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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
7
A humorous feature by Howard L. Rann mocks the fad of sleeping porches in Midwestern homes. It notes the costly, underused additions that promise fresh air yet often remain idle, with ridicules about overextended summers, improper use, and a jab at wartime heroes.
A reader finds that dreaming of a shroud is generally a favorable omen indicating care for health to avoid business trouble, and possibly a forthcoming inheritance and rising prosperity. Even removal of the shroud from a dead person brings no real evil omen, only a brief dispute soon resolved.
A light verse by Edgar A. Guest contrasts happiness during a servant’s brief absence with home life when Nellie returns to work. The speaker praises Nellie’s care, meals, and gentle touch, arguing no hired cook matches a loving caregiver in restoring the home’s warmth.
An aged William B. Gladstone example shows brains stay young when interest drives activity. The text urges keeping youth in the brain by engaging curiosity, effort, and loyalty as age advances.
A compact section presents recipes and kitchen tips from Veree Maret and May Riley Smith. Lettuce salads with French or Thousand Island dressings, mustard greens as salad plant, cherry conserve, and tomato cucumber salad are described with simple preparation steps and storage notes.
Tris Ford, manager of the Giant-killers, plots to secure wild pitcher Barney Larkin amid his drunken escapades. Win Shute, captain, defends the team while Barney’s behavior threatens morale and pennant chances. The two leaders debate whether to retain or oust the temperamental star as Chicago hosts tense talks.
Dublin faces rail stoppage as railway workers refuse to move trains boarded by police or soldiers. Officials struggle to keep southbound services running while residents begin hoarding food in anticipation of eroded supplies. The unrest prompts authorities to intensify efforts to prevent further disruptions.
Salvatore Cardinella, convicted of complicity in the saloon keeper Andrew P. Bowman murder, is sentenced to be hanged. Described as the "brain" of a band accused of multiple murders and robberies. thirteen men await execution.
James Winton Shute proposes a keeper for Burney to watch him while Steadman, a sober left-hander, is chosen to guard Barney Larkin. The pair, nicknamed Damon and Piscatorine, becomes central to the Giant-Killers, with Tris Ford showing signs of age and renewed emotion as the season unfolds.
A fragmentary, humorous clipping notes sports banter about the White Sox, then pivots to a quip exchange about optimism and a missed order for spectacles. Jud Tunkins observes the eight hour day grows tedious from clock watching, framing a light, voiced aside.
Cornell University in Ithaca announces eight memorial professorships to honor war services by 7,800 Cornell men. The program is funded by nearly 6 million dollars in additional endowment raised by the semi centennial committee, including a recent 500 thousand dollar gift from August Heckscher of New York City.
National Council of Seascouts conducts a display with the Seagull from Tattenville New York. The blue and tan sailors hoist the boat onto rollers and launch it from the rear on a sandy dock. The crew rows seven tiles to celebrate and share stories of their sea training aboard the Monitor and Francis Drake units. Bridgeport opens new seascout HQ on Steeplechase Island, with water access for practice.
Thomas Sloan, chief forest ranger, honors Boy Scouts with the first work on the master firebreak of the Angeles forest. The effort protects the Pasadena watershed as Scouts assist the U S Forestry Service in an Arroyo Seco camp.
A Cincinnati newspaper calls for public support of Boy Scouts to reward their honest labor and discourage graft. It praises scoutmasters who guide boys to perform chivalrous acts for the needy and reject petty graft by neighbors, urging intelligent cooperation with scouting principles.
A poem praising a young Boy Scout from Atlanta Georgia. It lauds his freckles bright eyes erect head and pure heart. It honors his patriotism saluting Old Glory and living by the slogan Be a man.
Marshall McLean president of the Camp Fire Club of America is named scout commissioner at Bronxville New York. Other active scouts include Dankel Carter Beard national scout commissioner George D Pratt treasurer of the national scout council and George Hubbell a Garden City troop committeeman.
American sailors docking at Kingston Jamaica were greeted by boy scouts who guided them and received praise for their helpful courteous conduct toward the seamen as they explored the harbor area.
Scout Bollinger of Troop 14 Boise Idaho helped a early morning garage fire by clearing a path, saving a wagon and aiding a family. Scouts across Davenport Iowa and nearby towns organized wood piles, supplied food to destitute families, and aided in community service projects during fuel and food shortages.
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