Tack Letters: Seeking Farm or Hotel Work and Housekeeper Role
A letter from a reader at 1410 A Buchanan Street seeks a farm or ranch or hotel cafe management job and a small salary. A second note requests a housekeeper position in a motherless home. the writer is in his early thirties, healthy, with years of cafe experience and wants help finding work. contact via telephone 4497.
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Buchanan Street
Tack
Reader asks how to get rid of bed bugs
A reader reports being bothered by bed bugs and seeks guidance on effective removal methods. The note indicates a desire for practical steps and potential remedies.
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Tack
Missing Shepherd Pup Nig Offered For One Dollar Reward
Black police and shepherd pup Nig, five months old, strayed from 821 Tennessee Street. He has white feet and a large white chest spot. Reward one dollar. Call 2 2542 if sighted.
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Paul
Byron Berthelu
Tennessee Street
Deadly bed bug remedy offered with cautions
A reader warns about a poisonous preparation used to treat bed bugs and invites interested readers to contact C. R. Roedel of Amarillo Texas for guidance. The note appears amid other classifieds including a ride request for a son returning from Indiana and a personal ring loss notice.
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C. R. Roedel
Amarillo
Texas
Oh You California A humorous look at the West
A former Texan describes California life with satirical verses on heat costs and shiny promises. The speaker mocks labor, climate, fruit, and shopping while urging readers to see through booster club promises. The piece blends regional jabs with personal reflective tone.
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Amanias Club
San Diego
Golden Gate
West
Booster Club
Reward Offered for Lost Pointer Dog Sport
A white pointer dog with tan head and ears and a white streak on the forehead left home around June 20. The two year old named Sport responds to calls. Reward of $2 offered for his return to 516 North Harrison Street.
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North
Harrison Street
Reward Offered for Lost Item and Job Request
Rosemary Emery promises a reward to the finder of a lost item and asks assistance in employment. W A Chappell of Wildorado Texas asks Tack for help securing work, citing varied experience and solid references as a young married man without children.
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Tack
W. A. Chappell
W. C. Thomas
Wildorado
Texas
Trade For Chickens
A brief note offers a trade for chickens due to current inability to buy. The author mentions owning an electric washer and ability to operate it to complete the deal.
Five Dollar Reward For Lost Magneto
J R Shideler offers a five dollar reward for the return of a stolen old style Bosch magneto with his initials J R B S stamped on the frame and file marks. He promises five dollars for information leading to recovery or thief identification, contact 1504 East Fourth Avenue.
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Bosch
J. R. Shideler
East Fourth Avenue
Local notices mix trades sales and opinions in Texas column
Readers offer barters such as chickens for laundry work and groceries, a grey squirrel for sale, and ads seeking a home, a housekeeper, or part time stenography. A letter from JOE A OWENS rails against city spending on tractors and urges public meetings coverage.
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Tack
Joe Fogg
Bushland
Texas
Reward for Snip the Black Spitz Dog
A missing black Spitz named Snip, cherished by a six year old girl, has been gone since last Saturday morning. The owners, Mrs W C Clark of 2036 Washington Street, offer a small reward and ask for Snip's safe return. A note adds a reward of 50 cents for Snip's return.
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Snip
W. C. Clark
Washington Street
Superstitions and travel pleas in a reader letter
A reader from Bovina Texas jokes about buckeyes and rabbit feet and recommends medical baths in Amarillo or Hot Springs for rheumatism. The letter ends with a request for a ride to Roanoke Virginia as the writer has no money.
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Meridian
Mississippi
Amarillo
Hot Springs
New Mexico
Roanoke
Tack
Virginia
Help Wanted Ads From 1920s Include Rent Swap and School Goal
Classified snippets show individuals seeking work or housing in exchange for services. J. D. In Care of Tack offers a three room apartment and house work for rent at 1310 Lincoln Street. Arthur Garland requests respectable work and child care with room and a garage for rent prolonging the search for employment and housing.
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Lincoln Street
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