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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1925

Page

4

Letter from Leslie Prescott to Sally and Jack

A chatty note from Leslie Prescott to a friend discusses Sally’s likely letters before returning home. Prescott jokes about death during good times, touts happiness and thrills, invites Walter to visit, and mentions little Jack reporting a kiss from his grandmother while recalling her as his father’s mother.

Leslie Prescott Sally Jack Walter Jacky

Little Jack and the kiss habit in a family letter

A narrator recalls a playful quarrel over kissing between Ruth and a boy named Jack. The writer reflects on happiness and loss from a male child’s actions, admitting pain from past events but finding renewed joy. The piece closes with a farewell and a hint of a future letter from Sydney Carton to Paula Perrier.

Jack Ruth Grandma Boysie John Leslie Sydney Carton Paula Perrier

Amarillo Daily News History and Rates Notice

Amarillo Daily News announces consolidation with Fvory Morning and Panhandle merger dates 1921 and 1923 with Daily Tribune. Details on management, advertising, and carrier rates. covers Panhandle Texas to eastern Oklahoma with AP dispatches. subscription and combination rates listed. Amarillo Evening Post with Daily News option. Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation memberships noted.

Panhandle Daily News Daily Tribune B. Nunn Willmore Streets AimAarilo Panhkandie Texas New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Denver Dallas, Worth Oklahoma City Amarillo Evening Post Commons Amarilla Mne Associated Press

Notice on Corrections and Public Courtesy in The News

A notice states that erroneous reflections on individuals firms or corporations in The News will be corrected when brought to the editor’s attention Corrections will be made prominently as the incorrect reference or article was published and aim to avoid injuring any party.

Service on excursion sales boost by Daily News and Evening Post

Four News and Post representatives provided unusual service to a trade excursion party across 90 cities. Thousands of copies were distributed in Amarillo and Plainview, with editions on trains at Lamesa Slaton Canyon and Lubbock, and stories and market news featured for readers along the route.

Daily News and Evening Post News and Post Amarillo Evening Post Plainview Santa Fe Lamesa Slaton Lubbock Canyon

Fair spirit grows as Tri-State event nears

Amarillo business leaders praise returns from a South Plains trip where twenty cities were visited. U N Olver, president of the Tri-State Fair, says interest is stronger outside Amarillo and counties sign up for exhibits. The News urges continued effort for a Sept 26 opening to draw thousands.

Amarillo South Plains

Happy Endings and the Movie Makers Claim

A discussion on whether a happy ending in films equates to a clever conclusion or a stupid finale. The piece questions whether sunshine at the end justifies drastic upheaval, martyrdom, and slaughter in the plot.

An Odd Perspective on Film and Aphorisms

The passage muses that final closeness in films may seem right only to audiences lacking proportion sense. It notes how the honeymoon ends when driving with one hand, compares a dog preferring steak to biting a pedigreed pup, and wryly doubts a new era would enlist enough people.

Window Panes Endure Longer Away from Baseball Grounds

A concise note suggests window panes last longer when kept away from baseball grounds and light bulbs if stored in the ark, reflecting a quirky preservation tip from a bygone era.

Death Penalty Debate Stirs Texas Opinion

A Panhandle Press and Denison Herald synthesis reflects broad opposition to capital punishment while noting support from reformers. It cites Irving Dallas. London homicide rates cited to argue views. criticizes arbitrary applications and calls for ending hollow practices.

Denison Herald The San Antonio Express Texas Irwin Dallas Thomas Mott Osborne Clarence Darrow Lewis Lawes Sing Sing League For Abolition of Capital Punishment National Crime Commission Warden Lawes Chicago London

Bentley Home Wedding Ends Quietly As Guests Scatter

Granman Pash dies peacefully with fourteen children and seventy one grandchildren present. The Bentley home wedding last night proceeded without a hitch as one member did not attend.

Emmy Granman Pash

May Seymour scheming for a fortune and love

May Seymour returns to town after a year away and disposes of her inherited property. With $8000 in hand and a New York draft for $12,000 she pursues a wealthy husband while juggling suitors Herbert Waterbury Dan Sprague and Jack Darnley. In Atlantic City she encounters Carlotta Frolking and Muriel Mackey as she plots a lavish future.

May Seymour Ulysses X. Forgan Atlantic City Carlotta Frolking Herbert Waterbury Dan Sprague May Jack Darnley Waterbury May Fouad Mary Garden Herbie Hebie Dallas May Lucas Seymour New York Dan Ocean Avenue Pittsfield Herbert Hearth Jack Darnley Muriel Mackey Corliss Mackey Mr. Waterbury

Reg Sings Opera In London With Madam Rethberg Dog

Scientists say music pains most dogs but Rex a bull dog owned by Mme Rethberg enjoys opera. The dog howls along in Aida with his mistress and is said to sound all notes by her touch, showing musical pleasure in London.

Reg London Eng Rex Bulldog Mme. Rethberg Prims Aida

Chickle Starts Monday in The Evening Post

An item notes the debut of a feature or be named Chickle starting Monday in The Evening Post, signaling a new column or comic strip launch at the newspaper. The article frames the change as upcoming and promises further details.

Evening Post

Daily News Crossword Puzzle Deep in a Coal Mine

Crossword clues describe mining terms and related words across horizontal and vertical directions. The puzzle lists many coal mining themed items such as pits, lamp fuel, edge, pine tree, furnace size coal, and phrases linked to mining life, with numerous numbered entries and cross references.

Maine

Clothes Talk Too Much In Women Conversations

Cynthia Grey notes Rebecca West findings that American men discuss business on trains while women repeatedly discuss clothes. She observes diners and hotel crowds become sartorial clinics with women detailing Paris fashions and American adaptations. Grey argues fashion talk can dull charm and urges balancing interests beyond attire.

Rebecca West Paris

Muleshoe Plans Waterworks With Bond System

Muleshoe officials and chamber of commerce, following a called meeting, decided to survey and study a full waterworks system. Planning will proceed under a bond financing plan, targeting future municipal water supply improvements.

Muleshorf Muleshoe

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