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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1919
Page
3
Elimination of Poison and Kidney Health Promises
An ad says to protect kidneys by removing poisons with Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, claimed to keep blood clean and body strong. It touts Dutch heritage and long use, urging purchase from druggists in sealed packages. Also mentions Cuticura products for baby rashes and a light humor aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem
Castoria and Peru land deals noted in scattered report
The item mentions Castoria products for infants and a long standing remedy, then shifts to a Japanese syndicate purchasing 800000 acres near Huanuco Peru along the Amazon watershed. It notes negotiations for another 300000 acres and highlights potential for sugar cotton coffee and cocoa production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Peru
Huanuco
Amazon
August Flower advertised as a universal remedy
An ad touts August Flower as a sovereign remedy for tired overworked stomachs and indigestion. It claims to calm the liver cleanse the intestines and improve overall digestion and well being. The copy touts broad benefits including relief from sour stomach headaches and constipation with a light aside about beauty and admiration.
Universal Training Bill Gains Bipartisan Support in Congress
Senate Democrat Chamberlain and House Republican Kahn introduce identical universal military training measures. The bill includes vocational and naval training, requires all males 18 to serve six months with pay and benefits, and sets hearings for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Congress
Chamberlain
Senate
Kahn
California
House
Training’ Camps Association
Army
United States
Navy
Bayer Aspirin and Parched Leather Featured in Ad Notes
An advertisement promotes genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets with the Bayer Cross and proper directions, touting low cost and various uses. Another listing highlights parchment leather made by M Felice Gilardini of Turin, claiming enhanced strength and elasticity with trellis-embossed hides for tighter pelts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
M. Felice Gilardini
Turin
Capital Eyes Pawnshops Return in Public Safety Test
Washington historians note a five year absence of pawnshops in the District and report officials, including police, favor reintroducing regulated hock shops to aid theft detection and aid financially distressed residents in the nation’s capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiese
Washington
District ‘of Columbia
Potomac River
Virginia
Congress Asked for Money to Combat the Influenza Threat
The American Medical Association urged Congress to appropriate 1.5 million dollars to fund investigation into influenza causes spread and prevention. Representative Fess of Ohio introduced a resolution requesting public health service support, with wartime medical departments to consolidate efforts and disseminate findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Medical Association
Congress
Fess
Ohio
Cau
Public Health Service
the Treasury
District of Columbia
Treasury
secretary of_war
secretary_of the navy
Secretary of the Treasury
Medical Department of the Army
Medical Department ‘of the Navy
Treasury bonds proposed to fund army officer and nurse pay
A House bill introduced by Representative Royal Johnson seeks authorization for a 2 billion dollar issue of Treasury bonds to fund extra pay for officers, enlisted men, and nurses who served from April 8 1917 to enactment. Payments vary by service length with minimums and caps, plus a separate bonus for those under fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Johnson
Crete
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Promoted As Cure All
An old advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a leading cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims mild immediate effects and urges testing with a sample bottle offered for ten cents, sold in two bottle sizes at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Great Praperesson
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
One Drawback Washington Man in Cleaning Up Yards
A humorous anecdote about a man named Washington who works cleaning back yards. He is noted as the first to wrap a horse's fore legs with fly paper to keep flies off and catch Mr. Fly. A woman praises the technique though a horse occasionally gets stuck and needs freeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewsner
Dean
Wm. Schleusner
Suburban Ave
Wellston
O. H. Coggeshall
Notary Public
Washington
Fly
Birds Have Right of Way Warns Aero Naval Director
Report notes birds must yield airspace as aviators warn of deadly bird showers along Atlantic towns. Citizens complain after birds strike people and aircraft, prompting reference to migratory bird laws between the United States and Britain and a claim that shooting from planes is unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Director of
Military Aeronautics
Atlantic
Department of Agriculture
United States
Great Britain
Mammoth Cave Rival Found Near San Luis Potosi
Workers near Matehunia Mexico report a vast cave said to be one of the largest in the republic. It lies over 400 feet below the mine level and measures about 15 feet wide with a long unknown length. Explorers plan close surveying and note a sulphurous fountain that emits a continuous blue stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cale
Matehunia
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Republic
Fortune Teller Reading Cited by Boston Transcript
A fortune teller claims money coming but no illness. An observer, the new doctor across the way, calls the claim singular. The Boston Transcript notes that luck is a sugar coated name for mental laziness.
No Way to Beat the Game of High Hying Costs
A fragment recounts rising prices and a boycott on meat forcing a switch to cabbage and greens. The food man’s system drives costs higher with every purchase, making meal choices futile against the price tags.
These Irritating Husbands Busy Men Nearly Always Are Happy
A brief humorous exchange in a Louisville Courier-Journal item notes husbands pressed to buy clothes for their wives. The men respond with light wit about other women not distinguishing wives from their cooks, reflecting playful domestic banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Duel Indefinitely Put Off In Wisconsin Duel Tale
The Wisconsin Magazine of History recounts the Potter Pryor duel episode from 1860. John Fox Potter ridiculed Virginia Congressman Roger A. Pryor after challenging him to bowie knife combat at four feet. Pryor refused as vulgar. Potter’s bowie knives and related items are shown at the State Historical Museum in Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter-Pryor
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Magazine of History
State Historical Society
Roger A. Pryor
Virginia
New York City
John Fox Potter
East Troy
Walworth County
Potter
Pryor
State Historical Museum
Madison
Pa and son discuss toughest kind of hunting
The dialogue notes the hardest hunt is for a home as a father answers a boy asking about difficult hunting, saying the purpose is house hunting.
Old cooler mocks bald man with eight hairs on head
A humor piece contrasts a vain cooler with eight hairs on his head against a bald man, highlighting appearance as a comic measure of superiority.
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