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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1916
Page
7
OCR read fragments recount violence and crime across multiple locales including Bayonne New York Chicago Tex Philadelphia and Cuba. Mentions fatalities shootings abductions train incidents and identities such as Garza Kew and Jack Jana with unclear roles.
An advertisement-style claim urges drinking a cup of hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to purify the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It asserts internal bathing removes poisons, prevents ailments, and restores youthful vitality.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for biliousness and headaches caused by torpid bowels. It claims the 10 cent box cleanses the stomach, removes sour undigested food, and flushes out waste, promising a clear head and regular liver and bowels by morning.
An old advertising piece touts Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive method to cleanse kidneys and relieve backache. It claims the drink neutralizes acids, prevents bladder irritation, and promotes normal kidney function, urging daily use for a few days.
Western Newspaper Union reports Washington officials and Senators from New England press for full facts on the Persia disaster. President Wilson plans cautious action after gathering affidavits from survivors and coordinating with Secretary Lansing and key consuls.
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports Teutonic forces evacuated Czernowitz Bukowina with many prisoners taken including Germans. Russian offensive gains noted in Stipa Volhynian districts and east Galicia while other fronts show little change. Austrians capture an Italian trench near Tolmino and Montenegro recaptures Boglovac from Austrians.
The article outlines vast railway electrification efforts from Butte Anaconda and Pacific to Swiss state lines, noting heavy freight reductions, speed gains, and annual cost savings. It cites Chicago Milwaukee St Paul progress, Arctic circle routes in Sweden, India projects, a Canadian Pacific tunnel near Glacier Bay, and Melbourne track upgrades with multi‑million budgets and 1916–1917 completion timelines.
The Baghtche tunnel on the Bagdad Railroad spans three miles and emerges 197 feet above the entrance, with a section reaching 246 feet. It traverses the Amanus mountains near Asia Minor and Syria, and the project includes eight steel bridges and nine small tunnels, reducing isolation along the line despite Turkey’s war.
A historical notice describes an improvement in railroad brake shoes where a thin back reinforcement of steel is cast to the wear body to strengthen the shoe and prevent disconnection from the wear block. The design focuses on the attachment between reinforcement and brake shoe for durability.
A report notes that electric baggage trucks replace manual hand trucks at stations, reducing labor and personnel needs. The powered carts lower terminal and steamer freight handling costs from 25 cents to about 10 44 cents per ton, with enclosed controllers and automatic cutoffs improving safety.
A novel baggage rack now in service on the western railroad features two independently sliding gates to secure hand baggage and prevent it from falling on passengers. The design allows easy placement of luggage with a secure closing action.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson assumes duties as mistress of the White House and begins planning a brilliant social season after the honeymoon at Hot Springs. The Pan American reception is set in the Blue Room with two diplomatic dinners scheduled for January 11 and January 21.
Stockholm reports the National Bank of Sweden has resumed payment of gold notes long suspended since August 2, 1914. In Riverton Wyoming Lone Wolf Arapahoe sub-chief found dead on railroad tracks near Arapahoe Station. Gale winds rage at Colorado Springs as a fierce gust drives through Columbine School windows.
A Scientific American note describes an improved brake system maintaining air pressure in train cylinders during charging, enhancing safety and reducing need for brakemen. It also covers electric air brush use for painting, plus a galvanized metal cabinet with motor heater and air regulator for precise spraying and finishing of furniture and portable items.
Mrs. L Crawford of Medfield Massachusetts attributes her recovery from Bright's Disease to Dodd’s Kidney Pills. She says doctors deemed her case severe, with swelling in limbs and eyes, and that after trying the pills she gradually improved and was cured.
Anuric touted as a new kidney and joint remedy from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York. The ad claims rapid relief from backache scalding urine and frequent urination, and promises strong results in gout and rheumatism. It urges readers to obtain a 50 cent package or request a trial pack and samples.
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