Roanoke Rapids Herald Official Publishing Details
Roanoke Rapids Herald is a weekly Friday paper published by The Herald Publishing Co Inc J T Stamvpack Epivor subscription priced at 2.00 yearly in advance. The paper was entered as second class matter April 8, 1914 at the Roanoke Rapids NC post office under the act of March 3 1879. Communications should be sent to the Herald Publishing Co. Empty messages require stamps. charges apply for cards of thanks resolutions of respect etc at ten cents per line.
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Genoa
Nicholas Lenine
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Europe
Rusia
Nicholas Lenne
Lennie
Russia
Western
Greensboro
Dearth of strong men in Senate after Penrose Knox deaths
The Washington press notes a shortage of strong men in U S politics after the Pennsylvan ia deaths of Senator Penrose and Senator Knox. Urgent pleas go to Governor Sproul to appoint a capable successor while party leaders lament Senate rules that hinder energetic leadership and stress the need for a steady flow of talent in public life. The piece contrasts Lenine’s Genoa moment and reflects on political culture and leadership.
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United States Senate
Washington
Penrose
Knox
Pennsylvania
Senate
Sproul
Republican Party
Wadsworth
Seuss
New York Times
Boy’s Sunday School Lesson Sparks Comical Misread
A six year old, confused by a predecessor’s lesson, said the class topic was “burning the bigs in the church” after the teacher noted the prior day’s text. The former teacher later clarified the intended topic was “Burning Incense in the Temple.”
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Handmade Cinch Rope Basket Christmas Craft Idea
A verbose 1900s style article describes making a decorative basket from crepe paper rope. It covers materials including crepe paper, wires, shellac, and tools, and outlines a step by step weaving process to form a six inch diameter basket with a tall handle, finished with paper-wrapped wires and possible decorative trims. The tone imitates an instructional feature on home crafts for holiday gifts.
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Gols
One Piece Frocks Ideal for the All Day Dress
A promotional piece extols the one piece dress as practical, universally becoming, and indispensable for businesswomen and teachers. It notes fabrics like Duvelyn tricotine and satin finished crepe, with daytime colors such as purple blue and Indian red, plus black with color flashes and wool trim.
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Duvelyn
Smoke Free Notices Provoked Business Consultant
A Ragland firm hired a consultant to review efficiency and suggest improvements. He ordered removal of smoke warnings from a factory showroom as it was fully occupied for asbestos production. The text also notes a misquoted dental question and mentions the Grand Bank of Newfoundland’s origins from Arctic ice.
Australian wool and pasture debates in 19th century notes
The article discusses perceived causes of superior Australian wool quality, attributing it to climate rather than diet, noting native grasses offer reproductive advantages and reduce reseeding needs. It also cites the Belgian national song Arabanvonne, its revolutionary origins in 1830s, and composer details, with brief biographical notes on Jenneval.
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Australia
Wesley Proves Ready For Bicycle Freedom
Wesley, teased by his dad for being too young, confidently declares he can handle a bicycle. He bursts into the house excited to ride Mitchum's bike, insisting he knows all there is to know and can steer himself.
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Wesley
Mitchum
Wild Indians in South America
The article notes that there are no wild tribes in North America, but in parts of South America especially the Amazon forest regions there are tribes that have not yet reached any degree of civilization.
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South America
North
Amazon
Moon Compared to Earth as a Tiny Island in Space
The article notes the moon as a small body with a diameter of 2,160 miles. It places the moon in the vast Pacitte circle, suggesting its solitary nature in space and its relative smallness to Earth.
Limit of Incompetency Reflects on Learning and Employment
A terse passage condemns the most incompetent person, who pretends to know all yet avoids learning. It states this attitude harms both expulsion and hiring decisions, urging careful judgment in workplace competence.
Joke on Learned Men
The publishers of the Encyclopedia Britannica once issued a booklet containing facsimile testimonial letters from prominent users of the work, one tenth of whom misspelled the word Britannica.
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Encyelopedia Britannica
Britannica
Balm of Gilead and Jud Tunkins on justice
The article notes the balm of Gilead as the dried resin from a low Syrian shrub, highly valued and scarce with only up to 60 drops from a plant per day. It also cites Jud Tunkins suggesting after viewing a Justice image that the lady should remove the blindfold and observe the scales.
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Gilead
Syria
Jud Tunkins
Washington
Birds Do Valuable Work in Nature's Balance
Fragmentary OCR note cites birds’ value in ecosystems by destroying hundreds of insects daily. References a claim about the United States insect reduction and a cryptic “The Secret” line, with garbled phrasing and missing details.
Dust carried long distances and prodigality quotes
A collection of clipped sayings and notes including storms moving dust across the western U S estimated at 50 000 000 tons traveling 1 440 miles yearly Prodigality quotes from Franklin and others plus observations on weather England versus Colorado orange tree prolific honey bee and frozen air effects with brief asides on manners and opinions
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