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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1931
Page
3
A reader claims a method to make it rain by killing a snake and turning it on its back, noting two inches of rainfall in 36 hours. The letter cites social concerns about married women working and unemployment, urging cooperation with observers and employers.
A collection of classified style notices includes a widow seeking a refined companion with means, a 28 year old man seeking a traditional country German girl, a stray black mare and colt offered for reward, a couple offering cheap passenger space on a Sherman trip, a request to trade painting and paper hanging for rent, a couple seeking immediate farm or ranch work, and a note about Mexican labor used in rail projects.
Betty Frances and Lee Ravey report their young fox terrier Streak missing from 1600 block of Pierce Street Wednesday morning. Tail clipped, reward offered. Contact 1602 Pierce Street or phone 6945.
N E Jones of Farwell Texas appeals for the return of a mud covered black leather traveling bag lost between Channing Amarillo. The contents included a two piece suit three pairs of trousers several silk dresses an evening gown and many other items. No name inside the bag. A reward is offered for its return.
A Clayton New Mexico reader reports 300 to 400 Mexican laborers are being used for railroad construction while white workers are available. He claims thousands are remitted abroad after projects end and cites an August 15 railroad start from Chil dress. Barber adds support and urges action.
Two North Carolina druggists created a combination of ingredients that gives three minutes safe relief for any headache or neuralgic, sciatic, or rheumatic pain. It quiets nerves and leaves you buoyant with no after effects. Sold at drug stores or soda fountains as B C ready for use in easing pains and quieting nerves in three minutes.
A letter offers typing and stenographic services for those mailing circulars and cards, with references and the caller asking for assistance. It also includes a plea to locate H M Rogers, believed to be working at an elevator near Amarillo, requesting a return contact at 414 and expressing gladness for Rogers’s return home.
A reader asks readers or Camp Fire Girls to donate baby clothes sheets pillow cases gowns for a friend expecting a child and in destitute circumstances. Items may be brought to 1814 Hayes Street.
Mrs. R W Mulford of Fort Worth Texas requests a boy aged 14 to 16 to live as a family helper on a farm in Here ford. She offers room board education and clothes in exchange for farm work and promises reimbursement for any trouble. Please respond promptly.
A farmer recounts drought stress near Muleshoe and a humorous English lord tale. The nephew guides the lord through sights, remarking on English grandeur while the lord laments comparisons. The story shifts to a prank involving crabs in the uncle’s bed, detailing his reaction and the nephew’s quick retreat.
A widow and daughter seek domestic help, offering house cleaning and cooking skills. A reader in Deaf Tack asks for any suitable home work. A 15 year old girl seeks day housework or child care near East Fourth Avenue.
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