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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1927
Page
6
Hollywood recalls Florence Lawrence, the Biograph and Vita graph Girl, who helped build the film industry. Once a top name, her career drifted after illness and lower pay, now living quietly in a canyon cottage and composing a song titled Fair-weather Friends.
Advertisement promises a single bottle cures sore bleeding gums and offers a money back guarantee from druggists if not satisfied. Mentions City Drug Store as the seller.
An improved method suggests two teaspoonfuls of Capudine in water for fast relief. The liquid relieves headache by soothing nerves rather than deadening them, with no opiates. Available at druggists in 60c and 30c sizes plus a trial size.
An old advertisement promotes No. 9 Rat Killer envelopes for 35 cents claiming rats gnaw and die after consuming the poison. The inventor guarantees a refund if rats aren’t gone within 24 hours, and asks customers to request the envelope kind from any druggist.
The University of Chicago medical school gains $550,000 in gifts. A $300,000 donation funds an orthopedic hospital named for Gertrude Dunn Hicks. A $250,000 gift creates the Louis B. and Enma M. Kuppenheimer Foundation to support eye research and ophthalmology teaching.
In Kansas City Kansas high schools fraternities and sororities are being reorganized into clubs amid protests by welfare groups and the school board over alleged wild parties. Disputes led to suspensions of several Greek leaders. the board and faculty support the move and plan full cooperation with students.
The piece notes that Alabama pledged twenty four votes for Underwood at the 1924 Democratic convention and suggests the name will again be presented for consideration in 1928. It hints at renewed interest in Senator Underwood as a potential presidential candidate.
Kansas City attorney B. E. Moses chartered an airplane for a group to travel to Chicago for the Tunney Dempsey fight on September 22. Among the original guests was David Levine, a close friend of Moses, who Moses said cannot fly.
The remark indicates Levine confirming they will think over the matter seriously, signaling contemplation and potential forthcoming decision. The context suggests a discussion about a proposal or request, with Levine as a key participant.
The United Cigar company aims to open its Amarillo outlet as J M Campbell of Dallas visits to supervise remodeling of the Nunn building at Fifth and Polk. Twenty five year lease and about $35000 in repairs mark the project, with occupancy set for October 1. Mr and Mrs W Triplett depart to Des Moines Iowa due to Mrs Triplett mother’s serious illness.
The advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a safe soothing remedy for infants over three decades. It claims Castoria is a pleasant substitute for castor oil and Teething Drops, contains no narcotics, and carries the genuine signature on each package as proof of its directions and efficacy.
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