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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
3
Mrs. W. Woods of Clifton Mills testifies that after years of illness and failed treatments Cardus improved her condition. She recounts weight gain from 91 to 113 pounds, reduced pains, and regained strength enabling full work capacity. The ad promotes Cardus as a woman's tonic.
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for eczema itching and burning with a hot bath and ointment routine. It also offers free samples by mail and mentions Cuticura as a toilet aid and in manufacturing notes about Italy and the Philippines.
Dr Bo Pulyl, in a New York Times summarized piece from Budapest, argues Hungary faces insolvency after World War I. He notes prewar Hungarian output barely exceeded 500 million and war costs reached 85 million, requiring further loans and heavy taxation to cover postwar debt.
A sensational ad touts Freezone as a painless solution to corns and calluses. It claims a few drops applied directly dry the area, loosen the corn, and let it lift off without pain, with references to a Cincinnati inventor and wholesale sources.
A piece praising the Boy Scouts of America as a constructive channel for boyhood energy. It argues that trouble arises from lack of useful activity, not inherent misbehavior, and highlights Scout programs like knot tying, first aid, camping, and trades foundations guiding 150,000 boys nationwide.
The American Girls' Aid Society urges Scouts to gather unused canes for maimed soldiers in Europe. Collectors should forward canes to 208 Fifth Avenue New York City and look for materials during hikes to craft usable canes.
Survivors of German submarine U-58 were brought to Newport Rhode Island at night. Troop Five of Newport linked to Cloyne House school quickly set up a 25‑bed improvised hospital with a navy doctor and nurse present. Scouts handled washing and cooking for the refugees and have Red Cross registration. Earlier, the troop earned praise for coast patrol Morse signaling with an unknown troop three and a half miles away.
The text urges organizing scouting troops into gardening patrols and a Leaders' Reserve Corps. It recommends demonstrating planting, canning, and preserving foods, offering services to schools and county fairs, planting gardens now, planning parent meetings, and involving officials and experts. It also calls distributing literature to homes, schools, and farms to boost production.
A quirky exchange follows Bosh planning a hunt in the Adirondacks and vowing to send his first trophy. Josh jokes he cannot eat guides. Mrs. Plumpleizh seeks a device to prevent skirts from knotting at the bottom while a floorwalker directs her to hosiery in the basement.
An instructional piece advising careful garden planning and year round bloom with hardy standbys like nasturtiums petunias and phlox. It emphasizes moderate fertilization, pruning to extend nasturtium blooms and a three to four foot hedge using zinnias noting easy cultivation and spacing guidance.
University horticultural note explains two shrub classes for pruning flowers on last season wood versus current year growth. It lists common shrubs and cautions on cutting near trunks to prevent splitting and recommend cuts just above buds for small shoots.
Seeds benefit from soaking in warm water before planting to speed germination. Large seeds like canna require careful handling to avoid germ damage. Fern spores can be cultured on a brick with light soil and kept moist for study. Cyperus vines tolerate heat. Water seeds 12 hours before sowing. Most greenhouse crops are difficult for amateurs to raise, but geraniums and larger seeds are easier. Plant a seed twice its depth. smaller seeds need finely pulverized soil.
The article advises keeping geraniums tidy by removing faded blooms and spent flowers. It notes that trimming individual flower clusters early saves effort and keeps the bed looking neat until many plants are grown.
The notes advise recording plant names and varieties, keeping fence corners clean to deter vermin, ensuring ample water for Japanese specimens, and pruning to extend bloom. Liquid manure may spur growth of late season flowers, with reminders about dadlolus and tulips, tuberose, and checking for breeding pests in barrels gutters and tins.
The article discusses controlling rose diseases in Crimson Ramblers using copper exibonate spray every two weeks or as needed. It also notes Tryposulphite of soda as a spray option at half an ounce to ten gallons of water, while some cases may require other measures.
A narrator quotes a troubled exchange about correcting spelling and language in class. Mrs. Ts asks for evidence while Mr. Twobb storms, debating blame, effort, and the value of practice. The fragment hints at tension between instruction and student persistence.
A reflective piece ponders why time stretches when one is short of resources. It suggests change and consistency shape perception, noting how length of effort or presence alters the apparent duration. The view hints at existential musings on time and perspective.
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