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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
7
A reader asks Miss Dix whether to stay with a controlling husband or flee. Dorothy Dix compares the situation to a modern Bluebeard and urges independence, urging the troubled young wife to demand fair treatment and choose well. A second letter asks whether to marry a wealthy, educated man or a safer, poorer suitor with less charm, urging careful choice.
A weight reducing dress pattern offered in sizes 36 to 44, with bust measurement guidance for 36 inches and fabric options crepe-back satin, flat crepe, wool or cotton crepe. The notice promotes a Fall and Winter Fashion Magazine with hundreds of styles, dressmaking lessons, and Christmas gift projects. It instructs sending 15 cents for pattern postage to Amarillo Globe, Amarillo Texas, with pattern mailed from New York in about ten days.
Theaters feature Jam Mix in The Last of the Duanes, a Western star vehicle and Hair Trigger at The Liberty, with The Ghost City. The Mission presents The Covered Wagon, a Paramount Western saga of the Old West headed by Frank Borzage.
The New photoplay The Last of the Duanes opens at the Pair theater today starring Tom Mix as Buck Duane with his cowpuncher partner Tony. The western epic blends love romance and adventure and features a new comedy East of the Water Tank with Ralph Graves.
James Cruze directed Paramount drama from Emerson Hough tells of wagon trains and early frontier routes. Starred J Warren Kerrigan and Lost Wilson with Alan Vale as villain as Bridger-era history comes to life.
A 1924 Public Ledger column discusses choosing a mate between a steady, well-off No 2 and a romance with No 1, favoring practicality and security. Bertie assures a sixteen year old that dating an older, worldly girl is safe and educational, while Dorothy Dix cautions about marriage timing and long-term choice. The notice ends with a separate prize offer for a swimming event at Harding's Ranch.
A new dental use claims instant whitening for dark teeth with a mild liquid and a special paste. It softens stains and removes them on the surface without affecting enamel. Sold at City Drug Co and several other local druggists at small cost.
The Globe seeks original child sayings printed for 25 cents each. Readable lines from Amarillo Texas children recount curious questions and jokes about angels, heaven, names, and daily life, with several entries from Reeves and other local families.
A brief note invites readers to Harding's ranch for a swimming contest this Sunday. It mentions Evelyn Cline and a child’s remark about going barefoot, along with a casual reference to a barefoot wading outing on Twenty second Street in Amarillo.
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