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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1916
Page
2
The Roanoke Rapids Herald lists subscription at 1.00 per year in advance and outlines policy for card of thanks and resolutions at one cent per word. Communications must be mailed to Herald Publishing Co with cash or regular account. minimum insertion charge is 26 cents.
A collage notes the Somme offensive rumors, local political primaries set for August, and international jab at Germany. It comments on Taft backing Hughes, Carranza's barbs, National Guard depletions, and jokes about congress and the pork barrel. It closes with a satirical forecast of reform in a distant millennium.
Judges found all but one yard in Roanoke Mills village neat and attractive after two years of prizes and inspections. Planting and cultivation yield abundant vegetables, healthful recreation, and improved sanitation, with an estimated five thousand dollars annual savings.
Loans and discounts total 43464.45 with 408430 overdrafts, real estate holdings including banking house 3960 and furniture fixtures 1220, other real estate owned, plus due from national banks and silver coin and notes. Geo Carmichael cashier swears the figures are true. directors attest. Notary public C W Ware swears to the document sworn July 11 1916. commission expires May 12 1918.
A poetic call urges readers to switch from a gloom laden track to a cheerful journey. It describes transferring from the worry and grouch tracks to the Cheerful Cars and the Happy Special, promising space and a swift arrival at a better mood station.
A persuasive call urges residents to keep money in local circulation to support town commerce, taxes, and services. It argues mail order houses drain capital, threaten real estate values, and risk a dead town without local business. Citizens are asked to choose wisely to sustain a vibrant community.
A classic plea for reciprocal local commerce stresses that storekeepers and farmers depend on each other. It warns against diluting town prosperity by diverting money to mail order houses and urges buying locally to sustain taxes, schools, and community facilities. The piece frames reciprocity as essential to civic health and personal responsibility.
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