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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
7
A fox uses a shining tin plate to hatch a scheme against Mr. Coon. The moonlit tale follows the ruse as Mr. Coon investigates a glinting plate and discovers the fox’s ploy while recalling past feasts and the picnic of mischief.
A historical Sunday School lesson outlines Jesus Nazareth teaching from Luke 4 18 21 and the messianic mission. It also surveys the Judgment of the Nations in Matthew 25 31 46 detailing the sheep and goats as future recipients of divine inheritance and punishment.
The article traces the name Sophia from its Greek roots and Christian ties, noting royal and noble adoption across Europe. It links the name to wisdom, lists royal lineages and geographic spread, and mentions beliefs about Sophia’s lucky day, jewel, and protective talisman qualities for children.
An article by Mary Marshall Duffee offers antique guidance on calling etiquette for young American women and their male visitors. It covers hat and coat handling, seating, refreshments, and briefer departures to preserve social poise.
A fragmentary verse mentions patience and humor as defenses against a deadly rumor. It sketches American grit, enduring influence, and a stormy national mood, implying resilience and fame may outlast turbulent times.
C N Lurie explains the distinction between healthy and healthful with examples. Healthy describes possessing health and condition, while healthful means promoting or preserving health through surroundings or actions.
Ohio representative Roy C. Fitzgerald poses in Washington with a $2,000 meerschaum pipe once owned by the late Emperor Flancis Joseph of Austria. The pipe, valued as a remarkable specimen, is owned by J. O. Shank of Dayton and features nine figures illustrating youths’ first attempts at clandestine tobacco smoking.
The Abigail Adams memorial in Quincy Massachusetts, erected by the Daughters of the Revolution, honors Mrs Abigail Smith Adams wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams. The memorial marks the spot where Abigail Adams and a young John Quincy Adams witnessed the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The text notes a mythic Chinese king of beasts described as a 20 foot tall monkey with 10 foot arms, distinct from the brown monkey, and mentions the American Red Cross formed in 1881 led by Clara Barton as its first president.
Captain Satim has captained the Ibis, the American mission houseboat on the Nile, for 68 years. He remains stationed at Soe Oye amid the Egypt native bouttan community.
Many patriotic groups nationwide adopt the memory tree avenue concept to honor presidents from Washington to Wilson. The American Forestry Association initiates the project with Mrs. Warren G Harding backing plantings along the Lincoln Highway Memorial route to McKinley’s Canton home. A memorial box will hold a trowel and records of all plantings, as Mrs. Harding hopes the effort will continue.
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