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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
3
A garbled column reports strange scatters about passengers and a harassed conductor at a transit stop. It notes a big carp caught by anglers in Chex Bunt reservation and mentions a sentimental sign about a lover’s ardent devotion.
A Mother's Magazine piece argues for letting a child choose between right and wrong actions. The writer urges parents to avoid rigid authority and to trust a child’s judgment, showing a practical example of a boy deciding to do an errand his own way. The aim is to foster independence, responsibility, and self respect in children.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as the premier medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming it is mild fast acting and a healing vegetable compound. It invites readers to test the product by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York and notes the medicine is sold in bottles small medium and large in drug stores.
U S Public Health Service warns that influenza pandemics raise tuberculosis risk with about one million consumptives in the United States. Recovered influenza patients should have lungs examined repeatedly by a physician and avoid relying on patent medicines. emphasize good food and fresh air to build resistance.
A fragmentary newspaper item recalls a Stocam Tennis Club carnival used to raise war funds. It notes crowds, a popular figure named Winks, and colorful banter about participants. The piece shifts to unrelated vignettes on crowds and a stray remark about a “Ron an warrior” and a joke about prices.
We still accuse the driver who turns around in his car to talk to someone in the back seat. Distrust grows from this behavior and the resentment is shared by many, for a number of lives have been sacrificed to such weakness in motorists. The careful driver may have an accident, yet the one who does not look ahead will likely cause trouble for himself or others.
A testimonial from Mrs. J. O. Gueringer of Feho Louisiana describes a years long struggle with illness. After three bottles of Cardul she recovered enough to work and regain strength, later gifting Cardul to her daughter. The piece promotes Cardul as a remedy for female woes and urges readers to try it.
A jumble of promotional blurbs and stray dialogues appears, listing tonics for malaria and fever, lines about a boy and his father, and scattered notes from newspapers. Readers encounter mock dialogue, ad copy, and stray reflections on social scenes, all from an imperfect OCR fragment.
An advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a superior, all vegetable remedy for biliousness and constipation. It claims calomel poisons the liver, promises quick relief by morning, and offers a money back guarantee. The copy urges readers to buy, use a spoonful tonight, and feel better soon.
In a crowded barber chair a muzzled debate spills from a muddled scene. Characters trade jumbled phrases about government ownership and taxes while a loud explosion prompts chatter about a “fat feller” and a restless, struggling young man.
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