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Readable text shows a garbled insult with phrases like you freakies and nehter seldom to com eantiful trength. The fragment mentions a boy knot and age, but lacks clear context or subjects to identify.
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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1916
Page
3
Readable text shows a garbled insult with phrases like you freakies and nehter seldom to com eantiful trength. The fragment mentions a boy knot and age, but lacks clear context or subjects to identify.
Berlin reports Germany has issued orders to submarine commanders to visit and search merchant ships and give survivors a chance to save lives. The note, sent to James W. Gerard, defends wartime restrictions on neutral ships and accuses Britain of violating international law while urging the United States to press Britain to abide rules of naval warfare.
Ossup Spriggs fixes a stubborn mantel clock after trying dust, windings, and a shot of eau de cologne. He prays, then hurls the clock into the fireplace, and it starts ticking as he declares the clock finally works. The Louisville Times notes a remark about hair cutting being a crime in France.
Secretary Lan sing transmits Berlin note claiming Germany will confine war to fighting forces and observe international law rules. U S accepts altered policy, warns rights of American citizens on high seas must not be contingent on other governments actions. Germany yields on merchant ships and noncombatants, while disputes with Britain remain separate. Speer elected Denver mayor by land slide. 66,000 votes cast, Speer to assume office after formalities.
A blaze in Paris Texas destroyed two thousand bales of cotton. The incident is reported as part of a string of weather and agricultural notes from this edition. The May crop report from the Department of Agriculture notes a near billion bushels winter wheat yield forecast, with 4,230,000 acres abandoned and 33,030,000 acres left for harvest, 7,433,000 acres less than last year.
Anuric claims to flush uric acid causing backache rheumatism and gout. Dr. Pierce promotes Anuric from the Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY with trial packs at 10 cents and full treatment at $1, citing 37 times potency and linking to his liver pills and Favorite Prescription.
In a London scene a Scotch visitor asks for a necktie, but the suave assistant offers eye twisted ties claimed to be very worn. The Scot protests that his current ties are sufficient and not overly old, ending with a colorful local reply.
A vintage advertisement urges parents to bathe infants in hot water with Cuticura Soap and apply Cuticura Ointment for soothing relief. It claims instant sleep after weeks of disturbance and offers free samples by mail with a booklet from Cuticura, Boston.
In a exchange with a Mexican general a caller praises progress in pursuit of a bandit. The general replies that through skillful strategy they have prevented the bandit from capturing any of them.
A vintage ad page touts Castoria as an eight safe and sure remedy for infants and children with a long signature line. It urges mothers to use for over 30 years and note children cry for Fletcher's Castoria amid other ads for Allen's Foot-Ease and Red Cross Bag Blue.
A witty exchange reveals social boundaries as two women debate a bold choir soprano. One suggests bold attire while others insist she is modest, with a biting remark about last year’s hat to provoke reaction.
Humorous clip shows May jealous of her husband on their wedding trip she refuses him scenery admiration and keeps focus on control. The joke plays on marital dynamics with light wit.
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