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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
7
An广告 style claim touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless vegetable alternative to calomel. It warns calomel damages bones and warns of nausea, urging readers to try a spoonful of Liver Tone with a money back guarantee if not improved.
The fragment reports Germany and Austria Hungary producing more than twice as many potatoes as the United States and other nations. It cites 114 year figures with US at 400,021,000 bushels and Germany about 4 times that, plus notes on prior years and averages. It also contains unrelated dialogue and ad-like lines.
The London Telegraph notes coal gas can substitute for petrol with cost savings and small engine changes. Londoners are urged to wear light clothes at night with jokes about whitewash coats and musical box wear. A misbehaving recruit is asked if he has bathed, replying that one is missing.
A snippet notes sarcasm over free electricity claimed for Ashland Oregon residents and suggests friction between electricity dealers and ham mocks sellers. The passage uses humor to question benefits and trade relations implicit in utility promises.
Fragmented dialogue questions hyphenated racial terms and references to a hotel, reflecting noisy street rhetoric. The text depicts sharp ethnic remarks and a tense clash over labels amid a chaotic urban setting.
Moody lesson notes outline a July 29 invitation from God, urging all who thirst to seek the Lord. It traces themes from Isaiah prophetic passages, citing mercy, pardon, and transformation through faith, with references to Christ as Messiah and the universal call to come.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a Boy Scouts event or meeting was mentioned, with unclear context. The readable portion suggests local youth group activity was noted but lacks dates or locations.
The Boy Scouts of America mobilize 288000 scouts under 11000 executives and 50000 officials to deliver Liberty bond messages and collect subscriptions across 100000000 dwellings with the president urging Americans to support the loan. Early results show Philadelphia subscriptions of 600700 and three day totals over 150000. The effort aims to shorten the war and save lives by strengthening U S financing and morale.
Aleck Barony of Troop 1 Hammond Jod received a letter of commendation for rescuing a friend from drowning. While swimming, the helper became exhausted and lost his heat for moments, and Aleck acted with neatness and dispatch to save him.
Regular army officers in charge of recruiting stations in New York say scouts living nearby who can play bugle or drum or tie perform a service at their stations.
A movement begins to train more army cooks with volunteers among scoutmasters and assistants. Those who volunteer to teach will receive a special army cooking course.
Hardupp asks about a cigar quality and a future purchase. Weed the tobacconist praises it. Hardupp mentions sending money to a bill collector who vanished. A sarcastic remark questions funding for submarines, joking about sunk fish.
A sharp quote from a British officer dismisses enemy coastal fortification reports as inconsequential, voiced amid a flood of routine news. The exchange reflects wartime impatience with sensational or unimportant headlines.
An 1860s style ad touts Cutheura Ointment and Soap for skin care with a free sample by mail from Cutleura Dept Boston. It promises quick cleansing routines and claims superiority over other toilet preparations. The nearby note references social position and a blunt comment about watermelon etiquette in New York World.
An old advertisement promotes Groves Tasteless Tonic claiming quinine fights malaria and iron builds up the system. The label highlights quinine and iron in a tasteless form. The text also includes a satirical jab about conserving food supplies and a dismissive remark on conserve advocates.
The piece notes entomology links to war issues and calls for war phase related pamphlets and posters to be sent to the Washington office for archival use. It also lists feats of historic physical power by figures like Lincoln Poe and Washington in a magazine tone.
An advertisement promotes lemon juice and orchard white lotion as a cheap freckle and blemish remedy. It instructs squeezing lemon juice into three ounces of orchard white, then massaging daily for clear, white skin. The copy ends with a quip about distance and fortune.
National Geographic notes that heroic St Bernards and other canines long revered for rescues were surpassed by Red Cross dogs in World War I trenches for valor and lifesaving deeds among the wounded.
The reader mentions a Michtenn contractor to the Inventor of an motordrivenddle that splits wind into six parts. Unclear if the idea progresses and questions arise about sugar particles and particle size.
In a courtroom exchange the lawyer asks when the witness noticed the prisoner’s countenance. The witness cannot recall exactly but suggests it may have been when the prisoner’s face appeared torpid or fixed in a stare.
A playful anecdote explains golf shout fore as a shortcut to "four" inspired by Henry observing his sister's arithmetic. The piece reflects light humor about language and sports in a vintage magazine style.
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