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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1929
Page
6
London reports an international gang plundering mail shipments of diamonds between London and Tunis. A packet worth fifty thousand dollars was opened in transit and its stones replaced by coal. Scotland Yard and the Surete Generale remain baffled as similar thefts linked to the Leviathan case spread.
Townsfolk report small attendance at Plumbers and Carpenters Local meetings with little business. A public entertainment program is nearly set for January 31 with talks songs and lunch. Various members travel to meetings and new enterprises open. The Central Labor Union elects officers and the nation records 1928 business failures. Public health officials in Washington conclude efforts continue. Sources note a five day work week for New York electrical workers and Salvation Army aid remains constant.
A lengthy editorial urges attention to youth crime, noting 7a per cent of offenders are under 21 and blaming neglected parents. It cites safety campaigns and labor unemployment, while detailing Electrical Workers Union No. 602 meetings, new officers, initiations, and plans for social events as workers face widespread joblessness and non-union labor criticisms.
W G Street of 1207 Lincoln Ave Amarillo Texas says he gained wonderfully after using Orgatone and would not take a thousand dollars for the first bottle. He reports improved appetite digestion sleep and strength and notes no alcohol or false stimulants in the remedy sold by City Drug Store Polk Street Amarillo with mail orders available.
An article promotes Marmola tablets as a liver gland based fat cure claiming long use over 20 years with millions using them. It asserts no hard work or starvation is needed, four tablets daily until weight normalizes, promising beauty youth health and vigor.
Aaron Cotton, 47, killed his estranged wife at her parents home near Rockdale Texas after she refused to reconcile. He attacked her in the parlor then fled, swallowed poison, and attempted suicide as relatives pursued him. The jury returned a verdict of murder and death by own action.
The reader argues favorably for nominating an Indiana man for vice president, citing past success with Thomas R. Marshall, former Indiana governor, and asks why not consider Palo Duro Apts as a candidate or location.
Talk of an early boom for Louis Ludlow the congressman elect from Indianapolis for the Democratic nomination for vice president in 1932 gains traction in Indiana. Ludlow a former National Press Club president and longtime Washington journalist defeated Ralph Updike despite a Republican landslide. Boosters note his wide Democratic ties nationwide and his public influenza pneumonia death toll estimate.
The ad promotes Capudine as a fast liquid headache and neuralgia relief. Two teaspoonfuls in water are said to soothe nerves without upsetting the stomach and have been popular for 30 years. Available at drug stores in 20c 60c and trial sizes.
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