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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1926
Page
4
Public opinion now moves through radio and movies as films grow in reach. Cinema attendance reaches 139 million weekly, about 15 million more than the U.S. population, showing the movie’s powerful influence on national life.
The Wichita Beacon reports Emporia resident Jack Archer shot William H. Gross of Pasadena after Gross mocked Kansas. Archer then threatened the town with revolver and rifle. Newton townspeople and the town marshal joined in shooting. Archer was wounded while defending Kansas loyalty. editorial warns the pen is mightier than the sword.
The New York beauty salon market has exploded from 56 salons in 1920 to over 1,500 today. Hotels now install Institut de Beaute or risk patronage loss, with new venues multiplying monthly from Harlem to Fifth and Madison avenues. Former actresses turn beauty stars and high earnings flow to management roles.
The article notes Lina Cavalieri and Fanny Ward opening shops in Paris with plans for metropolis branches. Facial creams sell for dollars though cost pennies, with massages and electrical treatments secondary. By products form a major revenue, daily salon visits becoming common among young women in New York, who frequent “samplers” and roam between parlors.
Joslyn Poe faces brutal leverage from Henry Brierhalter as he threatens James Kelvin. She offers marriage to protect Kelvin and her virtue, hoping to avoid public ruin while wrestling with loyalty, honor, and sacrifice. The dangerous game continues as she confronts the man she loathes.
Special dispatches from Moscow describe violent clashes in Odessa over church ownership. Six priests of the old church were attacked at Alexei church as crowds spat at them, amid a long conflict between supporters of the late patriarch Kitchen and Living church adherents. Courts are hearing many related cases.
An old advertisement touts Black and White Ointment and Soap as a cure for pimples and skin blemishes. It highlights affordability and larger 50c packages, with dealer availability and a logo. The ad also mentions Wespack fertilizer and notes Salt Lake City’s fully electrified homes in sixty four cities.
Fragmentary OCR text reports belief in an antiseptic solution easing bodily fatigue and eliciting praise for a stomach remedy. Mentions a discovery and various garbled names. lacks clear dates, places, or authoritative sources.
A promotional piece warns that indigestion weakens the body and invites fevers and nervousness. It claims indigestion stems from blood nourishing the digestive organs and promotes Ferraline as a remedy with a ten day treatment for a dollar.
Reddy finds a strange creature on the shore that looks like a crab but is a lobster. Barker the Seal identifies it as a lobster and warns about its large claws while noting a live one would not roam on land. Copyright 1926.
A bottle of Herbine on the shelf at home is like having a doctor in the house. It gives instant relief when digestion is out of order or bowels fail to act. One or two doses start things moving and restore buoyancy and health. Price 60¢. Sold by Fox Drug Company.
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