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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
7
A fragmented account references a visit by the French Blue Devils and the city pride. It contrasts civic excitement with a claim about a secret police force of 8,000 in Pennsylvania, noting children and adults interpreting the events with mixed understanding.
A French medical officer tests a private's sight with letters ABC and a white plate. The man fails to recognize, then guesses, earning praise. The officer uses the plate to illustrate near-sighted perception, quipping that a Proasian guard would seem like a bantam at the front.
A fragment suggests a philosophical reflection on pleasure and value, noting that life’s deepest enjoyments or destructions may fall to the least expected or least resourced. The text presents a terse moral or observation rather than a concrete event.
An old warning warns mothers against paregoric and similar remedies sold under various names. It cautions that overuse can harm or kill children, noting narcotics often appear in misrepresented products. The message stresses genuine Castoria bears the signature of Chas. HL. Fletcher.
A chaotic montage quotes a British recruiting officer in Los Angeles on war-time shortages noting government control even over walking-sticks. A skeptical grocer jokes about a baby born weighing twenty-seven pounds and a couple trade quips about furnaces and husbands in a humorous society snapshot.
Ancient claims promote GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil for backache kidney bladder and rheumatic pains. It pledges quick relief cleansing kidneys purifying blood and preventing attacks. Sold by druggists with money back guarantee. accept only the pure original capsules.
Navy Department trains nutrition officers for all national military camps and guard units. The program reduces waste, improves dietaries, and boosts efficiency. Armor workshop at the Metropolitan Museum of Art repurposes ancient designs for modern combat gear, guided by Major Bashford Dean.
A letter to Scoutmaster 0 B McMeans of Indianapolis recalls convoy duty off the coast during World War I. John Paul Jones is praised for indifference to danger as a comparison to a former scout who endured a torpedo strike and submersion, then survived with many crew members.
About 1,000 tons of first grade sugar stored for years to evade Germans was bought by a Russian organization and converted into 10,000 hors of finest eating chocolate to feed American soldiers. Printers among Russian prisoners in Germany work on propaganda books in Russian. Weeds are blamed for increasing damage. A note claims Russians will obtain 50,000 pairs of American shoes, a claim linked to shifting standings.
In wartime America the boy scout movement remains nonmilitaristic. Officials urge teens to help through thrift stamps and civil service rather than rifle drills. Experts say gun training is inappropriate for scout age and that youths should focus on practical, noncombat tasks under proper supervision.
Scouts in Spartanburg assisted the chamber of commerce by locating homes for families of the New York Guard at Camp Wadsworth. In Freeland Pennsylvania a lost farm girl was found after a week by scouts, nearly starved, carried home. Bronx scouts lent $105 to a church in temporary financial distress. After Hemet earthquake scouts served as messengers to call needed persons to phone stations. Akron scouts reduced broken street lamps with cooperation. a superintendent letter praised the scouts’ watchfulness.
An old time advertisement urges readers to switch from calomel to Dodson's Liver Tone. It warns calomel is mercury harmful to bones and digestion and promises a safe, effective liver tonic with a money back guarantee if it fails. It stresses relief for biliousness constipation headaches dizziness and bad breath with a single spoonful tonight.
An account from the far north recalls MacMillan's Arctic visit to the northern town NHERE BATHTUB IS UNKNOWN. It highlights Eskimo life, customs, and a superstition about baths. The piece contrasts extreme isolation with stories of hygiene and daily tasks through explorer impressions.
The Time notes a pious Indy asking a job applicant for a cook if they use their voice in daily prayer. The odd dialogue hints at differing ambitions and a soldier facing powder while another prefers cosmetic tasks.
In hot weather stomach troubles rise, so maintain a cool stomach with EATONIC. The remedy claims quick relief from heartburn indigestion and gas, touting a tasty tablet that costs 60 cents a box. If unsatisfied, the druggist refunds the purchase.
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