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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
3
A Columbia state suggestion recalls a man who reads the Congressional Record daily and later enters Congress. The notice hints at novelty ads urging use of Red Cross Bag Blue and mentions whale meat potential noted by the Portland Oregonian.
Youngstown Ohio officials announce plans for a memorial monument honoring David Tod a Civil War governor of Ohio. The project aims to recognize Tod contributions to the Union war effort and state leadership.
An elderly speaker muses on how neighbors judge the ordinary man by status and actions. He notes flaws seen in wealth, politics, charity, religion, affection, and age, then shifts to a tense dating dialogue about engagement and a vow not to discuss the war.
A reflective fragment notes that revenge is sweet in theory but costly in practice. It observes how some people boast of their strengths, while such pride can be a weakness in argument and judgment.
Physicians now stress kidneys get more attention as they filter blood and remove toxins. The ad promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a powerful kidney and bladder remedy, urging readers to test with a dime sample request through the publisher.
Olga Kohler Florman of New York challenges her $25 000 yearly inheritance from her father, claiming debt and a contributing husband earning $60 a week. She cites support for an infant son and asks for an increase. The court approves a $120 000 bonus.
A concise reflection emphasizes valuing practical tools over seeking admiration from others. It underscores usefulness, efficiency, and enduring benefit in choosing functional resources.
The Western Newspaper Union reports German forces occupy Runo and Abro in the Gulf of Riga while German landings on Oesel island intensify. Two German torpedo boats sunk, one Russian boat lost, and additional troops reinforce the push with trench warfare continuing in Flanders. Paris notes Verdun attacks repulsed and renewed activity on the Theiss and Batasizza plateau.
Three men die and two are injured when a Santa Fe freight engine explodes at the Orsa block house twenty seven miles south of Denver. Lack of boiler water blamed. The blast hurled a thirty ton boiler 150 feet, injuring workers and destroying nearby property. Names listed include Gus H Clink engineer 38 and F Rooty 30 fireman. Injured are Richard Bell 30 and J J Herbecky. New war loan oversubscribed follows in Washington.
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall launches a Colorado speaking tour October 29 to rally support for entry into the war with a series of addresses on Why America Entered the War and What We Must Do to Win It. He will arrive in Denver October 28 from Arizona and will meet his secretary Mark Thistlewaite in Washington.
The London Daily Chronicle reports Thorp Hincks has created a device to warn of impending air raids. An electric resonator on building roofs rings a bell when triggered, aiming to alert factories and public buildings across large areas simultaneously. Scientific American notes the concept.
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura for facial and hand care with a free sample offer by mail. A humorous vignette follows about Mrs Hawkins posing as a literary woman and naming her new dog Perchance after Byron's dog in Childe Harold.
An historic ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh case. It claims internal action through the bloodstream and mucous surfaces, notes 40 years of sale by druggists, a 76 cent price, and testimonials from J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
A Charleston government navigation school instructor left, and Mrs. Charlotte Patten of Maine took the helm to teach beginners in nautical science. Widow of a sea captain, she spent fifteen years aboard ships and later lived at sea on a ship captained by her son-in-law. New Thought leaders teaching soldiers to telepath messages in France add censorship challenges.
A humorous snippet notes a man claims love for his wife out of duty and for his neighbor’s wife out of disinterest. D. Spitzer seeks $10,000 after a tack was eaten with soup in a New York restaurant. The piece comments on truth, words, and stuttering affecting promises.
Jacob Schoen of Pottsville Pa superintendent of highways advertised for street labor in a coal region but received only one reply from an eighty two year old man.
The article notes the British rifle as a war outcome, holding ten cartridges and sighted from 200 to 2,800 yards. It includes a brief ad about E. M. Deemer, a 12 year bedfast Philadelphia resident who earns money as a magazine agent.
The biological survey reports lead poisoning in ducks at Great Salt Lake Utah from absorbing shot near shooting stations and blinds, indicating widespread contamination in the area.
A brief collection of old phrases extols Blue as a laundry helper and praises grocers. The text contrasts virtue with reveal, noting that poverty remains a luxury the rich cannot afford and that good habits often stay hidden.
A Tuesday morning blaze at Kansas City stockyards destroyed ten acres of cattle pens and hog houses. Estimates put losses at up to 10 000 cattle and 2 000 hogs with damage from 160 000 to 170 000 dollars.
Washington reports the Supreme Court will recess from Oct. 22 until Nov. 6 following a series of decisions issued on the previous session day. Justice actions and docket adjustments accompany the break.
A terse note quotes the boss on developing push while claiming the pull will handle ftaesf marks. The misread line hints at a management view favoring proactive outreach to drive outcomes.
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