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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1924
Page
4
Public notices show historical publication details for the Amarillo Daily Globe with pricing for carrier and mail subscriptions. The item lists contact numbers and publication company, indicating a 1924 foundation date and postal entry as second class.
The Globe denounces Doheny as a modern Benedict Arnold and warns that graft within Washington harms oil companies and honest business. It defends President Harding’s cabinet choices, lauds McAdoo while labeling corruption as a Bolshevik threat, and urges restraint on the rich’s influence to protect the republic.
The column reflects on hung juries and odd anecdotes from Amarillo to Kansas City. It ponders family duties, attic living, and the absurdities of public figures while critiquing truthfulness in commentary and the charm of political misquotes.
Sir Herbert Holt of the Royal Bank of Canada told shareholders that Canada will soon control virtually all wheat exports from North America. He noted US production narrowing to meet domestic needs, leaving Canada as the dominant exporter, with exports rising from 9,269,640 bushels in 1900 to 229,681,000 bushels by August 1, 1923.
In New York, vaudeville song and dance men pursue Broadway glory amid crowded, hopeful circuits. The piece notes their routine, nicknames, and card sales, and contrasts the stage dream with scarce futures. It also recounts narcotics rumors in the Tenderloin, opium use, and a fatal sewer rat incident in a tenement, ending with an ad for Daily Globe want ads.
In Los Angeles a show exhibit features Sally the ape and a 20 foot python. They spend hours together in one cage with playful antics including Sally riding the coils, grabbing the snake’s head, and attempting to catch its tongue while the constrictor remains gentle and calm throughout their interactions.
In Berlin President Ebert declines the role of godfather to Klaeffling’s seventh son in Colditz to avoid monarchist traditions. He notes Kaiser once acted as godfather to all seven children and offers a modest present instead.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Mexico as the store house of the world for its fertile soil and abundant natural resources. Humboldt called it a treasure house of the world, and while underdeveloped, Mexico remains one of the most mineralized regions on earth.
William S. Hart in Singer Jim McKee headlines at Mission Theater with Hart’s trademark mix of romance humor and action. The Santa Fe Trail at Liberty Theater features Neva Gerber and Jack Perrin in a West era tale. The Fair screens The Man Next Door and a Hal Roach Derby Day with vaudeville acts Frasier and Locktees and others. The Common Law, starring Corrine Griffith, Conway Tearle, and Elliott Dexter, comes to Mission followed by Her Temporary Husband at The Fair. Beaux Brummel, John Barrymore’s period drama, arrives with England’s fashions.
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