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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
2
A doctor or writer explains catarrhal disease and its lingering effects on health. The text claims catarrh weakens the body, causes fatigue and poor circulation, and that recovery hinges on clearing the catarrh from the system.
Peruna advertised as a reliable family medicine from The Peruna Company of Columbus Ohio. The copy claims it toness digestion clears membranes regulates bowels and aids complete recovery after grip. It asserts thousands nationwide have used it and recommends sharing with friends.
A Galnewille Massachusetts firm works with By Fe Wiican to produce peanut flour bread from leftovers. The process yields a product with a fat content around 40 percent and high protein, using dried beef and peanut flour with wheat proteins as binders. The text notes plans for broader distribution and potential commercial scale in the region.
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a universal cure for stomach ailments including indigestion constipation and liver problems. It claims to regulate digestion purify the blood and stimulate the liver with many grand assertions and directions to buy by mail.
Arthur Gay Empey, an American living in Jersey City, travels to England to enlist in the British army. He trains in London and France, hearing the guns and meeting "cooties" before his unit goes to the front. He endures his first turn in the trench as a comrade falls, realizing death lurks there.
A first-person World War I account describes a marching night in the trenches, Pete Walling’s fatal gunfire wound, a burial in a shell-scarred village, and the solemn funeral with a wreath and a wooden cross. The narrator mourns a fallen friend while honoring his memory in the front-line grave.
In the mud filled dugout called death by own action Annex soldiers endure cold rain and foul air. A sketch of six by eight by ten foot shelter shows timber supports sandbags and a single candle light while men sleep eat and write under constant hardship.
New York city food aid program opens an East Side public school kitchen to can cabbage and potatoes from damaged shipments. The operation runs eight hours daily with plans to double later. Washington reports convalescent soldiers homes being built at Fort McPherson and Fort Oglethorpe by the Red Cross to aid recuperating trainees. A five year old asks about a country and flag, then identifies Greece after a moment.
A wartime diary excerpt describes trench routine from sundown to dawn. Guards mount fire steps, stand to at dawn, and endure cold rain, damp feet, cooties, and constant alertness as fellow soldiers perform sentry duties and rapid fire drills.
In this installment Empey describes going over the top and engaging in a close combat with a towering Prussian soldier. He promises the next section will recount the thrilling charge and its outcome.
The copy touts Freezone as a cheap cure for hard and soft corns and corn between toes, claiming instant relief with a tiny bottle from any New York drug store. It glosses over risks and markets the product as a sensational discovery from a genius in Cinetonat circles.
The article outlines a April 28 lesson from Mark 9 focusing on Jesus predicting his death and resurrection while teaching that true greatness comes from humble service. It highlights disciples’ confusion and jealousy, the rebuke about becoming last and serving all, and cautions against selfishness that harms self and others with references to blindness to sin and the call to renounce self-will.
Coventry Patmore quotes urge uncommonly devoted goodness as the only path to true virtue. The text argues ordinary effort lacks lasting strength without total consecration to God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit. It warns against low pressure morality and seeks a heroic, surrendered life.
A London Times account notes many generals escape wounds while a few are repeatedly struck. It cites Sheridan's luckless record, Nelson’s immunity, and Wellington and Grant avoiding injury, while others like Baraine receive minor hints of wounds, framed as battlefield lore.
A fragment from a historical column notes a mother asking if the country will endure more game policy actions while another voice jokes about legislative seasons. The exchange hints at civic concern and public duty across government bodies.
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