This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1921
Page
2
Four destroyers move eastward through the Panama Canal amid maneuvers with the Prefile Meet off South America. The image hints at the lock operations and power generated by Gatun Lake moving the lock machinery.
The American Legion reports 400000 World War I veterans unemployed as of March 1, down from over 500000 after Jan 1. Legion employment agencies aid vets, curb migration to industrial centers, promote farm moves, and seek seniority rights for workers who left for war, noting it takes about a year for veterans to regain industrial momentum.
An excerpt reviews dedication to God and Christian living. It covers whole person consecration, duties to fellow Christians, patience in tribulation, prayer, hospitality, and loving treatment of unbelievers including doing good to enemies and pursuing harmony.
A devotional pondering how to apply one’s gifts and possessions to serve God. It cites how Jesus used Peter’s boat and urges Christians to dedicate talents and treasures to the Kingdom, promising fruitful outcomes according to faith.
A rainy day scene shows Marietta watching water drops on the pane. Tiny rain sprites in shining dresses reveal their queen and her watery realm behind the clouds, where they tend gardens and fountains and reward kindness with views of a rainbow indoors.
The article traces names Ada Ida Adah Audur Oda and related forms, noting origins across Germanic Norse and Teutonic roots. It cites mythic and royal bearers, meanings such as ornament happiness and wealth, and assigns symbolic gems and luck associations to Ida. It also mentions a Tuesday as Ida’s lucky day and seven as her lucky number.
A compact discussion of common English errors. It critiques phrases that misuse plural and singular forms and provides guidance on proper agreement. The piece critiques nonspecific phrases and urges precise wording to avoid awkward or incorrect constructions.
A worker explains his faithful little dog died after a seizure and he lost his job and income. He asks the paper not to publish the obituary due to his troubles and intends to hold a funeral for the pet. He admits harming the furnace by breaking it to cope with stress.
A poem in which the speaker asserts faith in a higher Mind that created Earth and placed humans here. The lines explore wonder about origins, art and love, and the belief that existence serves a purpose beyond idle dreaming, despite uncertainty.
The text outlines early pin production in France around 1485 and notes English Pest pinmaking firms with Bristol and Birmingham plants. It mentions Birmingham as a key center and cites a 1826 milestone for the first pinmaking factory in the United States.
York correspondence of the Pittsburgh Dispatch recalls Pete Daley the actor telling a southern yarn about a school of alligators. An old darky in charge asks if they are amphibious and the colonel replies yes they are amphibious.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.