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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
7
A fragment describes Marian gently reproofing two fastidious aunts about their strict house rules. She and Billy discuss future careers with John J naming him a lawyer, Marian vowing to be a school teacher and teasing Milly about being idle. The piece hints at habits causing irritation in households.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph quip contrasts an ocnist’s joke about glasses with a woman seeking a cure for her husband’s job blindness and a farmer’s confused politics. The piece mocks stubborn view and failed searches, linking personal sight to social insight.
Sunday school lesson by Rev. Plb Fitzwater from Moody Bible Institute outlines Paul’s call to Macedonia, Lydia’s conversion, and the duty of Christians to witness. It emphasizes obedience, soul winning, and the value of a saved soul as worth more than the world, with supportive biblical references.
The writer extols gods forgiving mercies and the reconciled heart's peace, urging believers to forgive others as they have been forgiven in Christ. He cites the apostolic exhortation to be kind, tender-hearted, and forgiving, reflecting on humbleness and grace in Christian living.
Quote collection on divine grace and purification. Reflections quote Brother Laurence and John Milton alongside Henry Ward Beecher. Text emphasizes graces flowing into a soul perceived as unclean, purifying through trial and despondency contrasted with hope.
The North Carolina Press Association convened in Wilmington for its 1919 session highlighted by the launch of a government built flat concrete ship Cape Fear at a local shipyard. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels attended, addressed editors at the Victoria Theater, and joined a luncheon with Carolina Shipbuilding Corporation workers as 12 steel ships are built.
An old advertisement extols August Flower as a remedy for tired overworked stomachs and indigestion. It promises relief from fermentation sour stomach and constipation, claims to stimulate the liver and cleanse the intestines, and notes it is sold everywhere. A confused seller or booth attendant laments misfortune and questions his fate amid a garbled testimonial.
A Mitchell Indiana reader praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from neuralgia during pregnancy and after, claiming three bottles aided recovery and stronger health for mother and seven month old baby weighing nineteen pounds. The letter highlights the product as a helpful remedy during maternity and notes ongoing customer letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co from Lynn Massachusetts.
A loose, fragmented reminiscence centers on restraint after fast driving. Aunge White recalls a chauffeur who once sped home from the athlete club as a former employer and owner of a car in Los Angeles. The speaker notes changes in behavior and the value of keeping out of trouble, hinting at debts and personal memories.
A garbled ad and miscellany item discuss Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe replacement for calomel for liver and digestion. The piece touts no salivation, claims vegetable ingredients, and guarantees full family efficacy, urging readers to buy at drug stores. It also includes stray clippings about a teacher, a perfume ad, and other unrelated notes.
A 1918 letter promotes daily phosphate use to treat thinness and nervous debility. It claims phosphorus improves nutrition, nerve tension, vigor, and energy, advising against fatty foods and noting health benefits across the body. The piece cites a British and American scientific context and implies dramatic health recoveries.
Gentle remedy claims to relieve kidney liver bladder and stomach troubles and restore health of urinary organs. Warns of weariness backache and nervousness as signs of trouble and urges taking three to four capsules daily. Promises new life health and lasting vigor with continued use and cautions to use authentic GOLD MEDAL import.
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