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A partial readable fragment notes a local item with unclear subject and details. no proper names or concrete data visible to identify event, participants, or place.
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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
3
A partial readable fragment notes a local item with unclear subject and details. no proper names or concrete data visible to identify event, participants, or place.
The article touts widespread weight increases among notable Southern readers after using Tanlac. It highlights Mrs. Viola Ives of Little Rock who gained forty pounds after three bottles, John M. Crabtree of Dallas who put on thirty four pounds, and Captain Jeff D. Riggs of Vicksburg who gained twenty five pounds after using the medicine. It notes engineers and others corroborating the results and mentions a local Tanlac dealer.
A brief dialogue featuring Mrs. Knagg asserting that a woman's work is never done and Mr. Knagg challenging her with a sly remark about doing it himself. The exchange highlights traditional gender expectations in domestic labor.
Farmers and other workers rely on Allen's Foot Ease to prevent foot soreness blisters and fatigue. The antiseptic powder is shaken into shoes and used in foot baths to freshen feet and remove friction. Women widely use it as a daily remedy and it is sold by dealers nationwide. Malaria decline noted in U.S. headlines.
Mrs. Chas. Peden of 55 MU Street Huntsville Alabama says after three bottles of Tanlac she gained 27 pounds going from 98 to 125 and banished chronic stomach trouble constipation and side and back pains. She had feared appendicitis and surgery but credits Tanlac with a complete revival and new vitality.
In a clipped exchange Mrs Gabb jokes about women's fondness for animals and husbands being made monkeys of while Mr Gabby retorts. The passage then shifts to a scolding style ad urging use of Red Cross Bag Blue for clean white clothes from grocers.
The piece outlines a June 5 general registration for men aged 21 to 30, including natives aliens and alien enemies, with a government issued circular detailing twelve questions. It explains how to answer, where to register, and how to determine citizenship, job, dependents, marital status, race, military service, exemptions, and other details in clear terms.
The department urges immediate action proclaiming only one day for registration. All males within designated ages must register on the set day. Five days for forms caused confusion among headline writers. the president's proclamation fixes the single registration day.
The text notes a strong response to the registration call from individual citizens and from state leaders, with intense rivalry among several commonwealths to be the first to submit complete registration returns.
A humorous dialogue piece contrasts dancing lessons with Professor Glide and paying for feet. A talkative wife questions a quiet husband who says he spoke at dinner, highlighting gendered ribbing about conversation and politics in a brief vignette.
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