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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1929
Page
8
Brussels reports protests by hotel and restaurant owners and liberals against Belgiums light wine and beer prohibition in effect since the occupation. Critics say hard liquor remains available clandestinely while officials claim reduced drunkenness and crime.
The Texas State Highway Commission finished its session by awarding contracts worth 2 330 400 for the week, plus 1 376 980 in awards. Tarrant county awarded J Lee Willbig of Dallas 48 420. McLennan county Barker Bros Amarillo and L H Lacy Co Dallas 111 369 91 749. Matagorda county Dexter Construction Co Dallas 135 511 and 50 634 and L H Lacy Co Dallas 224 334. Brown county Dean Ward Itasca 76 101 and F P McElwrath Constr Co Corsicana 32 092. Cherokee county Gaines & Yoa kum Oklahoma City 44 640. Brazoria county F W Heldenfels Rockport 54 419. Comanche county Dickie Bros Blanton Woodson 69 419. Guadalupe and Hays counties J Lee Willig Dallas 91 097. Willacy county F P McElworth Corsicana 156 495.
Thirty thousand cubic feet of air weighs approximately one ton, a rough metric used in engineering and environmental contexts to compare gas volumes with mass.
Health advocates note that the obsession with extreme slenderness damages women and girls. Paris designers and musical producers push rounded figures, promoting varied meals of cereals, milk, fruits, vegetables, and meats. Sugar is urged as a flavor aid to improve food appeal and intake.
Amended weather notes say a light frost reached 33 degrees in Amarillo with potential minor damage. H D Collman cites upcoming cold snaps and moonlight as factors while farmers debate frost timing and grain curing. Overcoats appear as merchants report winter clothes sales. In Jersey City twins prompt a suspended sentence for speeding. New York College of Commerce adds boxing and fencing for students.
An old advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia for feverish and upset babies with colic gas sour belching vomiting and general stomach discomfort. It instructs parents to give a teaspoon to infants and a tablespoon in water for older children and claims quick relief within five minutes. The ad notes its palatability and a free information book available from The Phillips Co. 117 Hudson St New York.
Washington reports the federal farm board approved three loans totaling over a million dollars to support orderly marketing of wheat and cotton. A $300,000 loan goes to the Mississippi Cooperative Association in Jackson and a $500,000 loan to the Southwest Cooperative Wheat Growers Association in Kansas City. A facilities loan also funded the effort to aid grower members.
An old health ad argues the tongue reflects digestive health and warns white or yellow coating signals stomach and bowel trouble. It promotes Tanlae as a natural remedy made from herbs and roots, claiming many prior patients improved and promising results from a bottle today.
Mrs H A Lawson of 2015 Terrace Drive Dallas says Nature's Remedy NR Tablets have kept her family healthy for a decade. She credits the tablets for easing constipation biliousness headaches indigestion and rheumatic aches. The article notes over three million tablets used daily at a cost of 25 cents.
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