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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1926
Page
3
An advertisement for ironized yeast tablets claims to renew blood cell action, remove poisons, and boost energy and weight. It promises five to twenty pounds of firm flesh in three weeks, with a money back guarantee, sold by Pool Drug Co in Atlanta at one dollar for a 60 tablet package.
A promotion urges readers to use Black and White Ointment and Soap to treat pimples blotches and rashes. The ad claims quick results and notes dealers stock the products in 50c and 25c sizes with the larger size offering triple quantity.
In Washington May 4 Charles P. Stewart notes prohibition will be the main issue in the coming congressional elections. Wet and dry candidates face divergent pressures while lawmakers hear debates on prohibition in corridors and offices, showing the issue remains alive and influential.
Funeral services were conducted at 4 o'clock yesterday for Mrs Mary Cordelia Whitcomb 77 of Amarillo after months of illness. Rev R Thomson and Rev KE B Fincher officiated at the family residence 609 Silimore street with burial at Llano cemetery. Survived by three sons Hugh Sr Harry K and Guy Amarillo two daughters Addie Amarillo and Mrs Beulah Summers Dallas and a sister Mrs A E Vaughn Amarillo. In Payton C thousands of dollars burned in a separate report.
The international sporting congress at Baku will introduce American baseball and football along with other games in Russia for the first time. Participants include Russia Afghanistan Persia and China.
A boy asks to borrow gardening tools for his father. The punctilious gent recalls a reminder and the boy notes that if the old fool refuses, they should try next door.
Three men were killed and ten injured when a freight locomotive split a switch and plowed through a Southern Railway work train on a siding at Philadelphia Tennessee. The dead are Arthur Collins White Pine Tennessee Lon Wadkins Alpha Tennessee and Tom Pollard Talbott Tennessee. None of the injured were seriously hurt. The workmen slept in two box cars on the siding when the crash occurred.
A locomotive crashed into the rear and forced the ward car forward, disrupting the street scene and causing damage. The incident is being investigated for cause and responsibility.
Bayard Conner 84 of Coatsville Pa claims the longest wing trousers on record after wearing the same pair for 58 years. The trousers were woven by Conner’s wife and remain in good condition, worn regularly by him.
A storm tossed vessel identified as American was abandoned by its crew. The incident details the peril at sea and the decision to leave the ship while awaiting rescue or salvage efforts.
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