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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
4
The 1918 Roanoke Rapids Herald calls for Liberty loans and thrift stamps, cites Scotland Neck’s bond drive, urges poll tax payment for voting, and critiques wartime policy. It includes editorials praising strong peace, bellicose warnings about France and Belgium, and references to German affairs attributed to the Berliner Zingblatt.
A poem fragment by Buss Carmam contrasts dark powers with divine ones, praising selfless massed brigades and the sacrfices of workers. It asks if the reader is a soul willing to endure suffering, toil, and duty in a weary, ongoing struggle. The piece elevates labor and steadfastness in an epic collective.
A fragment asserts a harsh stance that for us there is only one principle to follow and we recognize no other. It proclaims that Might is Right and that power governs truth. The terse line hints at a militant, supremacy driven worldview.
Dr. Joseph Goldberger of the U S Public Health Service told the North Carolina Medical Society that pellagra stems from diet and can be prevented and cured with a balanced diet. Lack of fresh milk buttermilk and lean meats in southern diets were blamed, and improvements or cures followed when these elements were added. The disease’s scope is noted across climates, debunking corn bread as a sole cause.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust from T. P. Price and Margaret Price recorded in Halifax County Book 274 Page 225 the trustee will sell at public auction on Monday May 11 1918 at 12 00 M in front of the Halifax NC courthouse the forty acre tract in Littleton Township described as adjoining Eugene Johnston lands and Broomfield Miles estate with boundaries along Seaboard Air Line right of way and former parcels of W C Edwards Robert Smithwick and John H Johnston the sale is to satisfy the indebtedness secured by the deed of trust.
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