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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
6
Apparel designers show careful thought in outfits for mature women focusing on wool fabrics and tailored lines. Dresses feature straight hems, extending side seams, and structured overskirts with strategic pockets. Sleeve buttons and cuffs emphasize refined silhouettes while maintaining wearable elegance for mature figures.
The article urges women nationwide to aid the Red Cross by producing consumable hospital supplies for wounded soldiers. It outlines the hospital chain from field aid to base hospitals and explains the urgent need for bandages garments and dressings as troops are cared for from injury on the battlefield to convalescence.
A study of Josiah’s eight year rise to the throne and his reforms. He resisted idolatry, began young, and pursued a sincere devotion to God. The narrative covers his purge of idols, desecration of shrines, temple restoration, and the funding and methods used to repair the temple.
In warm weather hats are valued for shade and style. White hats, including toque shapes, grow popular as summer days heat up. Persian Kerman features show brimmed hats, while Englishwomen in Byfleet aid hut building for soldiers in France.
A veteran scout speaks on the Boy Scout movement as a bridge between generations. The piece emphasizes communal duty, character, and preparedness, arguing scouting builds citizenship, self respect, and moral strength. It frames the movement as democratic, inclusive, and essential to national resilience.
A translated appeal from a young French scout, Maxime Couquere t, writing from the trenches near German lines, thanks American readers for support as France and the Allies fight. He describes loneliness, lost parents, and vows to avenge them, praising America’s entry into the war and expressing hope for Allied victory. He signs as a humble servant and companion to be joined with by readers in the cause.
Troop 8 Boy Scouts of Lyn-Y offer to care for Clivic Park by mowing grass and cleaning walks. The piece notes Scouts balance work with meals and rest. It describes a water boiling contest at a Scout rally, where small wood is used to start a blaze and the record to boil a quart of water nears seven minutes.
E Van Benthuyses guide on home flower arranging stresses fresh blossoms against light walls, simple vases, and color harmony. It covers vase choice, daffodils, decorative aids like Japanese frog holders, and vine care including Boston ivy, English ivy, trumpet vine, honeysuckle, and moonflower.
The article advises on controlling rose diseases for the Crimson Rambler variety with outdoors spraying using a copper carbonate solution every two weeks, or more often if needed. It notes hyposulphite of soda as a secondary spray option and mentions that some cases may not respond to any treatment.
Deep ploughing is recommended by leading rice experts as soil pulverization boosts yields. Annual climbing plants fit home grounds and supply more accessible food to roots than trees or shrubs, offering a decorative and practical role in cultivation.
Herbert Reed argues in the New York Independent that U S troops should not be trained exclusively for trench warfare. He says trench tactics will be taught but emphasizes developing open field strategy and the need for broader vision for officers and junior leaders as warfare evolves toward faster, maneuver-based operations.
James, late to the table, tries to eat with dirty hands. His hungry deception passes until his sister Mary calls him out. James argues the light makes the hands appear dirty on the white tablecloth.
A brief, affecting exchange centers on the young man’s tale and a five dollar response. Separately, researchers report sending pollen from Japan to Washington for hybridizing experiments in a bid to advance plant breeding.
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