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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1918
Page
7
An ad style note claims Freezone instantly relieves corn pain and removes corns and calluses at a few cents per bottle. It cites a Cincinnati genius origin. A side joke about dating and a garden quip appear among the readable fragments.
The senate still preserves aging practices such as snuff boxes and a designated sharpener for quill pens. Snuff boxes near lobby entrances are periodically filled though never used, while an official quill pen sharpener remains on the payroll. Senator Lodge once prompted a quill pen request.
A sallow little girl in a white frock and blue sash wears four gold medals earned by selling tickets for a school festival. Her mother and father boast of her success while a dignified gentleman remarks on the child’s modesty. The tale mixes pride and amused commentary on the awards.
In a Washington scene an elderly man, bent and clutching a basket, pauses at Seventh Street. A passerby guides him toward the curb while the man explains his Smithsonian grounds visit to watch flowers sparrows and squirrels. He notes his granddaughter brings lunch and peanuts for animals, calling his routine a fine scheme and a good sermon.
A layabout janitor set out 29 empty whisky bottles at the doors of 29 offices in the house office building around Sunday rounds. Prohibition supporters dismiss it as a crude joke aimed at discrediting the dry cause in Congress and provoking a call for investigation into who drank whisky.
A narrative recalls two children debating activities on a summer day, one choosing to avoid a game as too easy while the other agrees. It argues that people, including older girls, should seek balanced challenges rather than trivial fun, and notes that life’s value lies in tasks that aren’t effortless. A Paris scientist is cited about needing less food, and Uncle Ike offers humorous musings on conversations about the soul.
Western Union reports American forces on the Marne advance past Vaux positions and breach German lines. Americans and French troops avenge German raids, penetrating about a kilometer and a half in a four kilometer front. British efforts hold the new line near Antich and Bouzinenttrt as raiding encounters continue.
The Montgomery County Historical Society appoints a committee to renew an 18th century grist and sawmill from 1734 in Hornham, to be placed in Elmwood Park Norristown. Miss Mary Iredell has offered the mill to the society, with borough care to follow placement. The plan aims to educate future generations on pioneer flour grinding and lumbering.
A Boston Transcript item notes a plain heiress seeks a husband for love rather than wealth asking for a good deal in return. The query hints at social norms and marriage markets of the era, reflecting attitudes toward money and romance.
A compact literary dialogue snippet shows a girl asking about observing palms in a cafe while a man comments the only palms seen were Walter's. The exchange, attributed to Puck, hints at playful misdirection and wordplay.
A Midlands shell filling factory explosion reportedly killed between sixty and seventy workers. In other news Lieut Roland Jackson of Colorado Springs, stepson of the novelist Helen Jackson, dies in action near Chateau Thierry. Private Buster Anderson Hosworth of Cripple Creek is listed killed in France. Colorado and Wyoming casualties include missing Raymond Johnson, Harry Jones, Clinton Fuller, Ralph Robbins, John Ryan, Edgar Dragoo, and Joseph Schilater. British weekly casualties total 704 officers and 29,193 men. American troops in France reach 1,019,116 as of July 1, per President Wilson citing Baker’s figures.
Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint of freckle sunburn tan lotion. Grocers and drug stores supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage this fragrant lotion into face neck arms and hands to fade freckles sunburn and tan and brighten skin. Harmless, says Ady.
U S mining reports 11,688,000 net tons of bituminous coal mined in the nation this week, up 5.7 percent from the prior week. For the month the estimate is 46,478,000 net tons, about 10 percent higher than April 1917 figures.
A historical health note warns that any narcotics given to infants and young children can cause permanent cellular changes and future addiction. It urges physicians to limit opiate use, condemns nonmedical administration, and states Castoria contains no narcotics if it bears the Fletcher signature.
The column notes rare snowy owl sightings in Nebraska with details on their size and preferred perches. It also laments rural telephone lines in Owensville crowded out by Red Cross calls and other farm duties. A quip about weathering labor laws and calendars closes the item.
In hot weather stomach upsets from heavy foods and drinks cause misery. A quick test with Eatonio tablets claims to absorb and neutralize stomach acids and gases, restore appetite, and offer a money back guarantee if relief isn’t achieved.
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