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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1917
Page
3
Stephen Schneringer, head baker at Brown Palace Hotel, reports gaining 25 pounds after three bottles of Tanlac. He says four years of nervous dyspepsia, poor sleep, and weakness improved quickly, restoring appetite and energy and allowing him to work with ease. His family also uses Tanlac.
The after-dinner speaker muses on the comfort of his own bed, sparking light laughter from the audience as he riffs on travel fatigue and home life. The remark highlights a warm, humorous moment in a social gathering.
Lawrence Bros of Vern Saskatchewan recount their journey from Calgary to Battleford in 1906. They sold a shotgun for ten dollars to homestead, later accumulating land, livestock, and a thriving operation with high wheat and oat yields. Automobiles rise, 16 000 Alberta licenses issued in early 1917, 21 000 in Saskatchewan by May. The Canadian Bank of Commerce notes western farmers' improved position and demand for equipment and materials.
August crops forecast for New Mexico projects corn 3 510 000 bushels up from 2 626 000 last year while winter wheat 1 220 000 bushels and spring wheat 1 170 000 bushels rise above year earlier. Potatoes 1 386 000 bushels and hay 400 000 tons also grow as prices for grains and eggs climb.
Cham Omara, described as a daring outlaw, was killed after long pursuit by officers and citizens. Constable Montoya of Arabela fired the fatal shot in the eastern part of the county, ending a decade of fear in the neighborhood.
W. B. Foulkes is reappointed postmaster at Deming after four years in office. The establishment of an army cantonment will increase Deming post office mail volume, making it the busiest in the state.
Tomas Abeyta and Aureliano Mares received $150 fines and nine month jail terms each after the Justice of the Peace Stewart found them in possession of a slaughtered buck deer and a doe in East Las Vegas.
Governor Lindsey has asked the War Department to provide 8,000 rifles and 60,000 rounds of ammunition along with 3,000 belts and pant belts for the home guards to be organized by county councils of defense in Santa Fé.
Col. Lockett announced New Mexico will send ninety one candidates and alternates to the second examination series near San Antonio Texas. Eighty three candidates seek commissions plus eight alternates. Candidates will spend three months in training after which those fit will be commissioned.
Roswell hosts Bar Association meeting remains of the Northern New Mexico Fair at Raton and Las Cruces fairs announce events. Carrizozo forms home guard unit. engineers modernize Santa Fe trail. Railroads seek a 15 cent toll raise. Sandoval Copper erects a 100 ton smelter. seven more officers in reserve corps. James McMillen dies after horse accident near Albuquerque. 45,000 acre Sebastian Martin land sale to Field Robert of Colorado Springs. Sixteen.
The August crop report shows corn prospects improved by 67 million bushels to a total of 8.191 billion, while winter and spring wheat yields mix results. Reports detail wheat, oats, barley, rye, potatoes, tobacco, flax and sugar beets with regional state yields and acreages amid wartime farm programs.
The Santa Fe vote shows the proposed county jail bond passing by a wide margin. Deming carried eighty to three in favor, Columbus fifteen to four, and Hondale ten to one.
At Camp Funston the soldier boys were entertained by an informal program arranged for them by the Knights of Columbus of Albuquerque.
Dr Thomas B Callahan, once of Denver, was shot and killed in a revolver duel with Roy Collitan, saloon owner. Collitan was wounded in a hand and hospitalized. The quarrel began over the price of a bottle of whisky after Callahan, said to be drinking heavily, struck Collitan with a bottle before shooting.
Bass humorously defines a pessimist as a fish who believes every worm hides a hook, framing a cynical view through a fisher’s quip.
Edwin Payler argues in Mothers' Magazine that a child's imagination is stronger than intellect and that fiction feels real to them. He says education should cultivate the imagination to distinguish fact from fancy rather than suppress it, directing imagination toward rational growth.
Senator Sorghum questions the rival's stance in the crisis noting the offer of a lucrative salary suggests the position is valuable. The Washington Star reports the exchange during a political moment.
Advertisement claims Cuticura Ointment stops dandruff itch and irritation when spots are anointed and followed by a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo. It promises hair regrowth as dandruff clears, recommends daily Cuticura Soap for toilet, and offers free samples by mail with a book.
A brief exchange mocks fashion with the line That’s a funny little coat you’re wearing and notes tailors’ shift to non soldier clothes as war rhetoric. The remark highlights attire as a subtle signal of national sentiment during the era.
A 1916 reader letter lauds Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root with steady customer praise and requests a sample bottle. The ad invites ten cent samples and a booklet on kidneys and bladder, noting large and medium bottles are sold nationwide. Also included are two brief, unrelated vignettes about army service pride and a farmer’s wisdom.
After school Harold, sent to fetch a siphon of vichy, came home late. His mother scolds the time spent and asks why the bottle nearly empty. Harold explains the cat caused the siphon to say pssst as he passed the street.
An intimate fragment shows Timow professing love with a line about words being inadequate and gifting candy and violets as tokens. The passage carries a personal, affectionate tone reflecting a young couple’s sentiment.
A witty remark asks how women received lectures on canned fruits and answers they “ate them up.” The text adds a philosophical note that a thoughtful man recognizes what he does not know he does not know.
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