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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1921
Page
4
A Roanoke Rapids Herald column discusses current events and opinions. It mentions Colorado drought, Tulsa events, Halifax roads, Chautauqua season tickets, retail and wholesale price discrepancies, and the textile strike. It criticizes the Republican Congress and comments on labor, politics, and press reflections.
Pueblo, located where plains meet the foothills of the Rockies, grew from a 1850 trading post to a manufacturing center. Rich soil along the Arkansas supports cereal and fruit crops as steel makers and miners drew industry, earning Pueblo the nickname Pittsburgh of the West at an altitude of 4,680 feet.
In Pueblo the Arkansas and Fountain Creek floods risk repeats. Residents recall historic deluges and rebuild after 1874 and 1894 while acknowledging that engineering cannot fully prevent disaster. Calls rise for relocating or safeguarding low lying areas to protect lives in future floods.
A farmer uses underground root burning to remove stumps. An excavation beside the stump leads to a pipe that vents smoke to a stovepipe, driving the roots to burn slowly. When finished, the stump topples, leaving the cleared ground ready for use as wood fuel.
A 1921 notice announces sale under a Deed of Trust by SAS Matthews Trustee for B M Gurkin after default. It lists two Roanoke Avenue lots in Rosemary described as Lots 1108 and 1110 plus assorted machinery and equipment to be sold at public auction in front of the Rosemary Post Office. Sale set for June 27 at 11:00 A.M. in Halifax County North Carolina.
Made by C J H Vaughan as trustee on March 16 1920 and recorded March 20 1920 in Halifax NC. The property in Roanoke Rapids Halifax County NC including two lots 282 and 231 on Jefferson Street fronts 30 feet and extends 140 feet to an alley. Auction held at Roanoke Rapids Post Office door at noon to satisfy indebtedness per note holder. Reference map in Roanoke Rapids Power Company plot Book 108 Page 615 at Register of Deeds.
A newspaper note explains that an electric fan’s breeze can deter flies from sleeping infants exposed food and dining areas, presenting it as a practical pest control method. The piece emphasizes cooling air and the fan’s effect in keeping flies at bay in kitchens and dining rooms.
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