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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1918

Page

8

Local residents visit and changes in Brinkleyville

Continued from page one, Brinkleyville residents and visitors are noted. W S Saunders spent days in Creeksville while J T Kee and daughter from Gumberry shopped in town. Nannie Peele accepted a job with B Marks. J W Saunders family visited relatives. J Saunders and partners from Brinkleyville were in town Saturday. Jean Morris of Richmond visited Mrs J M Taylor. R B Hester Jr spent the weekend in Wilson with relatives.

J. T. Kee Gumberry Nannie Peele B. Marks J. W. Saunders Brinkleyville Messrs. J. Saunders Pations Jean Morris Richmond J. M. Taylor R. B. Hester, Jr Wilson

Down's Kidney Pills Promised Aid In Dangers Of Kidney Trouble

A Roanoke Rapids resident, Mrs Smith, reports years of kidney discomfort with backache swelling and blurred vision improving after using Down's Kidney Pills from Renboke Pharmacy Co. The ad urges readers to ask for Down's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. manufacturer.

Doun Weirworthy W. Smith Hamilton St Roanoke Rapids Jane Dean Renboke Pharmacy Co Tultalo N.Y Adv

Sugar conservation order restricts NC sugar sales

Raleigh announces new sugar sale limits for wholesalers and retailers with fines for excess. Consumers urged to cut use, avoid soft drinks, candy, and other nonessential items. Dealers must keep precise sale records. inspectors to monitor compliance. Official urges saving sugar for canning and preserved fruits. three pounds per month per person target in line with wartime conservation.

Raleigh Henry A. Page North Carolina The Food Administration County Food Administration Page Mr. Page United States Kaiser Jrust

With the Churches Do It Now Rev Taylor Rector Announces

Rev Lewis N Taylor announces services for the tenth Sunday after Trinity at Roanoke Avenue. Church School and Bible class at 9:45, Holy Communion and sermon at 8:30, evening service to follow. Feast of the Transfiguration observed August 6 with Holy Communion at TL o'clock. Public invited. Also notes rental ad and stray pigs reported. Dr Shaffer to be in RB August 9-10 at Shelton Hotel.

T. W. Mullen

Rosemary Baptist Church Services and Meetings

Rosemary Baptist Church announces Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and morning service at 11:00 with preaching by Pastor Rev. A. G. Carter. Evening service at 8:00 p.m. features Rev. A. G. Willcox from Brinkleyville. B Y P A social Monday at 8:30 and prayer meeting Wednesday at 8:30. Sunday School rooms open Tuesday 8–10 p.m. for the Young People. no services Sunday due to the pastor's absence.

Gregg A. G. Willcox Brinkleyville P. A J.T. Chase Young Peoples’ Society Jy

Baptist Church Sunday School and Services

An old Baptist church advertises Sunday School at 9 15, morning worship at 11 15, and evening service with Rev Carter from Mocksville NC. Prayer meeting Wednesdays and Bible class Tuesdays. next Wednesday visits planned at J H Gay and A H Cole homes. The piece includes a humorous aside about a worshipper and a hot afternoon.

Condealer touts on-the-job training over college men

A condealer declares he has no use for college bred men in his office and offers to train a young man within his business. The customer questions the dealer’s preference for men with no fixed ideas about weights and measures.

Condealer

Can Be Cure and the Value of True Friendship

A brief reflection on habits and self improvement noting that thinking can be cured like any bad habit and that wealth and popularity pale beside having one good friend. It emphasizes the worth of loyal friendship over status or riches.

Notice of Peoples Store Co stockholders meeting in Lovelock

The regular meeting of the stock holders of the Peoples Store Co. Loy will be held Tuesday evening Std, WAS. at Lovelock In the Wootingt Hall over the Ro KE. Shell Buildings Rosemary N.C. By order of Directors BP. V. Matthews, Seet.

Peoples Store Co. Loy Lovelock Wootingt Shell Rosemary N.C BP. V. Matthews

State College Plattsburg Quota and War Courses

Dr Riddick has not filled the college quota for Plattsburg though an order allows fifty five students and two teachers to go. Men receive travel, expenses and army pay while abroad. Students must apply at once, reporting by August 10. State College lists 52 men known in service. 700 is a rough overseas total. Reopens September 11. some calendars show September 4. War courses planned include mechanic arts automobiles electric wiring and possibly road making.

Riddick Plattsburg Collee State College Plattsburg Barracks

Calotabs Purified Calomel Promises Nausea Free Use

The advertisement touts Calotabs as a purified calomel offering a safe, tasteless laxative. One tab at bedtime with water claims to produce a clean liver and hearty appetite next morning, with no dietary restrictions. Sold only in sealed packages for thirty five cents, with a money back guarantee from the druggist.

Red Cross Notes and Company Dues From Supplies

Ledger item list shows Hancock House Company $12.81, Herald Publishing $10.80, L G Shell $42.34, Patterson Mills $60.77, B Marks $102.51, Western Union telegrams $39.07 with total $904.42. Secretary W Beckwith invites attendance at next regular meeting and asks members to lend a hand.

Hancock House Company Herald Publishing Company L. G. Shell Company Patterson Mills Company B. Marks Western Union W. Beckwith

Find The Felon And The Puzzling Medical Cure

In a fragmentary puzzle style text, medical and dental terms discuss treating a felon an infection under the bone. It argues prompt incision to the bone with ether, cautions against lancing, and describes risks of chronic issues and sinus formation. It also includes a Q&A about chronic sore throat and remedies like hot steam inhalation and moist throat packs.

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W. S. Saunders Creeksville Henry A. Pa All Saints Church Episcoval Lewis N. Taylor Roanoke Avenue Redif Rosemary Supply Co Rosemary N. C Hancock Rev. Carter Mocksville N. C First Christian Church Roanoke Ave Christian Endeavor J. H. Gay Patterson Town A. H. Cole Rosemary Emma Wright Billwille Red Health IS Wealth State Board OF U.S. Army Division Officers Reserve Training Corps University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N. C B. S. Webb Roanoke Rapids, N. C Virginia-Carolina Furniture Co First National Bank Halifax County Canada America Rosemary Banking & Trust Co
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