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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
6
An old medical advertisement claims organic phosphite or bitro-phosphate cures excessive thinness by feeding body cells with phosphorus. It promises weight gain and improved health, noting risks for those not wanting to add flesh. It urges usage by druggists and cautions against unintended weight gain.
A Great Believer in Black-Draught from Nowata Oklahoma extols Thedford's Black Draught as a remedy for headache indigestion and liver cleansing. The letter notes decades of use and recommends keeping it in the home. Also describes small town scenes and brief vignettes from Indianapolis including a child with a hat and a farm visit.
Readable fragments reflect a critique of a man’s character during a fishing party. The speaker notes he always sat apart, caught the poorest fish, and never spoke unless a child spoke, remarking on dullness and lack of quotable remarks.
A disjointed passage mocks self help and old time tonic cures. It mentions resigning from a group named Don Worry Elu and references Dr Teorys Dead Bhat as a cure. The text blends odd phrases about medicine cleansing worms and finding an engineer, with light musings on poets and folly.
The advertisement touts GROVE'S TASTELESS Chill TONIC as a blood purifier and strength builder. It claims improved energy, color in the cheeks, better appetite, and notes the tonic contains iron and quinine in syrup, appealing even to children. It credits Charlotte, No. 261 as the source.
The aviation field at Rome Georgia will be named Towers Field to honor Lieutenant Commander Towers noted for the recent trans Atlantic flight. Also noted are a deadly Baltimore tunnel explosion killing seventy eight and injuring thirty one, a prize offer of fifty thousand dollars for a California to Australia flight, and various war related dispatches from Paris and Washington.
A new boarder speaks of fascination with occult inquiry while a conversation with a tannish woman reveals a character, Niblits, dead and leaving little property. Fortuna is hinted at as elusive in a fragmentary dialogue.
An old advertisement page touts Othine double strength as a freckle remover with a money back guarantee and quick results. It mentions a basement New York cafe sign offering coffee and a roll for 15 cents. It also promotes Cuticura Toilet Trio products and a Turkish punishment custom.
Canton Ohio woman Marie Born reports suffering female troubles and two doctors advising operation. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief allowing her to work and urges others to try the remedy before surgery. She notes hospital operation may be necessary in serious cases but many are cured first.
Fortunes for Fishermen notes a Fleetwood fisher earning 155 dollars from a fortnight’s catch. The war’s end allowed the North Sea to teem with fish, driving phenomenal catches. Aberdeen trawler cargoes have topped 73 200 dollars, with many crews earning 250 to 990 dollars each. Additional income comes from livers and roes sales.
A historical note explains hydrogenation as a process converting liquid oils into solid fats. It describes used catalysts, such as reduced nickel, to促 bind hydrogen gas with liquid glycerids, hardening the oil into fat.
A young dramatist questions the status of a three act drama, asking if it is accepted. The manager replies that the reading committee has read it and suggests that one act might be cut out.
A garbled OCR fragment from Harper's Magazine features a speaker expressing relief that nothing worse has happened, followed by a remark about each person wanting to tune out a different act, reflecting mixed sympathy and incomplete context.
Readers recall era life as veteran accounts fade. fragments speak of bygone military thrills and public interest wanes. The note hints at lost recollections and lingering admiration for soldiers, ships, battles once celebrated in local pages.
Prominent Nashvillians gathered for the christening of the Breene Hine engine at the Waverly Belmode fire hall on a Wednesday afternoon at 2. Mrs Guilford Dudley, pioneer suffrage leader, will christen the engine in honor of her. The event features sponsor Miss Judith Folk and attendants Travania Dudley Lenore Kenny Kate Barksdale Hatchet Ingram Mary Sue Cantrell Jane Davis Elizabeth Staith, with a champagne substitute of a lemon coin and yellow flower showers. Speeches by Mayor Will Guptan Commissioner Tompkins and Chief A Ay Rosetta mark the ceremony.
An old health ad warns that kidney disease underpins many illnesses, listing symptoms like fatigue sleeplessness backache and stomach trouble. It promotes tonics and capsules as remedies offering health restoration within twenty four hours and money back guarantees.
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