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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1919
Page
3
The passage explains a homemade astringent cream with mutton tallow glycerin benzoin camphor and alum, plus instructions for its preparation. It also lists dental care, skin care, corn removal, perspiration remedies, chapped lips, and foot care with various mixtures and routines.
A wartime restraint has given way to lavish gowns with gold and silver fabrics, sequins, and rich embroideries. Descriptions show sequin covered gowns in white and black, long straight skirts, ostrich feather accents, and ornate accessories, alongside more restrained beaded gowns in jet and georgette crepe.
An American citizen Gregory I Zsatkovitch, president of the Directorate of Autonomous Rusinia, has returned from visiting his wife and children and plans to resume official duties. Rusinia, a small self-governing republic in Europe, has about one million people with Uzhorod as its capital near the Carpathians.
In the House Mondell announced a new flag from the Daughters of the American Revolution to replace the 1901 flag. A resolution passed unanimously authorizing the clerk to deliver the flag to the DAR national society for display and preservation with the preamble and resolution.
Governor Lowden urged a single central budget office under the treasury to oversee national expenditures. He proposed removing health and subsidiary bureaus from treasury control and argued for presidential responsibility with an elected budget, drawing cheers in the house.
Florida Senator Fletcher read a Tampa American Legion Post No. 5 resolution into the Congressional Record opposing H. R. 487, the Mondell national soldier settlement act, arguing it benefits few and risks fraud and graft. The post also supports a loan measure offering veterans 1000 to 5000 dollars at four percent for up to 40 years as fairest to both soldiers and the United States.
United States Department of Agriculture highlights Reuben Lowe of North Shapleigh Maine who kept 2500 White Wyandottes in 1918 and earned over 1000 profit after feed costs. His flock produced 1993 eggs in five months from a 20 pullet pen, averaging 90.05 eggs per bird, proving high quality fowl and balanced rations yield greater returns.
A cheap home made powder for poultry lice combines three parts gasoline with one part crude carbolic acid and plaster of paris. dried before use, it can be stored airtight. It is inflammable and must be kept away from fire. About 126 birds can be dusted per hour with one pound for ten mature fowls. For head lice, blue ointment or mercurial ointment is applied with vaseline and a pea sized dab at the base of the feathers.
The passage advises providing fowls with plentiful diverse food to maintain health and strength while they grow a perfect new set of feathers. It emphasizes variation in diet during feather regrowth.
Bran advises on good regulation for poultry of all ages and recommends purchasing well matured pallets rather than hens. He suggests movable, separate nest boxes for easy cleaning and warns that hatchings require experience. Turkeys roost best in trees and chicks in warm coops grow poorly. Wing feathers of young chicks grow too fast and should be clipped to maintain vitality.
A sergeant known for bad language on the parade ground is confronted by a group of men who warn him to stop. The next morning he leads a ragged squad and, after a pause, blurts out a crude remark confessing his meaning. The tale is recounted in Tit-Bits.
London Opinion notes Smith deserves decoration for valor though he never went to the front. It quotes that he displayed courage by turning up at the club every day for years, earning recognition despite not seeing combat.
A terse dialogue notes a ten year experienced caregiver being deemed suitable after a brief child assessment. The exchange hints at trial tasking and evaluation before formal hiring.
A fragment notes dialogue about Edna Edith and Jack with mentions of marriage and change after a proposal. The tone hints at social humor or a domestic scene from a period newspaper. Names Edna Edith Jack appear in playful exchanges.
A boy and his father trade views on fighting size and reach. The boy quips that shorter opponents “hit below the belt” while the father endorses choosing a body of suitable size for strength and protection.
A compact verse mocks the habit of answering one question by prompting another, noting the cycle of perpetual inquiry and worry it creates.
A quotation debates ragtime music, asking why one objects as it memory prompts tunes with suggestive words. The speaker cites fear of whistling such tunes in public.
A brief exchange about a train car proceeding without change. The passenger notes a shared predicament, while the conductor implies no alterations occur. The exchange underscores a sense of being stuck in a similar situation.
In a wartime like remark Gonaciendona notes officers organized to give members visible action for their dues. Bacon claims he received little credit for his war efforts while Egbert observes no trace of it at the bank after his return home.
A fragmented comic riff compares Ancient figures to modern overextensions. It mulls over memory limits after reading a large encyclopedia and imagines Job and Solomon in contemporary roles as judges and umpires.
A witty dialogue shows a farmer probing milking technique and a hesitant applicant, with Edith and Harry reacting to engagement talk. The scene centers on playful romance and rural manners amid a farm setting.
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