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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
4
In a spirited letter to readers the Globe editor defends Amarillo’s growth and rebuts Lubbock’s boasts. The exchange praises Amarillo’s business vigor, notes firms moving to Lubbock, and challenges rival city projections while promising sharper progress from Amarillo.
A collection of humorous and curious notices including a vaudeville rumor about Homer Collings earning a thousand dollars weekly, discussions on pasteurized milk and home life, a sign from Ma's Bakery in Lubbock, and a peculiar flame of short anecdotes. Also notes on reform school demographics, murders in 1924, a choking hazard chewing gum case, a minister interrupted by a hot stove incident, and a Pope residence joke. An Oklahoma City News kidnapping report is cited.
The Sunshine Special travels from Dimmitt to Hereford with a connection to West and on to Amarillo arriving at 8 30 a m and 11 00 a m respectively. It departs Elk Hotel in Amarillo at 4 30 p m and Canyon at 5 15 p m reaching Hereford about 7 00 p m. Good cars and careful driving urged. Look for the DISC sign J E Sargent.
The page presents a 1925 King Features Syndicate cross word puzzle titled a simple shamrock puzzle No 127 with listed clues and the solution for No 126. It includes many numbered prompts from 1 through 70 with definitions and some garbled answer strings.
A list of numbered clues includes phonetic spellings, obsolete form notes, and definitions covering vowels sounds sailors ships verbs and places. It resembles a cryptic style puzzle with terms ranging from compass points to ship parts and erudition hints.
In March London fogs and rough Channel crossing spark comic misery and vivid scenes. A passenger recalls nausea on the Channel boat, a toppled watch, and Chaplin style pratfalls, then praises the Channel train to London with pink lamp lighted tables and tea.
An American describes lounge life in London during dull days as pubs offer relief while travelers fear prohibition and cold fogs. He notes bellhops in frock coats, Savoy beer maids, and aMissed walk near Strand, with the King and Queen’s Sandringham return and Prince George ill.
A beginner guide to solving cross word puzzles explains the diagram hides synonyms for listed words and emphasizes interlocking. It advises locating the synonym by the given number on the horizontal or vertical and fitting a word between the number and the first shaded step.
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