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Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1918

Page

2

March to Victory Through Blood Health Tonic Claim

A vintage advertisement urges spring health checks and blood improvement with Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It touts herbal ingredients and alcohol free formula, promoting safe tonic use, dietary changes, and selling through Hotel, Buffalo, N.Y.

Teed Stevens Oregon Pie Trillion Pierce Buffalo N.Y 14 Mostevry Ten Cours Tayplus Buttalo

Empey in the Front Line Trench and Jersey City Wish

Arthur Guy Empey an American living in Jersey City goes to England to enlist in the British army. He trains in France and experiences trench life including cooties church parades and shellfire. He narrates the fear the cold rats and the longing to return home to Jersey City.

Empey Jersey City Arthur Guy Empey England London France

Empey's First Turn on the Firing Step in Trench News

The article follows Empey as he climbs the firing step while bullets whip overhead and learns why soldiers say if you're going to get it you'll get it. The piece hints at a continuation and notes the era's relentless pace, urging readers to stay tuned for the next installment.

Max Allee London Misa Old Pepper Stewart Empey Tommy

Letter From a French Girl to a Red Cross Worker

A sixteen year old French girl writes to Dr John Firley of Chicago’s Red Cross work sharing a vision of war. She describes a river named Yser with birds crossing, two banks of millions of men eye to eye, yet separated by an immense distance between justice and right. She recalls American ships crossing the Atlantic as lighthouses approach France. Cowboy Prefers Saddle. Cleveland. RE. J. Moore returns home after an auto ride and saddles his horse to ride through parks, a veteran cowpuncher of thirty five years who notes the shift from cattle herding to autos.

Chicago John Firley Red Cross Yser Ocean America France Cleveland RE. J. Moore Moore

California Syrup of Figs Ad Targets Mothers and Children

Feverish, constipated children warned about coated tongues and hot breath. The ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative that cleanses stomach and bowels without griping, with a "frutt Jnsative" alternative for upset stomachs. It urges mothers to ask their dealer for the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.

California California Pig Syrup Company

NOT SHOWING WHITE FEATHER A amusing tale among officers

An odd interaction unfolds between Dit Ish officers and Tinsprat, as Rev Wilko Ewing recounts a scene at a function with a young visitor. The dialogue centers on a witty exchange about courage and propriety, leading to a humorous miscommunication.

Wilko Ewing Anny Junnad Catone Roswell Mr. Wing Tie Colonul Allis

Throw Away Crutches and Save Doctors Bills

An old newspaper ad touts Eagle Pile Remedy promising relief from piles, urges a week of use to avoid surgery, and offers mail order from The Reed Distributing in Paterson New Jersey. Also includes assorted clippings about science, Africa, and digestion aids with period advert tone.

Reed Distributing Godwin St Paterson, N. J

Lesson on Mark 7 and Pharisee Traditions

Devotional lesson examines Jesus response to rabbinical traditions, the danger of relying on ceremonies over heart reform, and four sections: accusation, answer, application, and frustration. It discusses cleansing rituals, defilement from within, and Jesus freeing people from infirmities and sin while guiding toward true heart obedience.

Tesson Capernoun Jerusalem Jesus Ian Denne Janes

Fullness of Life and Abundant Living in Faith

A religious exhortation urges believers that Christ came to give life in fullness, contrasting starved, underdeveloped lives with God’s plan. It encourages reaching for deeper experiences and striving for a full, free, and good life as intended by God.

Christ

Lydia E Pinkham and Forgiveness Themes in Old Notices

A mixed fragmentary clipping from Oskaloosa Iowa touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for women's ailments including irregularities and displacements. Included is a sentimental tale about forgiveness from a late 19th century dialect piece, reflecting period social norms and advertising copy.

Oskaloosa Iowa Lydi Pinkham Mia Lizzie Courtney Ava Mrs. Courtney Lydia E. Pinksham Lydia E. Pinkham

Swamp Root Remedy Promises Pure Kidney Help

Advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure safe medicine for kidneys liver and bladder with guaranteed purity strength and excellence in every bottle. It claims to relieve urinary issues and urges readers to request a trial bottle by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co Binghamton NY while noting availability in drug stores in various bottle sizes.

Dr. Kilmer Iimer & Co Binghamton, N. Y

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