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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
3
A crowded London bus scene shows a soldier from the trenches fumbling for his fare. He withdraws a shilling and copper, but the light fails as a bridge is being blown elsewhere, and the coin slides away. Passengers grope in darkness and three people finally return the shilling to the soldier.
An insurance examiner notes kidney disease is common yet undetected by many applicants. An ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as helpful, offering a sample for ten cents. Also a humorous.Nimwell quip about a raw recruit whose clothes fit poorly, with a sergeant’s sharp comeback.
An advertisement from the Shupfrine Co Savannah Ga promotes Tetterine as effective for clearing blotches and itchy patches improving complexion. It claims eczema and other skin diseases yield to Tetterine and notes availability from druggists or by mail for 50 cents.
Charles Henry Davis argues for a federally built national system linking West East North and South with 100000 miles of roads and 100 feet of land on each side financed by rental income. He asserts such national highways would surpass state efforts and eventually cover construction costs.
Ontario has about 55 000 miles of road with 43 000 in fair condition. About 20 000 miles are well graded earth roads and 3 000 miles are surfaced with broken stone. Roughly 10 000 miles are surfaced with gravel. In Toronto one motorcar for every twenty five inhabitants.
A letter to the Manufacturers' Record from the Balimore Commercial Bank president notes farm land value rise after paving. He cites Virginia towns where prices climbed from 60–80 to 100–150 per acre and predicts a nationwide network of good roads joining major routes. Georgia surfacing data and road sign innovations are also mentioned.
Four thousand candidates arrived as scouts organized a thorough training with assigned duties. Scouts met trains, directed candidates to registration, and served as orderlies while maintaining uniform guidance from seven a.m. to nine p.m. The piece notes the strong civic role of scouts in keeping orderly operations.
The article extols Boy Scouts of America members for their service and warns against ego in praise. It credits President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo for reinforcing positive conduct and notes that true merit lies in organization and the spirit of scouting.
At a wart meeting in Fonnel hall Boston nurses who served in the Spanish American war praised boy scouts. Harwich VI scouts helped locate a wandering woman in rain and woods. Sioux City Inn Wolf Patrol found a lost child. Kansas City scout Joe Hill was fatally struck by a truck. New Jersey troop older boys led a church service with speakers hymns and readings.
A string of light sketches and quips from a period humor column. Jokes range from officers scolding soldiers over mustaches to near sighted banter and workplace misadventures. Names and places are scene setting rather than full reports, preserving the cartoonish tone.
William MacGregor gained lasting renown for rescuing multiple passengers from a wreck years ago. He carried a child on his back with gifts and strength, saved a woman and two men trapped by rough seas, and earned the Albert Gold Medal from Queen Victoria and the Clarke Gold Medal from Australia.
An old style advertisement touts emollient skin creams promising quicker relief for itching and burning skin in all ages. It promotes free mail samples with a book from Cutlerea Dept L Boston and notes persistent use. The filler text includes humorous quips and unrelated medical and product claims.
Mrs L A Patterson of 1899 Kentucky St Memphis writes she has used Peruna for years to treat catarrhal complaints and coughs. She says her small family relies on Peruna though times are tight and recommends it to neighbors for seasonal colds.
Fragmentary text references a patent medicine claim for MOTHERS JOY SALVE curing colds and ailments, a dialogue about postage and prices, eye treatment with Roman Eye tam, and New York auto thefts in six months. Contains garbled wording and outdated phrasing.
Self defense against rheumatism and kidney trouble with Dr. Pierce s Anuric double strength touted as a cure. Ads urge prompt use to prevent dangerous kidney disease and bladder stones, promising relief and testing the product by dissolving uric acid.
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