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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1921
Page
7
A quirky spring tale tells of a four leaf clover named Four-leaf who arrives amid clover quarrels over prettiest dresses. He teaches the patch to value kindness, saying beauty comes from love, and the Clover Children vow to be kind to stay lovely.
The article traces Virginia’s name origin from Latin roots meaning flourishing and virgin while noting a favored European tale that Queen Elizabeth’s Virgin Queen inspired the colony name. It mentions Virginia Dare and widespread reuse in the South along with symbolic meanings and a brief note on customs of burial at dawn.
A brief note explains that awful and awfully are intensified forms derived from awe. It argues against using them as substitutes for very and urges proper language use. The piece cites examples from schoolchildren and adults to illustrate the error and its proper replacement.
The term Cowboy is traced to Partes bandits in Westchester County, New York during the American Revolution, later applied to western plains herders. Purim’s festival is connected to spring, with scholars arguing the celebration marks the sun god’s conquest of winter and ties Esther to Venus and Ishtar myths.
The piece proclaims a high standard man who faces evil with effort and resolve. It praises a boy of notable character, claiming he embodies both day and night in striving to be upright.
A compilation of social table etiquette and manners advice with samples of humor. It discusses proper use of forks spoons knives and plate etiquette and includes brief humorous quips and a note on the fragrance of vanilla wood.
A Sunday School lesson outlines Luke 12 54 and parallel scriptures on wealth greed and justice. It discusses avarice harming land and labor, dishonest measures, feeding the poor, and the fate of the rich man and Lazarus with emphasis on present actions determining the afterlife.
Dr. Albert Healy urges President Warren G. Harding to use the Ely country home at Southhampton Long Island as a summer residence. The show house near Shinnecock Bay offers ocean views and close proximity to top golf courses. The narrative highlights Mrs Albert H Ely as mistress of the Ely home.
Lady Anastasia Wernher, widow of Major Harold Wernher and daughter of former Grand Duke Michiel of Russia, visits the United States. The piece notes her lineage to Czar Nicholas and ties to Kimberly diamond mines prosperity, while an aside extols dairying as evidence of thrift and general well being. It also discusses farm supplies including harness choices and pure water needs.
United States Shipping Board announces its new eight million dollar passenger carrier Wenatchee, allocated to Pacific Steamship, will depart Brooklyn for her maiden trip and operate between Seattle and the Orient.
A reflective piece describes two paths in life. The upper road offers awe through God’s glories and human wonders, but it is hard and arduous. The lower road tempts with leisure and ease, yet leads to risk and danger.
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