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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1928
Page
10
A miscellany of rambunctious stage bits led by Professor Dudley Dodgewuk and performer Sammie Smoke entertains at the Lost Arts venue near the stockyards. The piece blends satirical acts with a wartime memory and a spoof banker while noting personnel changes at Rock Island and Santa Fe yards in Amarillo.
Dr Alexander W Mair professor of Greek at Edinburgh University died from smoke inhalation after a fire in his study. He was overcome while sleeping and could not be rescued. Mair was a noted authority on Greek.
Berlin reports Germany grows popular with Americans as 80,000 visited German resorts this year up from 60,000 last year. Over 54,000 Americans of German descent also toured the old country, spending an estimated 50 million dollars.
An advertisement promotes Midol as a non narcotic remedy that acts directly on menstrual organs to stop pain within five to seven minutes. It suggests pre taking a tiny tablet prevents pain altogether and notes the product is sold in a trim aluminum case for 50 cents at drug stores.
M Horan of Milwaukee aged 92 asserts he is the oldest active railroad man. For 73 years he has served the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul, his current post continuing as he nears the century mark. He emphasizes public education in advertising one’s skills and offerings.
A 1920s style health ad urges readers to treat colds to avoid influenza pneumonia. Musterale, made from mustard oil camphor menthol and simple ingredients, is pitched as a counterirritant that relieves congestion and speeds relief with a warm tingle and cooling afterfeel.
The American Train Dispatchers Association has started a move for a six hour work day for train dispatchers. Congress will be asked to enact such a law affecting about 5500 men. The ICC reports 1,728,690 employees on class 1 railways as of mid July.
A vintage health ad touts S S S tonic as restoring red blood cells, boosting vitality, easing weakness and skin troubles. It claims 100 years of proven results, urges use of plant-based ingredients, and promotes purchasing the larger size at drug stores.
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