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.
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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.
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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.
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Panhandle
Daily News
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B. Nunn
Willmore Streets
AimAarilo
Panhkandie
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
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Oklahoma City
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Evening Post
Commons
Amarilla
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Muleshorf
Muleshoe
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