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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1926
Page
5
In Catron City Nevada a small concrete chamber with an oval window houses the state’s lethal gas device. Three inmates await execution in the sunlit prison as preparations set for death in the upcoming week ending May 16.
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets promise to add flesh and strength to thin, rundown people. A woman reportedly gained 15 pounds in five weeks. tablets are sold for 60 cents per 60, with money back if no 5 pound gain in 80 days. Store names listed as authorized druggists.
The state edges toward gas executions amid protests as three condemned men prepare for a sleeping death in a bare chamber. John Randolph 56, Stanko Judich 28, and Guanaloupe Acosta 53 face lethal gas after appeals were denied.
The article explains a warden directed gas chamber method where a guard releases hydrocyanic acid from a tank outside, spraying a deadly vapor into the chamber as three condemned men sit in chairs. Witnesses observe behind glass as death occurs within moments. It notes numerous sponsor names and then reports that Kansas farms have about 2700 tractors valued at roughly $21.6 million.
Chevrolet commercial trucks are gaining traction in Amarillo with many firms purchasing them. Trains Chevrolet, led by commercial department manager Gib Ridings, reports strong demand as deliveries and traveling sales force expand. Purchasers include Richie Weatherby Tire Co, Tave Rubins Torgery, Green & Gibbon, Coca Cola Bottling Works, Withers Plumbing Co, U S Battery Service Ltd, Clowe & Cowen, Panhandle Laundry, C G C Produce Co, and Wichita Furniture.
An advertisement promotes Merraline as a natural, fast relief for indigestion. It claims the product strengthens and tones digestion, links indigestion to weak blood, and presents Perraline as a safe, nature-based remedy without artificial concoctions.
Advertisement urges readers to try Ferraline with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to relieve indigestion. Claims indigestion lowers blood, causing anaemia and weakness, and promises a ten day treatment for one dollar at druggists. The copy emphasizes restoring digestive organs to eat normally.
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