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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
7
A garbled page fragment describes a lonely dawn journey and a household scene with silent imagery. It includes an odd remedy advertisement for Barco Compound, a cosmetics note about coloring hair, and unrelated classified lines. Government bomb references and baby care notes appear amid the jumbled text.
Dr. Gordon of Tulsa declares the boy scout movement ties boys to church and will produce future leaders. He predicts scouts will guide the nation after war toward peace and prosperity, with some becoming presidents governors or senators and others rising to high offices.
Prof Norman B Richardson of Boston University warns the war in Europe raises juvenile delinquency in Britain and urges immediate national enlistment of Americans as scoutmasters to counteract harmful influences affecting boys in coming months and years.
Houston newsboys many already good scouts align with the Boy Scouts of America after detailed briefing by the local executive. A large number enrolls enthusiastic about entering the program as scout officials praise the material seen in recent boxing and wrestling bouts for guest entertainment.
Scouts Troop No under Scoutmaster M T Anderson cut down three or four trees in the neighborhood and split them into stove wood for the needy. They worked Saturday with crosscut saws buck saws and axes, gathering about thirteen cords of stove length wood.
The national court of honor of the Koy Scouts of Ancrten reports last month had 1 eagle badges 28 star scout badges issued 180 merit for 1917. 1,649 merit badges issued this year vs 741 in 1918. The total koy scouts with merit badges is 9,597.
Deafied men in Brookly Scouts in Woodmere N Y sorted potatoes and sold at cost to aid poorer families. In Mt Venton N Y scouts demonstrated stretcher and first aid work for Red Cross members. Oak Grove Louisiana troops cleaned streets and disposed of tip cans. A Dixon Illinois scout guarded a damaged trolley site until repaired. Independence Missouri scouts took dairy cows to ensure clean safe milk and mapped each cow’s location and condition.
A Western Ohio country school promotes planting roses, hydrangeas, tulips, and fruit trees around the yard to teach care and cultivation. The plan relies on student effort and local patrons to fund and maintain the displays, with spring planting and long term care highlighted as educational and communal benefits.
A fragmented piece discusses vivid color effects in hedges using scarlet salvia white picotinin and other plants. It notes hedge heights of ten to eight feet coppery leaves and uses for screens or central beds with tropical foliage. Advice on seed hardiness and timing follows, plus stray gardening tips and a piano dampness note.
An 1890s study tests traction of teams weighing 1,600 pounds pulling loads on varied road surfaces. A wagon with steel axles and four inch tires hauled 6,000 pencils to measure pull. Concrete, gravel, and earth roads yielded different pounds per ton, revealing traction differences for soft wooden plants and other materials.
Instructions discuss building a side hillside catch drain to carry water to the end of a cut and divert flow from roads. Proposes keeping ditch flow away from the road by constraining outlets and using culverts or pipes. Emphasizes keeping ditches open and maintaining drainage to prevent flooding and mud near dairy operations.
An advertisement contrasts Dodson's Liver Tone with calomel claiming calomel harms the liver and bowels. It promotes Dodson's as safe and pleasant for children and adults, arguing one dose prevents sickness and restores appetite, while warning against salivation and weakness from calomel.
Reported remarks from a chaotic assembly describe a lecturer urging calm while opposing views clash over policy. A tense exchange ends with a provocative demand for praise and a cryptic reply from an official, amid a mood of confusion and unease.
An old advertisement extols Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and ikon, claiming liver benefits and blood purification. The fragment mentions a 60 cent price and appeals to family health but lacks cohesive context or provenance.
Fragmentary readable text describes medical or chemical items with uncertain terms. The line mentions a night relief effect and a trial, with scattered references to names or brands and unclear phrases.
Early 20th century ad promotes kidney health as essential to longevity. It urges every man to drink water, avoid excess meat, and take Anurle tablets from Dr. Pierce to protect vitality and prevent kidney related ailments. The plea targets men over thirty and promises a simple cure with a 10 cent mail order package.
A local confrontation arose after a dog’s funeral became costly and drew sharp questions about the charges. Residents noted elaborate arrangements and questioned the necessity of expenses, while officials defended the event as fitting for a beloved pet.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a gossip column or department. Details about people, places, or events are unclear. Further readable context is needed to form a precise item.
Abbeville North Carolina reports a son suffering rheumatism with back and side pains. After taking part of a box of Apurle Tablets the pain subsides and the attack does not recur for a long time. Also mentions Pellets for stomach liver and bowels from Dr Pierce including Pleasant Pellets.
Fragmentary lines describe setting drag at an angle and directions toward center with a half inch towed measurement. Mentions a great blood purifier and charcoal purifier claimed to tone the fowl's system.
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