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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1931
Page
12
A reflection on rural England exploring the idea of loudspeaker radio services replacing clergy due to church shortages. The piece questions the loss of personal contact in worship, contrasting cheap, distant radio sermons with intimate human connection, and ends with a personal anecdote about finding comfort in a simple, human encounter.
A column contrasts two weekend experiences at Mrs. M s country house. One guest praises the hostess for thoughtful activity planning and comfort, while another found care lacking and a mismatch between expectations and the simple country setting. The piece notes that hosting hinges on guest compatibility, comfort provisioning, and clear hints about planned amusements.
The article notes a trend toward simple, neat daytime dresses for women, favoring youthful, uncluttered lines over lavish embellishment. It describes a navy blue wool jersey sports outfit with a double breasted cardigan and scarf, plus a black crepe marocain afternoon frock with pale georgette tabs, scallops, and a crystal belt buckle.
Louise Duntley surveys this seasons black coats with luxe fur trims and wrap around lines. Heavily featured are black velvet, woolens, cashmeres, and broadcloths with diagonal wool and silver fox blends and leg o mine sleeves, highlighting a slim svelte silhouette and upward slant on the wrapped hem.
A traditional nursery lesson warns that pacifier use harms infant jaw development and invites germs. Parents urged to remove the toy and avoid reintroducing it, as crying may occur but subsides with time. The article stresses healthier, happier babies without pacifiers.
A health Q and A column covers indigestion constipation tummy and bowel pain, foot instep swelling, face lifting options, thumb sucking habit in a boy, goitre iodine use, and colitis treatment. Advice urges diet, medical review, dental/orthodontic and plastic consultation, and self-addressed requests for more specifics.
A compact portrait of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson known as Lewis Carroll. It traces his clerical start at Christ Church Oxford, dual literary life, and the enduring impact of Alice in Wonderland. It notes his secrecy about Carroll’s identity, mentions Victoria’s interest, and cites his 1898 death.
Adele Garrison recounts drafting a third act for a play while her husband Dicky quietly reads in the next chair. He affirms most of her revision yet points out a potential flaw in a joke about a former spouse. She prods him for candor, hoping for a decisive verdict before the final interview with Mr Veritzen. Continued tomorrow.
A doctor’s experiments with prisoners refute the idea that black coffee keeps people awake, showing subjects slept more after coffee. Flexible glass rolled without damage is created by two American scientists, with uses in mirrors for tables, handbags, and science. Golf is deemed more dangerous than train travel by insurer statistics. In Burma, tattooing certain marks on the body is believed to guard against death in war.
A teenage girl asks if she should end a steady relationship with a popular boy amid envy from peers. Just Me cautions against doubt and urges remaining popular. Barnandy Lee asks about inviting a new acquaintance to a sweet sixteen. Blue Eyes says friendship justifies inviting him if comfort exists, else it may embarrass both.
Genevieve Kemble notes Neptune governs the day with Mercury and Venus influencing mind and social life. The reading warns of erratic, peculiar experiences and imaginative insight for those born on this date, suggesting discretion and practical liberal education. Notable nativity: Robert T. Lincoln, son of The Emancipator.
Five shadows with quirky names join a violin and its bow on a night journey through a wall door. The violin laments one missing string as Mil the shadow is left behind, then the bow returns with extra strings to rescue him. Tomorrow: The Note Factory.
A compact collection of maxims and reflections from Eliot Livy Horace Shakespeare Hesiod de Rock Longfellow Montaigne Cicero Murphy on truth consequence temperance gratitude and health. The excerpt pairs wisdom from diverse voices highlighting kindness conscience and resilience.
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