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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1920
Page
7
Bayer branded aspirin sold in small tins of 12 tablets with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The Bayer name signifies genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and the product is described as the monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
An advertisement addresses women, claiming kidney and bladder trouble often underlie other illnesses. It promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as restoring kidney health, offers a sample bottle for ten cents and suggests buying larger sizes at drug stores.
The text discusses Roumania as a land of superstition from cradle to grave with rites at christening and death. It contrasts beliefs about fate with modern items like glass enabling reading, photography, electricity, X rays and scientific progress noted by the Scientific American. It cites a hospital scene about a patient’s color and dye.
Airedale dog Jerry mourns and waits for Master Scout Paul Jeffords of the 137th Infantry, killed in action in the Argonne Forest. The story notes Jeffords received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously, while the dog longs for the return of his best friend.
In the London victory parade the boy scouts shared prominence with the naval forces under their own flag. They were praised as the sole boys organization in the procession and were employed behind the scenes as guides first aiders and helpers during preparations and the parade week.
A Louisville demonstration in the Knights of Columbus building promoted organizing Boy Scout troops in Catholic churches. Cardinal Gibbons praised the movement in a public letter and urged forming stout troops where feasible. Louisville already hosts a parish Scout troop at St. Francis of Rome in the East End.
Myron Hopewell seven years old was bitten by a copperhead while picking raspberries near his home. His fifteen year old brother David urgent aid killed the two foot snake and treated the wound, saving the boy from illness. David, a Boy Scout in the Northumberland troop, learned first aid there.
Scouting activity spans across the nation with troops from Highland Park Michigan Los Angeles and Catskill New York participating in cleanup and reforestation projects. Gov. J McCarthy of Hawaii reserves land for Kilauea council at Hilo while regional business groups support the movement along the Hudson Valley.
United States Department of Agriculture researchers describe a new instrument to measure wear on concrete brick macadam and other road surfaces. The device uses two bearing plates 2 inches in diameter on a 11 1/2 inch span with a mid mounted micrometer travel of 1 inch for precise readings.
Brass plugs are embedded in pavement to form fixed reference bases for year to year measurements. Readings use bearing plates and a plunger on the base plate, with the instrument plumbed by a level and a parallel spanner bar aligned to the road center line.
The article urges farmers to treat roadside strips along their fields as part of their property and invest labor and funds to improve their appearance. It argues the roadside is a public front to the farm and deserves the same attention as the farm itself.
Maine endorses increasing bonded indebtedness from 2 million to 10 million for highways. The move, part of a national push for better roads, aims to add 8 million dollars to the state road system and benefits truck owners and shippers through faster travel and lower operating costs.
The piece laments scarce access to fresh water and clean air for poultry. It notes purer water and air are the cheapest needs yet are rarely available in abundance for hens kept indoors.
A critique notes thousands of taxpayer dollars squandered yearly on road projects due to misdirected funding and improper construction methods, urging reforms in the budgeting process and project oversight.
A small bottle of Danderine is advertised as curing dandruff and preventing hair loss. Rubbing into the scalp with fingertips is said to remove scurf, with two or three applications improving hair life, vigor, brightness, and thickness by morning.
An advertisement urges Cascarets to relieve indigestion and liver issues with nightly use and claims cleansing the stomach aids morning relief. It also promotes Cuticura ointment and soap for skin and hair issues, asserting quick improvements. The copy includes a warning about fires from discarded cigars in New York.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe gentler substitute for calomel. It claims quick relief from bilious symptoms including constipation and headaches, notes no salivation or cramps, and promises refunds if it fails to perform.
The advertisement touts Dimond Dyes with a guaranteed fadeless finish for all fabrics including cotton blends and garments. It promotes a color card and a guide to dyeing any material and hints at broad applicability across dresses roses stockings and coats.
A captioned cartoon in Magnazine notes that few married women feel true happiness. It suggests even a wife who loves her husband may fear he could drift toward another woman, reflecting lighthearted relationship anxiety.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes Miss Grabcom and others about a habit of rising at five every morning. It credits wealth accumulation to Mr Grabcom’s routine of waking early, pumping, and starting work, implying diligence as the source of fortune.
Paradoxical claim notes the father of one baby is usually twice as happy as the father with twins and promotes Dead Shot as a speedy dewormer. The ad emphasizes a single dose for worms or tapeworms with a strong call to action.
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