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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
3
Fopora Mississippi resident B J Tedder recounts five years of illness leading to bed, weakness, and faintness. She credits Cardul for restoring appetite, strength, and ability to work. She praises Cardul as a gentle women’s tonic with harmless medicinal ingredients chosen by her druggist.
A 1750 note in Poor Richard's Almanack linked famine to disorder, while Graham Lusk in American Museum Journal argues hygiene and sanitation do not cause unrest. It contrasts soldiers enduring mud with morale, notes beliefs about lice, and riffs on elites, cleanliness, and the instinctive call for food driving social discontent.
A vintage ad touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims sworn statements testifying to its success and offers a sample bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York for ten cents.
Hydaburg residents publish a test issue of the New Native to mark a shift in culture. The paper states the natives have abandoned totemism and other traditional customs in favor of civilization’s faults.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Talcum as part of the Cuticura Trio with Soap and Ointment. It claims exquisite scent for face skin baby and dusting powder, suggesting it renders other perfumes superfluous and endorses reliable use.
A downstate remark argues that when a new official takes office it simply marks the start of salary, reflecting the common view that entering duties equates to drawing pay. The quip is attributed to a Youngstown Vindlentor observer.
A proverb-like line notes a man seldom shows care for his health until great loss makes it pressing, highlighting a shift from neglect to urgency in wellness priorities.
Premier Lloyd George said no divergence exists among negotiators and reparation will be studied with guarantees. The preliminary peace treaty is planned for late April or early May with Germans asked to sign it. The interview with Stephane Lausanne emphasizes unified Allied aims and careful financial terms.
Topeka Kansas Governor Allen said he would not join Southern cotton interests in asking the federal government to guarantee a five cent price per pound for middling cotton up to June 1920 or as long as wheat price guarantees remain. He noted the measure would apply to new crops and exclude cotton held for speculation during the war.
Washington reports official estimates showing the central powers mobilized troops exceeding two to one. General March cites enemy strength at 7,420,000 and allied strength over 16,700,000. Data from France outlines belligerent totals, with central powers at 1,126,000 and new air forces at 12,366,000 on March 1.
Washington reports an extensive program to care for disabled soldiers after discharge. The War Insurance Bureau oversees the effort, with twenty one hospitals housing about 1500 beds already in use and seven camp hospitals handed from the War Department to the Treasury for care of disabled cases, slated for enlargement and improvement.
New York reports plans to organize dye consumers in the United States to protect textile mills from German dye trust methods. Joseph H. Choate Jr announced that a corporation named the Chemical Foundation is being formed with more than 150 firms already indicating they will join.
New York reports John D. Rockefeller has contributed $250,000 to a fund for aged ministers and missionaries. He offered to add $500,000 more, while the national committee of Northern Baptist laymen seeks to fund care, reconstruction, and expansion amid rising rents.
Edward W. Pickard surveys Wilson pressing Paris peace delegates to speed work as Allies debate indemnities and buffer zones. He notes German protests over Rhineland, Danzig, Saar, and Hungary Russia talks, while Bolshevik threats and German unrest escalate in Berlin and Frankfort amid looming Soviet influence and Allied diplomacy.
Paris reports over 8 million acres of French farming soil were made non productive by war. A French inquiry estimates an annual prewar value of 200 million francs, with losses reaching 800 million dollars for the war’s duration. Many acres may never recover, and 2.6 million more are unusable for at least three years. Livestock losses were severe as German forces moved cattle into Belgium and left many to starve.
Reassuring word from President Wilson's bedside reached peace delegates in Paris. Doctors say he does not have influenza, but the cold is severe and requires careful watching. Officials warn against rumors while noting the council discussed Belgium and Czechoslovak questions and reparations as Britain says a peace treaty could be ready soon.
Paris Belgium’s case before the peace conference is outlined by King Albert in Paris after three days of talks with major powers. A Belgian peace delegate says the message is simple the time of promises has passed Belgium needs action now. Immediate needs cited include a ten billion franc advance to Belgium and imports of raw materials from Britain and the United States. The left bank of the EsCaut and the Lemberg peninsula are also discussed for cession.
In Washington, officers and men of the 119th Infantry, once a North Carolina National Guard unit, welcomed a Charlotte driven movement to have the regiment parade in a North Carolina city before muster out. A Charlotte committee traveled to Washington to seek war department approval.
Brigadier General Samson L. Faison, commander of the Sixtieth Brigade in the Thirtieth Division and acting commander of the Thirtieth Division, is designated as commander of Camp Jackson. The noted Tar Heel, who scored a fine record in France, has arrived from Charleston.
Paris reports a British statement saying troops in the Murmansk and Archangel districts face extermination unless quickly reinforced. Brigadier General W. P. Richardson of the U S Army heads to assume command of American forces in North Russia.
Paris outlines pension provisions for disabled soldiers widows and orphans to be folded into the German reparation bill. Officials say civilian losses repayment will form a large part of the projected 60 billion dollars, with Britain facing a major pension-related cost.
A reprimanded suitor tried to defend himself as an officer cautioned him not to think. About a week later the officer sent the man ashore for cigarette papers. The man returned with a $20 bill, claiming he was told to get “some cigarette papers” and did not specify quantity. The officer questioned the amount and the man replied that he wasn’t supposed to think. The judge noted the misunderstanding and the odd exchange.
An old ad touts eliminating poisons to maintain youth and kidney health. It claims healthy kidneys filter blood every three hours and promotes Gold Medal Haarlem capsules as a Dutch remedy used for over 200 years to sustain vigor and vitality.
The excerpt humorously questions nautical terms and duties aboard a ship, hinting at humorous misunderstandings about crow’s nest and captain’s bath while aboard a voyage. It contrasts borrowed jargon with the crew’s ignorance, illustrating lightened sea life banter.
An old herbal tonic advertised as a blood maker and remedy for coughs cold and general weakness. It touts wild cherry bark stillingia Oregon grape root blood root stone root and Queen's root to improve blood and aid digestion and respiration. The ad urges trying trial tablets or catarrh tablets by sending ten cents to a Buffalo New York address.
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