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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
4
Editor subscription rates listed for 1914 1918 notices advise advance payment and postal rules. World events noted with a Lloyd George remark and a winter storm theme. Seed shortages predict scarcity and rising prices prompting readers to buy early.
A long discussion notes that dust reduces lamp candle power and raises lighting costs. A test by Edison Lamp Works shows lamps cleaned weekly use 16 to 22 percent less wattage than those dirty for three weeks, underscoring the economy of frequent cleaning and the impact of dust on illumination.
Roycer W Bagson from Wellesley Hills Mass urges workers at Parma and mines to endure longer hours and greater dangers. He calls for pride in domestic labor and vows to improve one’s own work to support humanity and win the war. He emphasizes patriotism and personal duty at home.
President urges universal national effort as millions join the war. Workers at home must replace frontline labor in farms factories and shipyards while the front asks for greater sacrifice. The piece stresses the vast scale of modern war and the need for productivity.
A wartime appeal urges women to donate warm pajamas bed shirts and other items for Red Cross shipments to soldiers in France. Sewing Rooms will be open daily next week from 10 to 12 and 2 to 5 to complete the needed supplies. all women are urged to help regardless of Red Cross membership.
A historical health note warns that colds spread in overheated poorly ventilated rooms and close contact with infected individuals. It urges washing or burning used handkerchiefs, using disposable napkins, and avoiding close contact. Seek medical advice if a cold worsens or new chest symptoms appear, as pneumonia can begin with a cold.
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