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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
6
The fragment shows the Amarillo Globe News masthead with founding date 1924, publisher and editor names, Associated Press note, and garbled subscription rate lines. It lacks a clear news item, so the readable facts focus on the publication’s identity and basic pricing references.
The article summarizes Carl W. Neumann’s view that most wild animals have short lifespans due to weather, food scarcity, injuries, and disease. It lists expected ages for many species from elephants to mice and notes unusually long lives for freshwater life and insects, including queen bees living four to five years and workers about six weeks.
In Ireland the deputy John Jinks of Sligo quits the National League to back Cosgrave after his constituents demand independence from party lines. The Dail vote tied 71 to 71 and Jinks absence sparked rumors of kidnapping and intrigue as he chose to act for Sligo’s wishes.
A construction crew in a Pennsylvania town planned a live wire prank on a dinner pail. A 17 year old boy touched the charged bucket and died from the electric shock, underscoring the lethal risk of reckless stunts.
A discussion on female roles and dress codes accompanies notes on interstate commerce commission data showing 61,080 American women in railroads and related services. The piece surveys crossing watchers, air painters, office flappers, and evolving fashions as women enter the transportation workforce and challenge traditional gender norms.
Government licenses to pilot airplanes come from the Department of Commerce. To earn a license a pilot must be at least 18 for interstate flying, pass mental and physical tests and a practical flying exam, and hold sufficient solo hours. Licenses include Transport, Limited Commercial, Industrial, and Private or Student with varying requirements and cross country rules.
In Chicago two youths bound a watchman at a new fire station and stole a $26,000 fire truck for a pointless ride through the streets. The vehicle was later found undamaged in an alley, and no fire occurred.
J. M. Russell chairs a three member tax board with Ben Short and J. D. Thompson. They spent four weeks outlining valuations and property descriptions. Russell says the board faces a choice between high taxes with low valuations or high valuations with a low rate as they aim to hold the rate low while valuations rise. The board believes the hardest part is finished though work is not completed.
A Virginia state board of education supervisor traveled 176 miles to address a graduating senior, Ruth Hickman of Millboro. The article notes that if the class had organized, she would have held multiple officer roles.
Cubby the cub clings to his rescuer as Farmer Brown’s Boy carries him from the Green Meadows toward home. Bowser the hound reacts with alarm, making Cubby pull tight and fearfully observe the unfamiliar world beyond the Old Pasture.
Carolyn Wells presents a fable about two frogs in milk cans. The pessimist drowns after giving up, while the optimist tirelessly kicks and struggles until the milk turns to butter, letting him climb to safety on a butter mount at dawn.
Boston prepares a state-wide tercentenary celebration for 1930 marking the founding of the Massachusetts Bay colony. A permanent organization will form a council of 21 and multiple departments, with leaders including Frederic Winthrop and William C. Endicott guiding an expansive civic effort.
two Wisconson farmers near Stanley used barbed wire fences culverts trees and bottles to string a two party telephone line over a mile and a half of pasture. they aimed to connect the farms of m anseth and n almberg in protest of a local telephone company rates.
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