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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1914
Page
3
Congressman Alexander W Gregg of Texas recalls a tall tale about Rastus and the boss of a construction crew. Rastus asks for time off saying his wife has just died and tomorrow is the funeral. Two weeks later he again asks for a day off to marry, explaining the wedding is the next day. He adds he does not hold spite long.
A political gathering in a town heard Vice President Thomas R. Marshall prepare to speak as the packed hall faced heat and closed windows. The mayor tried to intervene but crowds demanded Marshall speak, shouting his name amid rising tension.
An auction note advertises a seven room house and two lots on Monroe Street in South Rosemary terms reasonable. A local scene mentions a child Margaret crying and a grandmother asking about an accident, hinting at a family incident.
The notice advertises several ten acre farms for sale near Patt on Mill Village, about equidistant from Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids. Describes land as good, well suited for truck farming, with easy terms and reasonable prices.
A well known actress who loves dogs owns a large St Bernard. A New Yorker visiting her summer home asks a colored maid about the dog. She says the dog is "full-blooded Sam Ber nard" and harmless, adding the canine is "jest chick-full of fun."
An Ardmore bicycle advertisement touts daily satisfaction and wheel service in Rosemary North Carolina. It promotes cash or easy payments and wheel renting and repair by J F Stallings rear of R E Shell Co.
A fragmentary captioned scene shows a thief and Cohen in a tense exchange over a firearm. The sketched dialogue references a hundred francs and a sale of a gun for fifty dollars as the crime unfolds in a murky cartoon moment.
Application will be made to the Governor of North Carolina for the pardon for Henry James convicted in Halifax county in 1913 of larceny and sentenced to county road work for two years. Objectors are invited to forward protests to the Governor. Dated June 1914. Signed A. L. Clark, Attorney for Henry James.
In Mansfield Missouri Ollie Frye is urged to head home to avoid hindering Mindley from harvesting the crop. The speaker notes they live closer to town and could take over the town trips if Miss Ollie allows.
A fragment from a Cleveland Plain Dealer tease about George hurting his leg sliding to third and missing the Yale game. The mock dialogue hints at concern and a light tone about his limp, with some comic misdirection.
A fragment from Tit Bits notes a sea captain in hard luck after marrying a girl who ran away. The joke compares her to a skipper and hints at marital misfortune with nautical wordplay.
Absarokee Montana's Enterpise reports Ehner Indreland is in high spirits this week over buying a case of mumps. His generous nature is noted though he is not popular with friends at present.
A column from Hazel Green Chronicle recounts men traveling to Campton for court and court-related errands while a string of humorous quotes and cartoons from various papers are noted. The text reflects local humor and social snapshots rather than a single event.
The passenger says that last station was his destination and asks why the train did not stop. The conductor replies they no longer stop there and the engineer is angry with the station agent.
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