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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
6
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a proven remedy for cold cough grippe and croup. It highlights decades of popularity, price 60 cents to 1.20 dollars, and availability at all druggists.
A historical medical pitch extols Dr King’s New Life Pill to cleanse the system, claiming to purge waste, impurities, and a dull liver. The ad urges readers to buy at druggists and try the remedy tonight for a stronger, healthier body.
The Public Health Committee recommends changes in state health policy as part of county hospital propositions. The proposal outlines adjustments in funding and administration to improve hospital services across counties and align with statewide health priorities.
A UNC North Carolina club committee on state reconstruction urged county hospital plans, county health departments and trained staff, sanitation education, and wholesome recreation for children. They called for counties with 18 000 population to have a hospital and smaller counties to combine. The report cited current hospital bed shortages for Black residents and proposed financing and regional hospital options.
Spencer-Forty clerks on the Southern railway were dismissed for refusing to check time records. The strike, termed a rockout, affected the Spencer office only. Union contract allegedly prevented changes in practice, while a resignation at Winston W remains noted.
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable substitute for harsh calomel. It claims calomel harms the liver, causes cramps and nausea, and warns against salivation, urging readers to choose Liver Tone for quick relief and renewed energy for work or play.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a quick fix for dull hair. It claims the tonic adds abundance, softness, gloss, and volume while removing dust and oil, improving scalp health, and promoting growth with a few quick applications.
An old time ad column promotes California Fig Syrup as a child laxative with warnings to look for the California name on packaging. It touts a fruity taste and includes dosing guidance for mothers. The piece also references catarrhal deafness remedies from Cheney & Co., urges cures for ear issues, and extols Cuticura soap, ointment, and talcum as beauty aids.
McKinney Texas woman Ady recounts severe pain in her right side and inability to walk. She credits Cardul with improving her condition after the first bottle and final recovery, urging others to try it.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a mild laxative cleansing the liver bowels and blood while you sleep. It promises quick relief from foggy brain headaches sour stomach and sleepless nights with no griping or sickness. A box costs little and is easy on the system.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure safe kidney liver and bladder remedy made from vegetables. It claims not a stimulant and encourages trying a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton NY and notes a sworn purity statement with every bottle.
Physicians and druggists urge purification of the system to guard against influenza and complications. Calotabs are advertised as a one tablet nightly cure with no salts or aftereffects, claimed to end colds by morning and restore liver activity, with a sealed pack priced at thirty five cents and money-back satisfaction.
The lesson centers on Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane praying before his arrest. It highlights his sorrow, the need for divine strength, the disciples’ failure to stay vigilant, and the importance of watchfulness and prayer to endure temptation. It discusses the significance of the garden setting, the olive press symbolism, and Jesus surrendering to God’s will as the hour approaches.
The piece emphasizes conscience and duty, arguing God provides a witness within each soul. It defines the height of obligation as doing what one ought, contrasting religion with mere belief. It warns that sin is the darkest word and hypocrisy the meanest, with the ultimate measure being the inner phrase I ought.
Woman named 0 8 Johnson of Ellensburg credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relieving long standing health issues enabling pregnancy. She urges others with functional disorders to try the remedy and seeks advice from the Lydia E Pinkham company.
An old style advertisement touts Sloan's pain relief liniment for stiff joints sore muscles and back pain. It promises quick soothing relief with no skin staining and economy in a large bottle priced at 70 cents or 1.40 dollars. A druggist can supply it today.
A customer letter from B.T. Groome praises Mrs. Doe Worson’s Remedy for chronic uric acid symptoms. He had years of failed treatments and foot sores, but states long use of Joe Person’s Remedy relieved the trouble and that the remedy may eliminate the ailment with continued use.
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