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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Daily Globe notes its founding date February 20 1924 and its publication schedule as an evening paper with Sunday morning edition. It lists office addresses at 110 East Fifth Street and department contacts for news business and society.
A collection of wry aphorisms and social quips from Amarillo reflecting on philosophy faith human weakness and daily life. Jokes on sleep ages God and human folly mix with tall tales about hotel service and dogs. The piece surveys modern manners with sardonic humor and local flavor.
Rates shown for various regions include Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico with multiple time spans such as one week one month three months six months and one year listed alongside prices. The text appears to be a fragment of a price schedule likely from a newspaper advertisement.
A Clothcraft pamphlet used in Amarillo sales talks quotes E F Howe of Atchison and Eugene Howe of the Amarillo Globe. The excerpt praises Howe as a self made, persistent editor who refused to move for luck and urged decisive, single minded work to achieve success.
The piece praises Emil Myers for funding Amarillo’s Musical Festival, highlighting his bold gamble to back the project and the loyal citizen support. It notes the festival will bring world class artists and aims to raise Amarillo’s musical standing.
Optimism fills Amarillo and Panhandle business circles amid passable oil and crop prospects. The article urges a positive outlook as acreage increases, cattle return to normal, oil output rises, and crop reports improve, arguing morale drives prosperity and growth for the region.
Fannie Hurst analyzes why the mother in law joke endures across eras and war. She describes a mother who has invested years in her son’s life and now confronts a rival daughter in law with china blue eyes and a new house, causing jealousy, loss, and bitterness.
An editorial condemns graft bribery and perjury in government and finance. It warns that corruption gnaws at civilization and urges a revival of statesmanship, fraternalism, and moral leadership. Tomorrow's leader will be him who accepts St. John Moore.
Mrs K A Britt Canyon shopped here Saturday. Mrs J M Sears Canyon visitor Amarillo yesterday. Casing hauled to Smith ranch for a well in section 9. Easter suit or dress makeovers offered. Phone 2866 City Cleaners and Dyers announces newborn son Friday night. Service promised. trial welcomed. City Cleaners and Dyers phone 2866.
New York sees eccentrics as normal citizens while Melange of sights on Fifth Avenue and Greenwich Village show bold individuality. The piece recalls a young Michigan writer, actors in English, and editors who say strong stories matter more than perfect language. A motorist’s near tragedy ends with a publicity twist.
A brief item notes minute movies Maizie and MS Wire in a short entertainment snippet. The dispatch evokes a promotional blurb style typical of wire service briefs.
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