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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1920
Page
6
A fragmented scene where trees speak of seasons and new dress. Meple the Maple notes summer green and gay flowers while the Chestnut and Oak envy change. A pretty Beech questions why they cannot run wild with transformation.
In a whimsical tale the Maple asks the Oak and other trees for color to clothe fairies and goblins for Jack Frost’s season. The Green world cannot bless bloom time but promises later colors when flowers sleep, and goblins listen as the trees gain outfits to brighten their hallways in autumn hues.
A rambling account follows a friend named Giuseppe who tries to gain and keep a job through union involvement. He wears union shoes, clothes, and uses union services, but disappears after a night out. The narrator questions truth and motives in a tangled union influenced scenario.
A fragmentary note on Mary McLaren reflecting on pride and the shedding of leaves as winter comes, suggesting discomfort with changing appearances and a metaphorical cycle of
Edna Kent Forbes discusses hair care and scalp health focusing on dandruff oily scalp and dry scalp. Advice covers coconut oil masks and tonics, monthly trims, and routine to reduce itching and improve hair vitality.
A garbled essay mixes hair care myths with digressions on red hair. It argues avoiding alcohol and “false tir” pads, mocks science, and catalogs stereotypes about red headed people with tongue in cheek and hostile tone. It ends with defiant, humorous insult.
The National Council notes a surge to over 1,000 organized first class camps across the U S and territories. Bear Mountain in Palisades Interstate Park hosts large, year round camping for Greater New York and northern New Jersey troops with substantial facilities. Buffalo area camps 50 acres near the city plan more hikes within a few miles.
The council owns a cabin and a house on about two acres near town for weekend use, plus a permanent campsite thirty miles away. They also consider a new camp on Lake Michigan about 200 miles distant, and a further camp at an additional distant site.
Scout Executive A A Jameson reports At lanta area volunteers ready to serve in urgent needs Miss Avoe Morgan sought a film for Macon related charity work She arranged transport via a scout who left on short notice and connected through Washington DC to secure and deliver the film for an Atlanta area showing.
A Scout pledge prayer asks God to grant boys constant vision of service and energy to learn through preparedness. It calls for joyful practice in service thoughtfulness forethought decision and sacrifice and hopes to bring warmed hearts trained minds and fit bodies to future emergencies.
Boy Scouts of Spanish-American countries are invited to send delegates to a Madrid convention in June. The invitation comes from the National Council of Explorers of Spain and has support from King Alfonso and the Spanish government. Defense of the Spanish language in America is a convention topic.
The article analyzes Willan J. Bryan's influence at the San Francisco Democratic convention and notes his impact on platform framing, opposition to the Versailles Treaty, and the rise of phonograph speeches as a campaign tool. It discusses Harding Coolidge and Wilson in context, plus rail and steel industry pressures and suffrage hopes in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Secret service unearthed a scheme by two National Capital Insurance Bureau employees to defraud disabled veterans. Claimants were urged to accept larger awards for a cut of the excess, while the veteran deserved the full payment. Secretary Houston vowed prosecutions to the full extent of the law.
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