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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1935
Page
4
The Commerce Department reports the old country store is rapidly fading from the American scene. Autos and paved roads drive shoppers to towns, with 76 percent of Ohio stores now urban and handling most retail business. Indiana shows similar patterns, signaling a loss of a cornerstone American institution.
Ruth Woodson, a spirited 19 year old girl, is stranded in Worthville after being put off a bus. She faints at a blue door in a stone mansion and is cared for by Penny Gibbs. A letter from Gwen Hunter Deal hints at money and secret plans as Ruth navigates love and danger.
A fragmented story blends folklore of crocodile taboos with a suspenseful escape plot. John Smith, wounded after a tire blowout, hides from capture while pondering safe refuge in Worthville and potential recognition by the McNeill family. Joan McNeil closes the fragment as the scene shifts toward a continued pursuit.
A stream of observations from Oct 4 about New York culture and society figures. Notes on writers like Willa Cather and Edith Wharton, reviewers, actors, and journalists, with portraits of Tad, H. T. Webster, Maurice the dancer, and Frances Lederer. Describes Broadway clothing districts, Oscar Wilde anecdotes, and Jim Regan at the Knickerbocker.
A teddy fragment tale recounts Falco the Duck Hawk stalking a fast wood duck on the Big River while other ducks and travelers inhabit a world of hotels and late night meals. The narrator recalls luxury hotels and motor arrivals as a chorus to the chase.
A young duck fleeing a hawk Falco is struck midair by the falcon’s talons and fatally wounded. The attack ends the chase as Falco circles back and retrieves the meal from the wild rice bed, ending a dramatic race for life.
The Dollar Sign $ traces to the old Spanish dollar or pieces of eight, with the curved part derived from an altered eight and pillars of Hercules on the coin. An average adult human skeleton weighs about 30 pounds. A closed shop is a workplace where only union members may be employed.
Dr. Robert H Goddard's desert experiments show liquid fueled rockets may reach 30 miles high and carry instruments into the stratosphere. Balloons fail as lifting power requires air. rockets gain efficiency in thin air and could probe cosmic rays and ionization. Goddard has reached 700 mph. Guggenheim grants support to continue his research.
Glenn Frank argues Washington warned against protagogues and demagogues in politics noting both sides exploit emotion for unworkable aims. He calls for statesmanship to reject old and new unfounded terms and to focus on a workable program for the new age.
Investigators surveyed 100 college girls to learn foods they dislike due to stomach discomfort. Cauliflower, onions, coffee, cabbage, and cucumbers topped the list with 27, 25, 22, 16, and 12 dislikes respectively. The study notes strong flavors trigger aversions while staple items like flour and rice remain broadly liked.
Puzzle clues list many terms across horizontal and vertical entries with definitions and cross references. The page compiles a large word puzzle grid featuring words like Jewel wand and God of love among others, inviting solving in a newspaper cryptic style.
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