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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1925
Page
7
O V Vernon secretary of the Board of City Development received a letter from Harvey Patterson Commercial Photography Co stating that the industrial films of Amarillo were being shipped by express. Date of the showing will be announced later.
Leninakan Armenia Oct 28 A novel education experiment ties to success at a great American orphanage. Each child receives a personal timetable and training in workshops and daily tasks. Twenty nine trades are taught and graduates now work in 235 occupations, preparing to earn a living by age 16.
The State Department reports a 21 percent jump in passport applications by July 21 from 1924. For the year ending June 30, 1925, 168,255 Americans applied, up from 139,106. Peak daily volume reached 1,333 in May, now 600 or less. A $10 fee applies. About 80 percent travel to Europe, with China and Japan next. Mexico and Canada travelers often avoid passports, but many obtain one as precaution.
Advertisement-like item touts Black and White Ointment and Soap as solutions for pimples eczema and rashes. Claims thousands improved after using the products with pricing notes 50c and 25c sizes and availability through dealers.
American buyers are seeking Finnish timber as demand grows in the United States though Finland has not yet shipped. British and French buyers compete for the price, with freight to New York or Boston from Finland cheaper than from the U S west coast, according to the Sandinavian Shipping Gazette.
Dublin Oct 28 Prof John Mackeill education minister outlined a plan to alter the entire Irish Free State education system so Irish would become the spoken language nationwide. He said changes would affect all schools from primary to universities during talks with teachers in Kilkee Clare.
An old remedy advertisement claims instant relief for lumbago and sciatica using St Jacobs Oil, promising quick soothing application and harmless skin contact. The page also reports Leningrad honoring aged Russian painter Riepin on his 80th birthday with an exhibition featuring portraits and busts, noting his Bolshevik opposition and exile.
In Pressburg October 28 a young man offered three cents for rescuing his fiancée from drowning in the Danube. A gypsy passerby leaped into the river, saved the woman, and brought her to shore as the lover shouted with joy. He then proposed marriage to the rescuer, offering the token sum.
Wray the Music Man extends his Amarillo establishment by adding a 40 by 60 foot rear room under the Tourist Inn at 1038 and 105 Seventh. The expansion creates three entrances, expands floor space beyond 5,900 square feet, and aims to make it the Southwest’s largest music store. He plans a connecting hallway by removing a rear wall to join the new area with the Polk street location.
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