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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
8
A school gardening guide promotes hardy flowers and shrubs for front porches and trellises. It urges student involvement, suggests tulips, hyacinths, crocus, chrysanthemums, and roses for seasonal color, and notes the value of teaching children to care for plants and the surrounding grounds.
L M Bennington describes hedge coloring techniques with tropical shades and white borders. The piece details plant selections, border styling, and care tips, including pruning and bark protection methods for fruit trees and bulbs, with cautions on pests and timing.
The article surveys mid summer suit fashions highlighting new silk fabrics and silk wool blends. It notes soft supple textures with belted models, open coats over pique vests, uneven lengths, distinctive buttons, and unusual pockets as style highlights amid wool scarcity.
A wartime notice urges Americans to limit sugar to two pounds per month per person until January 1 to ensure supplies for the Army Navy civilians and Allies. It notes beet and Louisiana cane crops have fallen short and shipping shortages limit imports. The administration appeals for full crop utilization and reduced waste as sugar stocks remain tight nationwide.
An advertisement extols Calotabs as a purified calomel that cleanses the liver without old side effects. It promises a restful night with one tablet and a morning renewed appetite, priced at thirty five cents and sold in sealed packages.
Roanoke Rapids guests Dr W L Davis of Wind Sor Eyesight Specialist will be at W G Lynch's Jewelry Store Friday and Saturday August 16 and 17 for free examinations. Charges for services are reasonable. Lost on Roanoke Rapids streets Tuesday afternoon a Diamond Lavalliere with Pearl beads. Reward payable to Mrs L Jarrett at Mrs Williams boarding house Hamilton Street.
Mrs L I Wilson announced discovery of a prehistoric settlement about a thousand years old located eighty miles west of Buata Fe New Mexico. The Philadelphia Museum expedition led by Wilson reports a huge sacrificial altar among the ruins.
Roanoke Rapids readers are urged to try Doan's Kidney Pills for backache caused by weak kidneys. Mrs E B Gley Hamilton Sr reports relief after using Doan's bought at Roanoke Pharmacy Co. A few doses kept her in good condition. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY manufacturer.
A quirky reminiscence follows W H H Younus, a whetted business traveler, recounting a journey to South America. He describes meeting Brazilian Senor Dom Jose de Braganita and details aboard a Royal Mail Steam Packet line, including first class and first cabin experiences.
A German invented camera pistol enables aviators to photograph enemy positions from 600 feet altitudes. The device operates like a pistol and fires to expose long, distinct images. One on a downed German plane was captured by the French and copied by French aviators in large numbers.
A fragmentary line shows a Billytite brother saying he will keep peace at home while a hymn about a hotter to come by and by is sung. The tone hints at reluctance to preach amid heat and fear of disruption.
Directions describe removing tar by rubbing with fresh orange or lemon peel and drying immediately. The volatile oils dissolve tar so it can be rubbed off.
The article notes that Caesar Napoleon Bismarck and others shared the superstition of lucky and untucky days. It claims Henry VIII his son Edward and their hangers were said to die on the untucky day. The odd coincidence ties famous rulers to a calendar superstition.
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