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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
5
An ad touts Hall's Catarrey Medicine as a cure for various nasal and blood system ailments. It praises Dr Cheney and Company Toledo Ohio, urging readers to send for trial packages and testimonials from notable physicians.
Readable fragments reveal a mix of quirky tales. References to royal superstitions around Cesar Nap Hismarck and Henry GIT suggest beliefs about unlucky days affecting Henry, Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth. Cooking notes discuss hops as vegetables and a claim that Romans and Bavarians favor tender top shoots similar to asparagus. A letter from an English cousin mentions a company charging into barbed wire and German batteries. Aunt Nancy cites a likeness to George.
An article notes pills stuffed with dried herbs sold as cures for nerves claim to ease worry and induce sleep. It also reports extreme weather, citing Werchojovsk Siberia recording a minus 84 on June 1, 1885, and Jakata’s June mean temperature at 43.8 degrees.
In a cheeky dig the New York World suggests Jim Swain felt down after Flora Viyrte refused him. It quips he enlisted to gain freedom in a few years, while marriage would have tied him for life.
A compact box placed above the gas stove allows used matches to be dropped into one half and unused matches into the other, keeping the fire hazard away from the stove. This simple device helps organize matches and improves kitchen safety.
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