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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
6
Fragmented ad style text notes fashion and beauty obsessions with products and figures. Mentions Danderine hair treatment and various consumer signals, blending gossip tone with promotional snippets and faded public figures. The piece weaves advertisements with social commentary on appearances and domestic ideals.
The American Lottery for Thrift offers a free Nouxeholl pamphlet to any resident of the United States, urging thrift and budgeting. A note on wheat crop records reports Kansas leading with 110/114 million, followed by South Dakota at 152 million, with Minnesota and North Dakota showing multipliers over two decades.
Medical authorities describe epidemic lethargic encephalitis or sleep sickness first noted in France and England a year ago. Early cases resembled poisoning or poliomyelitis, but it is now seen as a distinct brain inflammation with drowsiness and lethargy as key symptoms. Fatality rates vary by country, with higher death rates in France than Britain, and uncertainty remains about its severity in the United States while health boards urge precaution for infantile paralysis-like risks.
Fragmentary OCR notes detail corn yields and farm outputs with figures like 884,476,000 bushels and comparisons to prior years. Mentions percentages, merchantable portions, and crop proportions, referencing Wheat and corn data across labeled years and firms.
A fragmented excerpt traces the poet’s meditation on nature and memory in a hammock and nest image. It evokes birds, summer light, and the duty of love as autumn approaches, hinting at mortality and eternal roots.
A Chinese method uses hens to incubate fish eggs. Eggs are emptied into a container, warmed, and shells burnt with spawls. Eggs are placed under hens to develop eyes, then hatched in warm water before transfer to ponds. The process supports a small fry industry.
The government completed a pipeline for fuel oil from Glasgow to Grangemouth using a compressed air method adapted from coal mining to improve quality. Separately a lime mixed whitening agent in Uruguay is claimed to produce a brilliant white finish that endures the weather for years.
A report notes that about seven percent of Japan’s population uses modern shoes at times though a native rule requires removing shoes before entering homes and many public venues. The custom hinders rapid adoption of Western styles and prompts some to wear adaptable footwear like the Congress boot during business hours.
In Burma the teak trees are described as towering giants of strength and dignity. Under Burmese kings teak was royal wood with the king claiming rights to all teak. Palaces in Mandalay featured slender wood pillars and throne rooms supported by teak. Bamboo forests nearby reach 50 to 60 feet, but teak towers above. Teak grows several hundred yards apart with three mature trees per acre yielding quality timber widely used in construction.
A London clothes dealer trades in showy discarded uniforms and finery for use in Africa and the Orient. Reports describe African buyers eager for such items, with tales of mixed garments and uniforms worn in novel ways.
English workers injured in the line of duty may receive special benefits under factory and workshop rules. The article notes risks across trades from chimney sweeps to glass workers and cabinetmakers, with protections for poisoning by mercury, phosphorus, or arsenic and provisions for others suffering on the job.
A jumble of dialogue and captions steals from a late era humor page. Snippets touch on marriage roles parental privilege anesthetic hospital talk about Canada and fidelity while fragmentary lines hint at social jokes and domestic banter.
A vintage ad extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle liver remedy that replaces calomel. It promises vigorous health, a cheerful mood, and regular bowels with a vegetable formula, urging readers to ask their druggist and warning against calomel dangers.
The report cites American and British forestry groups urging forest recovery in Britain and allied regions. It notes retired World Forestry leader Charles Bathrop and others discussing wartime destruction of forests, alleging German actions felled vast forest lands and threatening strategic resources.
An advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a longtime remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds settled in the throat. It promises restful sleep and easier morning expectoration to soothe inflamed parts and aid recovery. Made in America and sold for more than half a century.
Authorities estimate the ancient Bible to be about 1 500 years old, worn by devout hands, with pages of papyrus bound in feather. Rev WB Atkinson of Bremerton Washington reports its use in an Armenian monastery. The text notes the volume’s bindings and the high cost of maintaining its sea defense.
A historical health piece explains that acid stomach prevents proper digestion, causing food to sour and ferment, leading to toxins in the blood and widespread weakness. It notes many sufferers feel no stomach pain yet experience fatigue, headaches, and various aches, misattributing symptoms while eating without gain.
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