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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1923
Page
2
The notice states subscription cost two dollars annually and requires cash with submissions. It notes second class matter status under federal law and lists per line banking and resolution text pricing. It sets a ten cent per line charge and requires prepayment except for regular accounts.
A jumble of notes mentions police on motorcycles in speed control, a Cedarwood cemetery chase, Calfornia’s injunction against IWW activity, and political races. References include LaFollette’s victory in Minnesota, Magnus Johnson’s Farmer Labor win, and Warren Gs Arctic breezes energizing him, with oddities about POs, post offices, and a golden railroad spike.
The best college baseball team in the state has been brought to Roanoke Rapids Rosemary for the summer by S F Patterson to provide fine baseball. The team is described as a clean group of gentlemen, sportsmen who expect fans to conduct themselves properly. He urges proper rooting and discourages profanity and jeering at umpires or visiting players.
A Roanoke Rapids editorial argues fans should boost home teams without hostility to visitors. It links gracious behavior at games to regional goodwill, economic impact, and global conditions including Europe’s living standards, wheat markets, and the boll weevil. The piece frames sportsmanship as civic interest and self‑preservation.
The article notes western railroads earning 4.43 percent versus 5.75 percent deemed reasonable by the ICC and 6.33 percent for all U S railroads, signaling western collapse. Wheat at about 80 cents a bushel reinforces western strain, with the East and South prospering. Political repercussions loom as western discontent grows.
Farmers urged to build one or two sweet potato storage houses in Halifax County this fall. The note highlights cover crops rye reducing drought impact, cites Half-a Leaf Farm near Enfield and Mr John Davis’s crop rotation, hogs, and permanent pasture. July 31 to Aug 2 hosts the Farmers and Farm Women Convention at State College Raleigh with free rooms and low-cost meals. contact J M Gray for details.
The note invites a summer visit to boll weevil territory to observe local efforts against the pest. It directs readers to seek more information from the sender. The message ends with a playful aside and a nonsensical closing line.
A Roanoke Rapids reader reports years of distress from kidney pain and disrupted sleep. After using Doan's Kidney Pills recommended by a neighbor, the writer says pain eased and daily misery ended with no further bother. The note cites Taylor Matthews store and places the remedy with Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
The piece emphasizes imagination as the key to future opportunities and defines money as labor's trade token. It urges daily savings in a bank book to build power and secure tomorrow through steady, small deposits.
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