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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1922
Page
6
A reflective feature by F A Walker urging happiness amid life’s trials. It discusses staying hopeful, lifting spirits, and counting small joys rather than succumbing to gloom. Includes references to resilience, perception, and the value of inner fortitude.
An OCR fragment presents a poem about independence and self reliance. The speaker vows to work alone, owe nothing to others, sow his own harvest, and live by his own deeds. It contrasts solitary effort with the idea that actions plant roses for others in the future.
Fragmentary text describes a palm reader or student of palmistry named Apo Lo who enters a scene with clenched fists and bent elbows held in a legged stance. It notes his posture as indicative of temperament and disposition in a stylized, antiquated voice.
A garbled recipe page describes butter cake, pound cake, molasses treats, cornflake macaroons, cream of spinach soup, and jumbles. It mixes measurements and ingredients with errors, yielding a curious glimpse of an old home cookbook and the domestic voice behind it.
The article explains that the barber pole origins trace to historic bloodletting. A brass top once held a basin, and the pole was the staff patients held during venesection. The white bandages wrapped around the wound became the white stripe, while the red represented blood drawn. The barber’s role diminished as medicine evolved, yet the pole endures as a symbol of former glory.
A civic piece urges adults to guide children with kindness and education. It stresses resisting fear tactics like giants or bogey men and promotes nurturing bravery and service to society for lasting happiness.
A fragmented tale recounts Paul Janitor, once a comrade of Generalissimo Foch, visiting Marshal Foch in St. Paul Minnesota during an American Legion stay. An Arabic legend on a postal card allegedly named two engagements in Algiers of 1877. The source claims the duo shared a rare midnight interview in Parisian years.
Mrs. Burdick known as Ma served doughnuts and pies to Allied soldiers under shell fire in France 1917 18. She cooked mended clothes and made salvaged garments with Ensign Hartick of the Salvation Army. Now in Wichita Falls Texas she leads hospital relief work for disabled exservice men and serves as national chaplain of the Legion auxiliary.
Veterans of three wars honored Oscar E. Carlstrom of Illinois as national commander of the United Spanish War Veterans. He helped organize the fore runner of the American Legion in Paris in 1919 and later held leadership in the Spanish War Veterans and in Minneapolis. Carlstrom, a lawyer, was adopted as a member by G.A.L. Miss Mageane, a St. Louis native, played a key role with Broadway figures in aiding sick and wounded soldiers and helped organize the auxiliary of the Legion.
In Philadelphia, Hanford Mac Nider, commander of the American Legion, urged building a strong esprit de corps and mutual trust among veterans and nations to secure peace. He stressed veterans deserve a voice in national affairs and highlighted bonds with allies in France, England, and Italy.
Delegates from every state and many nations attended the American Legion convention as communities bolster posts with funds and projects. Posts in Minnesota and Vermont organized youth groups, campuses report veterans training, and communities pledge memorial buildings and services for former service members.
In a playful vignette from American Legion Weekly a bootlegger and his wife share domestic reactions when the husband discovers a federal agent. The exchange hinges on a pun about “shots” as justice arrives in humorous form.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the report notes years of effort toward eradication and the success of animal health programs. It highlights thousands of herds certified free of the disease, area-wide testing, and county campaigns such as Hillsdale County, Michigan, where 2,890 herds and 17,000 cattle were tested with 874 reactors. The drive aims to protect milk and meat safety and the nation’s cattle wealth.
The piece argues hens require a balanced winter diet. It warns owners cannot keep hens for nothing and must provide adequate food to recover the investment, ensuring the bird receives what it needs during cold months.
There is really no danger of getting too much ventilation in a poultry house, providing direct drafts are avoided and fowls are protected on the roosts at night.
United States Department of Agriculture guidance urges farmers to bury all livestock deaths from unknown causes in deep quicklime. Hog cholera threatens porker populations. use a metal wheel as a base for a funeral pyre or dig deep graves, then burn or bury carcasses with quicklime. For larger beasts, dismember to fit, cover with lime, and ensure graves exceed five feet deep.
The USDA advises watering dairy cows two to three times daily in winter when housed. Water should be kept at about 15 to 20 degrees above freezing and at a consistent temperature. If using tanks, warm water as needed, using tank heaters, steam, or boiler hot water to heat drinking water.
A fragment notes concerns about roup in poultry linked to ventilation in chicken houses. It suggests proper ventilation reduces roup risk and mentions openings at the front. The text references Ohio State and a general admonition about timing and conditions for keeping birds indoors during wet weather.
A historical note observes that hocks yield higher profits in winter when prices peak, comparing summer and winter markets. It stresses that winter eggs, though smutted, reach top prices, offering substantial earnings for producers.
Green food is essential for the nation’s poultry of all ages. It benefits layers, growing stock, and breeders, helping health and production across flocks.
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