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Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1920

Page

6

Dr. King’s New Discovery Promises Quick Cold Relief

Advertises a proven remedy for cold or cough with fifty years of popularity. Claims to relieve cold grippe and croup fast. Sold at 60c and $1.20 a bottle in druggists.

Dr Kings New Life Pit Tonic Aids Constipation

A vintage pitch touts Dr King s New Life Pit Tonic as a gentle cleansing aid for constipation. It claims to promote bile flow, stimulate the lazy bowels, and cleanse waste matter for better health and vigor. Available at druggists for 25 cents.

Sloan's Liniment Promises Instant Relief for Aches

Ad touts Sloan's Liniment as a fast acting remedy for rheumatic pain and external aches. It claims easy penetration without staining clothing, highlights large yearly sales, and urges readers to ask their druggist for the product with prices of 35¢ 70¢ and $1.40.

Sloan

Forestry policy urged to halt waste and rebuild state woodlands

Lieutenant Colonel Henry S Graves of the U S Forest Service argues for a federal state cooperative forestry program. He urges reforestation after logging, better land management, and costed planting with state guidance to boost homegrown forests in Indiana, Tennessee, and Ohio, while inspecting fire protection and national standards.

Cone States Department of Agriculture United States Henry S. Graves Forest Service United States Department of Agriculture Tadtheia, Tile and Miinols Whicch UK Toni Heives Feu Farluitire Linself Ein Graves Secretary of Agriculture Indiana Travis Ohio Tatianna Oho Michigan Wisconsin Toraulite Tls Forest Palley United States Forest Service

United States Faces Urgent Need for National Forest Policy

Charles Lathrop Pack urges a united approach among foresters lumbermen and landowners to secure a practical forest policy as U S forests fall to one quarter of original cover. He credits Col Henry S Graves for calling for timely action and warns conservation must outpace reproduction to sustain future timber supplies.

United States Charles Lathrop Pack American Forestry Association France Great Britain Germany Japan Henry S. Graves United States Forester

Forests under siege prompt international reparations debate

B S Ridsdale of the American Forestry Association reports from Europe on the wartime destruction of forests in France Belgium and Britain. He notes France faces immense loss from shrapnel and trench work and says replanting is the only path to recovery. He suggests Italy Britain and Belgium may seek similar aid to reseed and restore damaged woodlands.

Germany France B. S. Ridsible American Forestry Association Ridsdale Europe Belgium Great Britain America Italy Benin

Sunlight as Cure for Tuberculosis Gaining Attention

The article notes sun ray therapy for tuberculosis, practiced in Switzerland, gaining interest in the United States. Dr Guy Ainsdale urges a suninumarium in sunny regions such as southern California Colorado or New Mexico. Seashore sites may also suffice for ample sunshine and therapeutic exposure.

Switzerland Guy Ainsdale California Colorado New Mexico Catia

Rays and light as life giving powerful agents

The text describes rays including bine and violet as beneficial and bi terieldal with sunlight acting as a strong stimulant to animal life. It emphasizes sunlight's role in oxidation and its power to enhance blood and eliminate disease.

First of Feathered Things Archaeopteryx Notable Looks

The article describes Archaeopteryx as an ancient odd bird with a tall form a tail like a hedgehog a beak with teeth and limbs used for climbing rather than flying It notes birds have changed over time and mass extinctions from natural events. It also mentions the invention of buttons in southern Europe about 2500 years before Christ.

Earth Europe

Ghouls Loot Grave of Young Woman in Chicago

Detective Sergeant Barry uncovered a grave robbery at St Boniface cemetery. Clara Gunderborg’s 1932 interment yielded no jewelry on the remains but rings and other items buried with her were missing, valued at about 1500 dollars. The case prompts reinspection of the grave and coffin.

Chicago Clara Gunderborg St Boniface Steve Barry George Eisensbacher Angel Guardian Devon Avenue Robey Charles Wic Tendent Senet Hermitwe Vind Dhyland Bigelow Barry Max Danner Summerdile Lakeside Hospital

Jilted Suit Reaches Verdict For Damaged Heart

In Hoboken a jury awarded Peter Meehan a verdict for breach of promise of marriage against Miss Bridget Hangley. Meehan testified the proposal led him to seek marriage and that he would not have pursued it otherwise.

Hoboken Peter Meehan Ife Bridget Hangley

Pastor Gets Queer Request for Heir to 87 000

Reverend James MacDonald a Methodist minister in Eureka California is named sole heir to Mrs Amelia Smith Woodbury estate valued at eighty seven thousand dollars. He is entrusted with care of eight canaries eighty one dogs eighteen cats and a rabbits hutch with a duty to provide care and comforts. Rabbits are multiplying rapidly raising concerns for space next year. Centralia Floralist Mrs S C Davis rivals Luther Burbank with a new purple and white embroidered aster after four years of selection effort.

Eureka. Cal James MacDonald Amelia Smith Woodbury MacDonald Burbank Centralia Wash Luther Burbank Mra S.C. Davis

Dexter Surrenders After Theft Confession in Buffalo

Davis Dexter thirty eight of New York turns himself in saying he stole 825 dollars from Mercantile Lunch Co of York three weeks ago. He feared an innocent chauffeur present would be blamed for the crime and confessed to the theft.

Buffalo N. Y Davis Dexter New York Dexter Mercantile Lunch Company Ac York

It Was The Test Visit With The Polite Little Girl

A fragment shows a girl on a visit with her father instructing manners at a dinner. She refuses a bite then declares she has already bitten. A jumble of dialogue follows about sleep talking, card games, and a sly remark on optimism and elections.

Marjork

Old Fashioned Quips and Quick Wits From The Page

A collage of mock dialogue and cartoon captions with puns about aging humor and daily life. Snippets feature a shy confession about pills a rabbi rabbit foot superstition and light exchanges between characters about manners and luck.

Emory Vins Reflects on a Career of Failures

The Kansas Star reports Emory Vins eighty three, admitting a long career of attempts with little success. He plans to retire from public life, noting changes in how things are done and the rising generation's demands.

Emory Vins Ant Mike Necessus

Boschee's Syrup Aids Coughs And Colds In Homes

An advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup for coughs and chest troubles, noting influenza deaths surpass wartime losses and praising its use for relief and rest. The copy ends with a humorous, unrelated chat about a birthday party and candles.

His Eccentricity Denounced by City Star Note

A fragment from the Konsan City Star quotes old Gaunt N. Grimm describing a remarkable individual who denies any pride in his faults. The report highlights the subject as unusually notable and not airs his flaws.

Gaunt N. Grimm Konsan City Star

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