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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
7
Purifies blood and enriches it with iron and quinine to build strength and appetite. The tonic is touted as safe for children and described as a non patent medicine, costing 60 cents per bottle after thirty five years of steady use in homes.
The piece notes one million five hundred thousand pounds of powder for feet supplied to soldiers. It promotes Allen's Foot Ease and Hen's Foot Knee antiseptic as remedies for tired hot swollen feet, blisters and corns. It cites posters of soldiers receiving relief and comfort during and after campaigns.
A handwriting expert notes a man of strong business reputation writes a signature that is unreadable. The expert remarks the paradox of pride in a mark that cannot be read, illustrating the strange self-effacement in handwriting.
National Scout Commissioner Boundaid salutes Sir Robert and Lady Baden-Powell as guests of honor. He praises their work for boyhood and envisions the Boy Scout den becoming a world power that aids future peace.
The sea scout branch of the Boy Scouts of America adopts a modified sea manship program approved by eminent captains admirals and chiefs. Large scout centers already number hundreds with a need for at least 100 000 sea scouts as boats are built and drills taught through home made models progressing to actual water activities over a year or two.
Athens Ohio Superintendent Geoffrey F Morgan supports releasing scouts from school to aid civil service tasks such as food census and cleanup campaigns. High and grade school teachers serve on the local Boy Scout council court of honor with merit badge testing split among teachers. The high school principal chairs the court. The movement has strong school support.
Chief Scout Executive James E. West of the Boy Scouts of America told a Chicago luncheon that boys hold the nation’s future and that scouting builds responsibility. He emphasized using boys leisure time properly and urged men to serve as guardians and mentors to youth.
General Haig writes Dr. Hart praising the Philadelphia Boy Scouts for their wartime work. He notes their help in raising Liberty Bonds and civic duties, saying they will set a patriotism example for future generations and keep war aims safe.
Scouts in Pennsylvania and Tennessee helped fight a Mount Penn fire and saved trees they tended. In Waterbury and Lansford teams aided relief and hospital efforts. A Connecticut scout rescued two children from freezing water. A Birmingham troop claims a member fired at a person from a city battery.
The Secretary of Agriculture through the Bureau of Public Roads will distribute more than 45 million dollars worth of surplus war department motor trucks to state highway departments. The trucks, rated two to five tons, must be used on federally aided roads and are acquired by states by paying loading and freight charges.
The program says 41 000 are new and 9 000 need are serviceable and will be apportioned to states on request by state highway departments under federal aid law. The bureau of public roads does not distribute trucks to counties or individuals.
A survey of 200 Maine farmers identified good roads as the top urgent need to raise rural districts to a modern economy. Other frequent asks included more farm labor, cooperative buying, better school facilities, improved livestock, processing plants, marketing facilities, and greater bank credit.
The piece argues that improving roads saves a farmer one hour per week, equaling 62 hours yearly. Valuing time at $0.00 daily, the annual saving is about $31.20, while a $10,000 farm would incur $10 yearly in road bond taxes. The result claims a $81.20 yearly gain from time, yielding an implied 12 percent return on the $10 investment.
R M Hubard of the state highway commission announced about 12 million dollars is available for Texas road construction in 1918. About 10 million comes from federal appropriations. Nationwide highway expenditures for 1919 are estimated near 30 million dollars. Community road shade projects advocate planting nut bearing trees along public roads. A rat levy tax proposal cited at 200 million dollars for a United States company.
A quick sales pitch touts Freezone as an inexpensive method to lift off hard or soft corns and calluses between the toes. The tiny bottle is said to cost little at any drug store and, with a few drops applied to the corn, pain ends instantly and the corn comes away cleanly.
A jumble of clipped dialogues shows a traveler misreading Chinese characters on a package and a gatekeeper challenging a guard about concealed items. The pasted text also advertises Cuticura products for itchy scalps and a brief exchange about art, money, and legacy between a painter and his wife.
A collection of gossip and remarks recounts marital plans and mutual admiration among characters Mr Exe Jack Edith and Mrs Newsends. The piece includes humorous banter about credit for a motel and affectionate traits admired in a spouse.
A fragment discusses whether a singer can manage after past experiences sing a fine range. It notes that memory aids knowing when to forget and implies evaluation of capability based on former performances.
A fragmented ad-like passage touts a worm remedy for children promising color and digestion benefits after two to three weeks, with a price of 40c per bottle. Interleaved is a humorous street exchange about a tiny dog mistaken for a mouse, illustrating light local chatter from London Answers.
In Richmond Representative Bascom Slemp recalls a ghastly joke about a silk hat linked to a funeral. A friend mentions borrowing the hat from a widow as they discuss a double strength remedy meant to remove freckles.
A brief dialogue shows a father warning against associating with schemers while the daughter notes that fools hold wealth these days. The exchange ends with a wry remark about fools and money. Also mentions automobile upholstery from spun glass in England.
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable remedy that replaces mercurial calomel. It claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels, prevents salivation, and can be given to children, with a money back guarantee if not effective.
An advertisement warns that kidney health is vital and signals of dysfunction include nervousness sleeplessness back pain and fatigue. It promotes Gold Medal Capsules as a long trusted remedy said to cleanse the system, with a money back guarantee and insistence on the imported Gold Medal brand.
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