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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
6
A long humorous tale follows Hap and May as a train journey to Columbus reveals mismanaged household funds. A stranger’s train wisdom prompts Hap to abandon luck for an orderly account book, hoping a New Year reset will avert future wrecks and keep their finances on track.
A girl falls asleep on New Year’s Eve and dreams a future land without kings where shoes are ready made and houses shine with bright pavements. She imagines doctors, safe kitchens, and all children cared for, but her companion notes the dream shows a heaven they cannot reach, where mothers still fear for their sons.
The piece reflects on daily resolutions as a personal start to the New Year, presenting Mitch and a voice that urges steady, simple commitment. It frames each day as an opportunity to begin anew and to honor one’s true life path.
The Fairy Queen calls the Fairies to a task beyond their pleasure. The fairies acknowledge their love of work as they listen for the queen's plan and prepare to help, finding joy in both duties and play.
Fairy Ybah and Princess Joy lead a scheme to inspire children with daily morning smiles through joyful songs and playful routines. The fairies travel widely to whisper encouragement, promising happier days as they awaken to gentle, unseen music. A new year prompts renewed effort and better spirits.
A reflective verse contemplates the turning of the year and the ordinary days ahead. It speaks of farewells to the past year and finds meaning in common daily labor. The speaker, Grace Bulkley, urges trusting the unknown future and moving forward with faith.
Fragmented text presents a nineteenth century moral exhortation on personal discipline and virtuous conduct. The writer urges devotion to duty, avoidance of excess, and concern for others, framing happiness, wealth, reputation, and station as byproducts of steadfast character.
A fragmented, humorous clipping mixing riddles and oddities with a stray medical ad for Hall’s Catarrhal Medicine, followed by a transit tale about a crowded streetcar and fare rules. It references a quiet man, misheard lines, and a commuter scene near College Avenue as trains mix with ritual stops and extra charges.
An eclectic fragment discusses New Year meanings as more than mechanical time division, stressing renewed beginnings and life’s sought objectives. It advertises Cuticura remedies for sore hands and soap samples, then shifts to employment notices and French Army women’s service, with brief ads and pay details.
A reflective line suggests personal responsibility for the year 1918 as a benchmark of life quality. It frames the year as a measure of individual choices and outcomes.
London Tit-Bits notes that leading insurance offices share warnings about suspicious customers. Cards with black edges, bearing the company name, are circulated to alert other offices. An inquiry officer’s findings and alias changes are logged in a confidential book, with salvage officers also issuing notices when suspicious signs appear at fire ruins.
The University of Illinois Engineering Experiment Station says careful fuel purchase and efficient operation of home heating plants could save up to 4 500 000 tons of coal in Illinois and over 400 000 000 tons nationally. The circular outlines economical methods for burning soft coal and running a house heating system with attention to fuel properties and combustion processes to help households cut costs.
An old newspaper fragment touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic with quinine and iron and a print on the label. It mentions hotel pledges for conservation and meatless and wheatless days, alongside a local note about Eugene Merrill, a poor cobbler of Hornell, and a reference to a high stated loss in a race prejudice context.
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