J strife. •4r IW WW «n PYNAH0W tMOVP o, It Kasn't always been .easy, here ol late, to be abeolutely sure just which Way automobile deeign wa» headtni^# Y'r 8o It's a refreshing thing, people tell us, lo one oar that quitje clearly knows wheat It's going-- end ahpwi k inside You een*t mistake this poised and ready fashion plate for anything but a Buick -- you're sure from a glance that you'll find k steady as a battle cruiser and full of ginger ee one of Grandma's cookies. Your eye tells you it's big - you step in and this bigness carried out in usable room lie well as measurable inches. A Inroad bonnet promises plenty-power i awf^you get it with such velvety new •tnobthness that you need to cheek die Imttery-charge needle to make sure the engine's running. You size it up as conifortable. The road*e ^fordict is that it's die most tireless on market, what with four coil springs, * pillowy low-pressure tires and a wholly new ick on car vibration keeping you fresh relaxed through the longest day. Ill Spichfs MW OjfMlltW DHvi^ sliding |«ar fad nnMcmry. Y«« 9imply Ml • I Itoolf f# wwylng drtvlng Ym giQff yp EftflM •• ^ Mod Ami if iftm hmmdHug, k*r* 9-- emm thmt It ntmr mtmgic i* Us ' . ^ Yon m# « Uvmr, ptmn thm gms trrnmHi -- mm simply stssr. The power plant dee* all the rest -- swoops you up from standstill to fall pace, aooeleratea, climbs, slows to a stop, starts up again--ell without m»y gcy sh jfting^ sUhsr tmmmmmi er mmtontmticf • - You find quiet here -- quiet that encourages conversation -- quiet' from Sound-Sorher top lining that invites oonvwrsation in nupta awl tones. Twm In HtMTi. 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