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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1927
Page
3
An advertisement extols Dr Blosser's Cigarettes as a safe herbal aid for nasal catarrh hoarseness and frequent colds. It claims the warm smoke reaches affected air passages without tobacco or cubebs and that children and adults may use them. The copy urges readers to buy a pocket package from druggists to prove their benefits.
The world champion St Louis Cardinals plan to defend their title with an almost intact lineup except for manager Rogers Hornsby who was traded to the New York Giants. President Sam Breadon says the team aims high, praising Douthit Southworth and Blades as key sluggers and noting Frisch will replace Hornsby at second base. The pitching staff remains strong with Alexander Haines Sherdel Rhem and others, including Reinhart Keen Herman Bell and Jimmy Ring.
Entries for the $50,000 added Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 14 are arriving with February 16 closing date. Col. Matt J. Winn reports a strong influx led by Hamilton Keene for J. E. Widener’s stable listing Osmond and Chance Shot as top juveniles. Osmond has won multiple major stakes including the Flash and National Stallion, while Chance Shot captured the National Stallion at Belmont and the Saratoga Special.
Bob O Farrell remains the focal point as the newly named manager and recipient of last season's top National League honor. Breadon seeks to sign Sny der as substitute catcher after a reported transfer from the Giants. Bill Mc Kechnie joins as coach, strengthening the board of strategy. The squad heads to training camp February 19 at Avon Park Florida and schedules 21 pre season exhibitions against major league clubs including nine games with the Yankees.
Cecil Eaton led eight skaters to win the mile race at the Radio Skating rink in twenty laps. Eaton finished in 1 minute 0.35 seconds, three seconds faster than last week. Harry M. Noel finished second and Joe Brennan third. Races continue next Wednesday with the city championship final two weeks later.
Ann Arbor Michigan January 20 Athletic finances at the University of Michigan will run on a budget basis starting July 1, says Prof Ralph W Aigler chairman of the board of athletic control The approved budget totals 316 000 Expenditures include 80000 interest and retirement of stadium bonds 37000 for football 20000 for track and a similar amount for minor sports Total receipts of the last football season were 488618 45 Michigan s share 316689 11
South Bend Ind January 20 Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne criticizes a two second pause rule to end the football shift saying the game loses brains and becomes a brute force contest. He warns the rule eliminates uncertainty and favors power over skill.
Glen Thistlewaite, formerly Northwestern football coach, was formally named head coach at the University of Wisconsin with a salary of 7500 dollars per year by the board of regents in Madison. Kansas edged Nebraska 27 to 24 in Lawrence as the Jayhawks opened their basketball schedule with a loss.
Camp Wood's cowboy polo team beat the Twelfth Cavalry 7 to 5 after three extra chukkers in their first tournament. The Far East has received 5,000,000 linear feet of American film in the past year, signaling growing interest.
Tulsa Jan 20 Mrs Edna Cline on trial for the murder of Wesley L Cline allegedly confessed to the shooting after a November 30 party. The confession read to the court questions admissibility as defense argues she was temporarily insane. Police testified she was incoherent upon arrival at the station. Witnesses described her drunken state and jealousy over another woman known as Reba.
Brussels reports ten weeks of national mourning for Charlotte widow of Maximilian once emperor of Mexico. She died at 87 after a life marked by tragedy since Maximilian's 1867 execution. Her body lies in state at Chateau Debout as mourners pray by her bedside.
An old advertisement promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a remedy that breaks a cold quickly. It promises fast relief from nasal congestion, runny nose, headache, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, and stiffness, and adds it serves as a laxative. The product is said to work without assistance, taste pleasant, and cost thirty five cents at drug stores.
In Half Minute Interviews residents discuss growth in Amarillo. C W Whittington notes a $99,000 loan settlement by Hannon-Whittington Mortgage Co. and plans to expand. Other voices praise openings, prosperity, and local changes in 1927 Amarillo.
An advertisement urges mothers to try McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets for puny underweight children within 30 days risk free. It claims the tablets are easy to take, sugar coated, and superior to cod liver oil, promising improved appetite, strength, and vitality with money-back assurance.
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