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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1928
Page
12
The Amarillo Globe delivers its publication details listing founder, date, and staff. It notes association with the Amarillo Daily News, publishing schedule, and subscription rates for carrier and mail editions. The paper proclaims independent democratic stance and commitment to impartial news.
The piece argues American big business has matured, with fewer outrages aside from a few incidents. It cites vast growth in population, wealth, and financial assets since 45 million people in 50 years, claiming ethics and cooperation with labor will shape future expansion. It predicts even larger enterprises ahead.
The Bremen aviators after crossing the Atlantic uttered Thank God in their cockpit as they faced danger. The piece argues we should acknowledge divine aid beyond science, noting life’s mystery and our reliance on God when fate hangs by a thread.
The city commission favors refunding outstanding warrants with a bond issue to cut interest costs. The city manager reports warrants average 5.82 percent, while bonds at 4.75 percent can be sold. Bonds would spread the debt over 30 years, not increase total debt, and reduce taxpayers’ interest payments.
Maggie Johnson a 17 year old stock girl at Mack Merrill stores endures a troubled home life with a boastful mother and a humble father. She falls into a tense talk with Joe a new stock boy about college work and his claim of an underworld investigation. The piece shifts to family history and class tension as Maggie observes her parents and sisters.
New York profiles show loneliness driving diverse collecting. From cigarette art to discarded signs, penny dreadfuls, shaving brushes, Bowery menus, and bootleg liquor bottles, collectors chase rare items with rising value and fascination.
In a Burgess tale Peter Rabbit and Bobby Coon discuss jungle legends. Scrapper the Kingbird names King Jaguar as the most feared, noting his cat lineage, formidable size, striking yellow coat with black spots, and the crowd’s respect. The scene sets up the next story: Peter to Prickly Porky.
Scamp Montgomery a late character comedian died years ago took his first trip abroad aboard the Mauretania. Bad weather kept him below for three days. On the fourth day he appeared on deck to watch seas said to be twenty feet high. He approached two English tourists and exclaimed with a joke about a skiff and a creek.
Belgrade April 25. The Russian Duke Alexander Suvorin living in Belgrade ran a medical office and was arrested for quackery endangering health and life. He offered an all healing remedy with a hunger cure lasting about 40 days for a fee, attracting many patients especially women. Some illnesses worsened, stomach paralysis followed, and two families filed complaints. police found his knowledge of medicine lacking and questioned his duke title.
In Life era dialogue Mazie weighing a break from work as a shop girl contemplates marriage as a change of pace. The shop girl confides in her friend her exhaustion and desire for relief from demanding labor.
A brief note signals continuation of a serialized work. Copyright details note 1927 by Kathleen Norris and Mary Pickford Fairbanks.
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