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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1924
Page
4
The Amarillo Globe lays out publication details including founding date February 20 1924 and mailing information. It lists edition timing and office addresses along with Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates for in state and out of state readers.
Listings from WMH WELW WLS KYW WMAQ WTAS WHAS WOC WHO WAR WDAKF WOS WBA KGO KLX KPO KAJ KEI KGW Portland and other stations. Note the time blocks for concerts plays organ recitals and school programs across Chicago Cincinnati Des Moines Kansas City Fort Worth and more. Silent stations note at week's end.
A 1924 essay argues that many Americans start strong in youth but drift into failure by sixty five due to lax work, excess leisure, and poor testing ideas. It praises a reliable, industrious man who balances morals with practical living, noting distinctions between smartness and foolhardiness and criticizing petty roguery.
Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibanez, who distributed pamphlets criticizing Spain’s king and the military directorate, refused to heed Madrid’s summons to face a military judge. He said he would not respond and preferred exile in France while continuing his agitation for reform.
Fourteen girls aboard the Camaraderie, a former ocean vessel turned house boat, drifted adrift after it tore from moorings on Union Lake Seattle. Rudderless and captainless, the craft swung and crushed three nearby house boats as police and tugs searched. Officials planned to remove the girls when the gale eased later.
A small sharp earthquake startled residents of Corwen and nearby areas on Sunday with rumblings believed to originate beneath the Berwyn mountains, according to London dispatches.
A newspaper puzzle page presents a long list of crossword clues with varied word lengths and topics. The piece mentions a concealed theme and hints at several named entities such as the Fratellini clown brothers of Cirque Medrano, noted for future performances in America.
A humorous column riffs on farm life and local ads, closing with a Christmas capon for sale. The narrative weaves jokes about poultry, weathered rural manners, and a peppy exchange on capons and biscuits. It ends with a phone contact for the advertised capon.
Kiddies may meet a real Santa Claus at the C. II King Dry Goods store tomorrow from 2 to 5 o clock. Santa will be there in person and all are invited to visit.
The article notes the Governor J A O Preus of Minnesota has a son named Jule Merke, a Norwegian form meaning Christmas Seal. It highlights his distinctive name and a dress decorated with seals.
New York with its Ludlow Street Jail, termed the most expensive and infamous in America, houses few prisoners yet costs rise. The jail, built in 1861, is run by a small staff and serves as a costly symbol of alimony disputes and municipal graft, while offering unusual privileges to moneyed inmates. The piece also touches on Broadway theater fare, dance schools near the Rialto, and flawed reform attempts.
Berlin report details J F Botsch a South German aviator flying 200 miles in three and a half hours aboard a ten horsepower glide with an auxiliary tomtit motor. The cost for oil and gasoline was $1.25, claimed as a German record. A rail trip to a Thuringen town would take sixteen hours and cost nearly eight dollars in third class fare.
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