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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1919
Page
3
A block of old ads and light dialogue: Cuticura products praised for skin relief with bath and ointment rituals. Jokes on marriage, money, and a depot pronunciation echo small town humor. The items read like a vintage classified snippet with scattered anecdotes.
An old ad touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a standard home remedy to defer aging by cleansing kidneys and digestive organs. It claims improved vitality, continued use, and refunds if ineffective, urging readers to ask for the original Gold Medal brand at their druggist.
An English traveler named James Scott was famed for punctuality. A guest at a common inn learned of a fowl prepared for Scott’s two o clock arrival, revealing the landlord’s strict trust in his guest’s habitual timing.
A dialogue from the Loulaville Courier-Journal features a rich lady and a welfare worker discussing a plan to get intoxicated and arrested to document the plights of the world's unfortunates. The exchange reveals curiosity about exploiting alcohol for social journalism.
A judge in a recent case finds a church organist guilty of loafing, saying the law requires work even if the occupation is music. The exchange centers on whether playing the organ counts as lawful employment under the anti loafing statute.
The Baltimore American notes a man “sowing his wild oats” and suggests his seedy look results from such behavior. The remark frames his appearance as a consequence of his lifestyle choices.
Useful illustrated guide by A Neely Hall on crafting desk gifts such as a calendar board and pen rack from scrap wood. It details cutting, notching, gluing, sanding, staining, and waxing, plus patterns for end pieces and base blocks. Also includes simple children’s party games like Tip, Fill-in Poem, Sliced Toy Puzzles, and Acrostic Place Cards using Santa Claus letters.
Easy carpentry project explains cutting side strips, joining to a base, and forming a top frame. Use 82 round head blue screws, plane laths smooth, trim ends, bore slightly larger holes, and secure edges four per side. Finish with wood stain wax or enamel to taste.
A brisk advertisement touts Dan derine as a cheap remedy to halt hair loss and remove dandruff. It instructs pouring a small amount on the scalp and rubbing in, claiming hair will stop shedding after several applications and become long and strong. It adds a note about rapping on the garage door to check if the family is home.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a half century old household remedy for constipation and digestive troubles. It claims relief from indigestion nervous dyspepsia liver issues and related symptoms with a few doses of August Powder. Ends with a tagline about apology.
Catarrhal deafness is treated as a constitutional issue not reachable by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation of the Eustachian tube and restore hearing. Advertises $100 reward for an incurable case with druggists selling 76 cents and offers free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It urges mothers to give the product by following bottle directions and to insist on the California brand for its fruity taste. A stray line notes a separate joke about men behaving better after dinner.
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