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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
2
A Concord Mississippi resident recalls the Boy Scouts Troop No. 1 daily flag rituals on the Square. The piece links Scout service to 1775 era patriotism, with vivid, old literary phrasing describing marches, reverence, and communal duty as a Scout cook demonstrates an egg skill.
A fragmentary wartime report describes scouts in an aircraft raid with eight killed and twenty one injured. The piece notes crowds in the street, failed experiments with horns and whistles, and mentions political figures and wartime tensions surrounding the event.
Dow introduces a large searchlight to illuminate the county government during elections. The device, described as a monster light, will sweep the area to mobilize voters and deter disorder, with a 16 mile visibility and a dramatic, free beam.
Vernon Bailey chief field naturalist of the United States department of agriculture in Washington offers to send stout who asks for it a handsome illustrated poster to interest the public in feeding birds in winter. A scout could do no better good turn than secure some and put them up in public places.
In Cleveland scouts aided a bridge cavern rescue with first aid knowledge. A Buffalo boy scout, twelve, spent his summer tending his grandmother's garden in the rural district, forgoing camp pleasures to stay with her and plan for next year.
Editorial fragment offers garden planning notes for spring readiness. Mentions hardy amileas and shrubs, kitchen window display, and maintaining a cheerful yard scene amid wind and vines. References framed porch views and outdoor plant choices.
The article discusses the benefits of integrating fresh and decomposed manure into soil, detailing processes to incorporate manure thoroughly with salt purities, improving decomposing top layer, and promoting plant growth. It emphasizes deep harrowing, disk work, and mixing to ensure even distribution and heat control for healthier crops.
The New York Herald notes fur scarfs offer versatile styling from bolero to scarf form. Extra long scarfs wrap at the waist and over the shoulder, fastened with a visible pin. Trimmings include narrow tucks, pipings, and buttons with gold stitching and steel bead embroidery on georgette waists. Navy blue gains favor on coats this season as Japan’s foreign trade grows.
Readable text outlines a Sunday school lesson on Mark 1 12 2 and related verses focusing on repentance and the early ministry of Jesus. It discusses John the Baptist, Jesus calling Simon Peter Andrew and their calling as fishers of men, the role of the Holy Spirit and the Father in Jesus ministry, and the triple aspects of discipleship to learn fellowship and service.
A pamphlet drawn from German and American sources presents diaries and proclamations to expose German wartime conduct in Belgium. It cites Field Service rules, atrocities in towns like Dinant and Liege, and accounts from soldiers such as Roch, Seheufele, and Spielman, detailing executions, arson, and mass violence as the war intensified in 1916.
In a London Times inquiry Duncan Miller asked the minister of national service about the number of indoor servants in households of one to three people. The minister replied that no person should employ more servants than absolutely necessary and urged a prompt remedy, promising details in a general statement of power.
The piece discusses laziness as a rare trait not commonly seen, noting that true disinclination to effort is seldom found outside medical cases. It surveys potential causes such as hookworm or anemia, and hints at temperament rather than poverty as the culprit. It also posits a theory for the collie’s name from a “coll” or “collar” origin tied to a white neck mark.
A humorous quip shows an inventor touting a newly patented bullet proof vest. A wary financier replies with a pun about a million and soup proof vest, capturing a light moment reported by Puck.
A note from Mrs Shaw of Portsmouth Ohio recounts relief from chronic pains and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the herb remedy with restoring health and urges other suffering women to try the product, offering the company's expert advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
An old advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup as a universal cough remedy used across the United States and in civilized countries. It promises relief in the mornings and a clearing of inflamed passages, claiming three qualities of boots and detailing materials for footwear as a side note.
Fragmented OCR reads as a military health note claiming no typhoid cases in the French army due to vaccination and medical measures. It mentions academies, consuls, and wartime conditions with garbled phrasing about infection rates and public health during conflict.
A garbled fragment discusses sin never fully leaving society and mocks efforts to scrub it away. It mentions the church of Christ and a reference to M. Dean, though the meaning is obscured by corrupted text.
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