Prince Wales Visit Anglicizes Long Island Local Speech
A Upstate reporter details how Syosset Westbury and Jericho Long Island become Anglicized after the Prince of Wales spent a fort night at Syosset. The piece notes changes in meals phrases and nicknames with terms like Cheerio Righto Bloody and Old Bean dominating daily talk.
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United Press
New York
Syosset
Westbury
Jericho
Long Island
Prince of Wales
James A. Burden
Wales
Middlesex
Suffolk
England
Livestock prices show little change in 20 years
Compara tive figures in East Texas for 1924 and 1904 show livestock prices nearly the same. Yearlings bring 38 to 15 dollars, similar to two decades ago, while cotton earns about five times more now. cotton sold at five cents per pound then and 25 cents this year.
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Troup
Tex
East Texas
Dr Yates Lectures In Clovis On Lycenum Course
Dr Yates, pastor of the First Baptist church, delivered a lecture in Clovis after Dr Wilson of Nashville could not fill the Clovis date. W C Shubert harvested 4620 pounds from one acre of maize heads grown on wide rows 6 1/2 feet apart. moisture docking reduced pay to 31 percent per ton. Shubert expected over two tons per acre. W N Brown, charged in an arson case involving a Lockney garage, was acquitted by the jury. The judge instructed the jury to return an acquittal verdict.
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Yates
First Baptist Church
Clovis
Wilson
Nashville
Tenn
W. C. Shubert
Lockney
Mr. Shurbet
W. N. Brown
Dalhart Denies 1100 Cattle Shoot Rumor
C H Walker reports a rumor that 1100 head of cattle were shot in Amarillo due to anthrax. Carl Gunn of the Chamber of Commerce contacted Mr Fuqua at the First National Bank for confirmation and was told there was no truth. The rumor spread as a hoax to lure cheap cattle buyers.
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C. H. Walker
Dalhart
Amarillo
Carl Gunn
Chamber of Ecommerce
Fuqua
First National Bank
Reporter Wins Access With Witty Remark At Mansion Gate
A journalist braved guarded scrutiny at a mansion, exchanging a mock query about matches with a guard. The night’s event unfolded as the reporter was admitted to the front door, prompting full newspaper coverage of the occasion.
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Sye
Long Island
Dallas Woman Seeks Divorce Over Bath Tub Shyness
A Dallas woman files for divorce in Judge Louis Wilson's court alleging her husband is bath tub shy, often going ten days without bathing. She cites a family famed for cleanliness and recounts his habit of vile overpowering pipes as another irritation.
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Dallas
Louis Wilson
Vernon musician Bobby Reed dies after Vernon event
Bobby Reed, leader of the Vernon band, died at Vernon Friday. Reed was a talented composer whose works are played by many bands. Amarillo visitors at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce session in Vernon recalled his music. Mrs. Tom Ewing and her children left Friday for Childress to join the Ewing family at their new home. Amarillo traveling men report improvements at the Clarendon hotel with ten new guest rooms added. A telephony remark from an Amarillo operator notes that lips six inches from the transmitter equal two hundred miles of line.
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Bobby Reed
Vernon
Amarillo
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Reed
Tom Ewing
Childress
Ewing
Fort Worth
Panhandle fair praised as best in history by locals
Thomas T Waggoner Claude Amarillo hail the Tri-State Fair as the hub of Panhandle culture saying it rivals the Dallas State Fair. Mayor Blasdel jokes about circus attendance while Horace Russell touts September as peak business for a local ballroom and dance firm services.
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Thomas 'T Waggoner
Claude Amarillo
Great Panhandle
Panhandle
Dallas
Horace Russell
Russell, Cockrell
New Stenographer Joins Fish Law Office in Amarillo
Miss Mary Wilcox arrives from Kansas City as the new stenographer in S. F. Fish law offices. She is sister of Caroline Wilcox who works with Dr. W. F. Flamm. Mrs. W. E. Sidebottom of Plainview visits Amarillo. I. Z. Bishop of Bishop Land Co. plans return from a southern tour visiting San Antonio Dallas and Houston offices.
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Mary Wilcox
S. F. Fish
Wilcox
Kansas City
Caroline Wilcox
W. F. Flamm
I. Z
Bishop Land Company
Amarillo
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Essex Six coach breakdown sets cross country record
J L Wains drove an Essex Six coach from Ogden Utah to Perryville Indiana in 48 hours 15 minutes covering 1762 miles with a puncture only setback. Mr Chisum notes average speed above 35 mph on difficult rural roads across Utah Wyoming Nebraska Iowa Illinois Indiana praising the new Essex Six for reliability and comfort.
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Utah
Indiana
Toney Chisum
Trudeon Essex
Mr. Chisum
Ogden
Perryville
Ind
Essex
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
Ilinoia
Insidna
J. L Wains
Hudson-Essex
Intermountain
Essex Six
Essex Four
Rye residents seek name change to San Isabel
Rye Colorado residents circulate a petition to rename the town to San Isabel, arguing the new name is more euphonious and carries no misleading implications.
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Rye
Colo
United Press
San Isabel
Changes of Location for Caldwell and Thomas Firm
The Caldwell and Thomas firm reports its relocation from the Nunn to the Smith Building. Contact A. J. Caldwell at phones 709 and 1811 for inquiries and ads, with Globe want ads priced at one and a half cents per word.
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Nunn
Smith Building
Drs. Caldwell and
Thomas
A. J. Caldwell
M. B
Globe
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F. B. Martin
Bellview
Maxwell Club
Maxwell
Panhandle Motor Co
Polk St
Club Sedan
News OF Essex
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Stration
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