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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
2
Publisher J. 8 Brown and staff announce the Amarillo paper as the evening edition with 115 West Fifth Street address. It is a second class matter, using Associated Press material, and telegraphic dispatches ahead of Denver and Dallas papers.
The article argues William Gibbs McAdoo has declined to have his name placed before the Democratic convention yet may still be chosen. It suggests Carter Glass of Virginia could emerge as an effective alternative if McAdoo remains withdrawn and analyzes Glass as a progressive, businesslike leader with magnetism.
Physiologists explain night vision differences via retina cells rods and cones. Rods spark in faint light but lack color, cones handle color in bright light. Humans use both but color blind and night blind individuals show deficiencies, with inheritance patterns noted.
The text explains Mendelian Dominance and the role of fresh blood in altering descent outcomes. It notes night blindness, color blindness, and other traits follow different inheritance rules, with differences persisting despite efforts to equalize opportunities. It emphasizes inheritance affects mind and body and that not all individuals are born equal.
Forty Texas delegates pass through Amarillo by Denver line at noon en route to San Francisco for the Democratic National Convention. They are uninstructed but will vote as a unit, with McAdoo initially favored by the state convention. Cone Johnson will speak from the rear platform about national issues.
A 1920 letter to Amarillo officials seeks answers about Southwestern Bell Telephone rate changes effective June 1 1920. Questions address commission authorization framing of rates,legal demands, a citizen committee’s proposal, the commission stance, and a public statement to inform residents.
Mexico City dispatches report yellow fever believed to have broken out in Vera Cruz amid recent bubonic plague cases. The situation is described as developing with multiple cases noted in the port city.
The fragmentary text hints at a satire or weathered note about a senate investigation and a white paper. It mentions ABE MARTIN and a potential step or method toward formal inquiry, but concrete details are unclear in the readable lines.
Article notes the Democratic convention highlights with a focus on a group of nominations and the political context around them. Vandenberg provides concise snapshots of proceedings and personalities shaping the party at this session.
Charles Kidd brother of T H Kidd of Amarillo died in Albuquerque New Mexico after influenza illness at age 45. Survived by wife parents three sisters and two brothers. Body brought to Amarillo for funeral at the old family home 910 Pierce Street tomorrow at 3 pm with Woodmen of the World conducting services. Burial in Liano Cemetery.
If you have the itch, don’t scratch it does not cure the trouble and makes the skin bleed. Apply Ballard’s Snow Liniment rub it in gently on the affected parts. It relieves itching instantly and a few applications remove the cause thus performing a permanent cure. Sold by all druggists 26 cents.
A historical notice touts White's Cream Vermifuge to expel worms and restore health, and McGee's Baby Elixir to relieve teething discomfort in hot weather. It emphasizes pale sickly children and fragile digestion, selling through druggists with small 26 cent and other prices.
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