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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1919
Page
7
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a night time remedy for headaches biliousness coated tongue sour stomach and constipation. It claims the product cleans the stomach removes undigested food and foul gases and carries out waste while you sleep promising morning relief.
An applicant asserts his accounting skill after a wife kept a budget for thirty days. He describes quickly calculating the household debt to the grocer in under an hour, leading the interviewer to offer the job on the spot.
A teacher asks Jimmy Brown to rewrite a sentence about Richard riding a donkey. Jimmy offers a corrected form implying multiple donkeys. The incident showcases a playful moment that amused the class and pleased the teacher.
An old promotional item touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children, urging mothers to insist on the California brand and citing its fruity taste, dosage instructions, and a claim of a gentle effect on the stomach, liver, and bowels.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a half century trusted cure for constipation digestive issues and nervous dyspepsia. It claims gentle laxative effects and urges readers to ask a druggist, noting sales in all civilized countries. A stray line mentions London's communications network and a remark about men avoiding hustle.
Farmer Countd gel complains a summer boarder is a profiteer. The man pays money yet consumes so much at one meal he outdoes himself for the week. The exchange notes the boarder eats heavily and is seen as gaining from the arrangement.
The speaker cites Jack Grabcoin as saying college gifts were a poker face. They counter that Grabcoin did not earn such a trait but inherited it, drawing on Mr. Grabcoin’s long record in the game and suggesting lineage explains the skill.
A puzzled postman complains about misrouted bugs and asks where each bug belongs. He wishes houses were numbered to ease delivery and reduce confusion.
A terse verse notes a law appearing then slowing into the statute book. Men pause, surveying its impact with measured satisfaction as enforcement lags and the measure settles into quiet dormancy.
An exchange shows doubt about stock prosperity despite optimism. A motorist recalls waves to a traffic policeman who has previously appeared in court, hinting at a long running acquaintance.
A quotation from Pearson's Weekly mocks aging ideas with a parlor philosophy line about a man’s age matching his feeling and a woman's age tied to a photograph from about fifteen years earlier. The playful exchange highlights social humor on aging.
A quoted passage presents a beauty doctor described as a by force of his business as philosopher. The exchange questions why he must always put a good face on the matter, implying a duty to appear confident despite challenges.
A bold beauty advertisement claims Danderine hair tonic can revive lifeless thinning hair. It promises longer thicker lustrous locks, refreshed color and vitality, urging readers to buy an 85 cent bottle at drug or toilet counters to combat dandruff and shedding.
A reader recalls an eye test using belladonna that left her unable to see and caused embarrassment on a crowded car as she sat in the back with dark glasses. The note ends with a humorous vignette about future predictions and a bathroom advertisement push for Cuticura products.
A quip contrasts mood and mindset. It states a pessimist acts on feelings while an optimist acts on what they think they should feel, highlighting behavioral differences between the two outlooks.
A damaged fragment notes Jasper Lodge buried beneath a stone. The lines suggest a local burial epitaph from a trolley era setting with uncertain wording and place details.
An aspirant explains that studying elocution serves a director’s aims to direct actors and producer roles. He wants to be able to argue with actors and hold his own in the creative process, insisting eloquence supports leadership in cinema.
Fragment describes a fight with German combatants being felled and mentions machine gun action. The text is disjointed and lacks verifiable specifics on event, date, location, or parties involved.
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