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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
2
An 1914 Roanoke Rapids notice refers to subscriptions and postal regulations. The snippet mentions a headline about Perkins children and a sports jab at a ball team. It also quips about Roosevelt and the Bull Moose era and references the Navy versus the Weavers.
The town transfers all unsold cemetery lots to the Association after granting full charge of the cemetery. The move consolidates management and funding duties under the Association’s oversight.
The Greensboro Daily News notes Virginia plans to enforce old blue laws on June 18, risking jailing barbers, newsboys, organists, cabbies and drivers who defy the ban. Rural voters may shift the balance as the state aims to purge urban vice and restrict modern commerce.
A cryptic line hints at securing two seeds for a Chautauqua ticket. The wording suggests a staged payment or guarantee tied to event access, leaving readers awaiting clearer instructions or pricing details.
The Warspite captain’s sinking claim is shown as greatly exaggerated. Roanoke Rapids approves fifteen thousand dollars in bonds for a graded school. Sidewalks will begin soon after a petition of property owners secures a majority frontage. The Board has the petition and will advertise and award sidewalks work.
The Ministerial Union launches a movement to improve Roanoke Rapids Cemetery. It calls for citizen and business cooperation to repair the road, fence the grounds, and clean up the site. The aim is a decent, sightly resting place and lasting community pride.
In a Roanoke Rapids discussion by the Roanoke Rapids and Rose Mary Ministerial Union the debate centers on whether wealth spurs spiritual awakenings or the Gospel prepares society for improvement. Dr George Adam Smith notes historic awakenings followed wealth and comfort, asking if social improvement prefaces the Gospel or vice versa.
A column stresses TB as the top disease and urges medicine and rest. good food, fresh air, and sane living help the body fight death. It emphasizes science and common sense in preventing and recovering from tuberculosis.
The article describes daring sports outfits for young women including coats and skirts with bright color contrasts White green blue and rose shades dominate with white and black patterns A knitted silk sports coat with a matching hat features a white wire border and sash The new accessories include a flexible brim sports hat and a lace covered flesh colored bag with a wolken cord A linen sports hat with ash rose yarns and a matching automobile pillow set completes the look
Sealed bids for constructing a granolithic sidewalk in the Town of Hyjiith North Carolina will be received by the Mayor and Board of Commissioners. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Mayor or Clerk for five dollars, with a ten thousand square yard project and a forty percent bid bond. The town reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Rex Reach’s story The Auction Block lampoons the wicked metropolis with sharp humor. The Cincinnati Enquirer calls it especially American and worthwhile.
Many are unaware which insurer covers their policy. The Hartford is presented as a reliable, claim friendly company with a long track record of prompt honest service and full settlement of claims.
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