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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1919
Page
7
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable remedy to replace calomel. It claims relief from nausea dizziness and constipation, promises a fresh morning with a soothed liver and steadier bowels, and urges readers to buy from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century ad reads ERSMITE Ye Too ERSMITE Ye Too a health tonic praised as a bold 60 year remedy. The text shifts to a comic scene with a college joke about a former student, a living with a band, and a humorous exchange about a thermometer test showing a fever rise.
A garbled excerpt cites a London Times item about a young person and a crime scene. The text references a war tragedy, a stalled snapshot, and distressed women, with unclear names and dates.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root claiming it treats kidney, liver and bladder issues, uric traces, and rheumatism. It asserts broad success based on sworn statements and customer reports, offers a sample by mail with a ten cent fee, and promotes bottle options available at drug stores.
A crowd of mud-splattered urchins gather around a sobbing boy while a bravely curious speaker explains Simmy was investigating a hangar owned by 4 Wwasp. The Chicago Tribune notes the scene as a curious urban vignette.
The August 17 lesson emphasizes the obligation to preach to every creature, enabled by the Holy Spirit, with early missionaries sent from Antioch. It outlines the scope of outreach from Jerusalem to the uttermost parts, highlights trials and miracles, and stresses bold, Spirit-led witness as essential for mission success. The text cites Acts 1 8 and the actions of Paul Barnabas and others, urging believers to begin locally and extend globally.
A reflective excerpt from Long fellow on aiding the fallen. It urges viewing sinners with sorrow, tracing one poor heart’s sins and temptations, and sparing judgment as the cause moves from desire for hope through fear, want, and abandonment.
The text expounds that love and honor are inseparable in Godly life. It argues all paths lead to truth through love, honor, faith, and divine harmony, warning that love divorced from honor distorts life and God’s warm harmony.
Paris detectives pursue Henry Landru, dubbed a modern Bluebeard, as they lay out a mass murder case alleging 12 killings at his Villa Gambais. They report burned remains and melted bone fragments connected to women linked to Landru, plus the capture of suspect under an alias Gulllet.
Two teenagers, Newhard aged sixteen and Lilly aged nineteen from Ni amp, reportedly killed themselves after a failed romance. They walked to Hower town, sat by the roadside, and died by fire and gunshots following a note stating they could not live apart. Authorities cite a suicide pact and possible elopement rejection as motives.
A long misplaced strong box once belonging to Ban Francino ten years ago surfaced after his move. The safe contained bonds valued between 25 000 and 30 000 in currency. An attorney located the box and a locksmith opened it revealing the missing bonds.
After more than two months in jail, Chas Zimmerman gained permission to marry Stella Dugovics. The couple wed amid a breach of contract dispute and lingering legal complications surrounding their union.
A Michigan memory reports classmates in Big Rapids taunting Harold Tibbett after tripping his hat, forcing him to walk back to town barefoot. The incident ends with tar tying one coed and the crowd reacting to the risky prank.
A garbled excerpt from a reader page features puns and misread lines about a professor, a landlord, and a traveler. It presents fragmented dialogue and stray phrases, reflecting a humor column or reminiscence with unclear attribution and numerous OCR errors.
A summer cold advice column extols bed rest with Bosebee's Syrup for nights free of coughing and ex earation, then outlines postnatal avoid drafts light meals and Rosetine's Syrup bought where medicine is sold. Advertising blurbs promote Cuticura Soap for shaving skin care while miscellaneous quips and quotations follow.
A fragment discusses the difference between error and madness, noting how sane individuals adjust after failures while madmen persist in pursued aims. The text references judgment on when continued action is useless or harmful and mentions GROVER TASTLESS Chill and quinine syrup as a remedy advertisement amid disorderly prose.
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