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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
6
A scarce period advertisement claims Eagle Pile Remedy cures piles and related symptoms without surgery. It promotes candy-like tablets, a simple at home treatment, and a full refund warrant for permanent cure, urging Americans to buy now despite questionable privacy.
A garbled critique rails at conscription of wealth and calls for investment after war. The text references Western world needs, wartime economies, and questions about Asia and Indiana. It mentions selling or preserving wealth postconflict and ends with a fragment about clothing.
Armchair accounts recount Arthur Guy Empey, an American, going to England to enlist as a private, training in France, and performing on the fire step. The narrative notes his experiences with trench life, comrades, and the dangers of No Man's Land during World War I.
A traveling troupe recounts their village theatre attempt facing a rival group The How Bets with a sketch titled Sighty- What Hopes They compete for audience and weekend takings At a King George the Fifth theater they stage a lively production with an eleven-man orchestra and stunt effects Including a staged pistol volley and rope stairways that create a dramatic finale amid crowd reaction and safety concerns.
A Worthing farmer sold a kicking mule last spring that later joined a government driving team in North Carolina. His son Ray Hunter, now in the National Guard, discovered the mule was the same stubborn animal. A telegraph messenger girl from Butte predicted the new job, with a movement to employ girls in Montana towns. Harry King of Helena faces possible recovery after firing a gun loaded in 1885.
A garbled OCR fragment describes individuals using an entrenching tool handle and bottles to feign a gunlike shot, misdirecting actions toward the right side while a crowd member reacts. The scene hints at a public sale disruption and mentions troop movement and performance framing.
An illustrated 19th century gambling game section explains Crown and Anchor or anchor and crown style betting. The piece details layout squares, numbered cards, and the role of the banker and caller in a street side game with slang like Kelly's Eye and Clickety Kitty for various numbers.
A dense 19th to 20th century style lesson text outlines Mary and the women at the tomb, the angels, the appearance of Jesus, and the sequence of post resurrection events. It highlights the empty tomb, appearances, and the commission to preach the gospel to all nations by the risen Christ, with emphasis on belief and salvation.
Kelward Bok argues that turning every boy at age twelve into a scout fosters core virtues. He cites personal experience with fathers guiding civic values and the impact on character, citizenship, kindness, and courtesy. He asks where a boy aged thirteen fits in this progressive social plan.
The growing number of American scouts, many twelve years old, join the national war effort from New York City headquarters. They perform duties in support of government agencies including the White House, Treasury, War Department, Food Administration, and allied groups aiding victory.
A lab tour shows the preparation of Lydia E Pickham’s Vegetable Compound for women’s ills. It uses over 350000 pounds of herbs annually, processed with solvents, sterilized utensils, pasteurization, and sealed in sterile containers to ensure purity and effectiveness. Letters from users support its health claims.
An odd fragment notes a quirky event or product named Daisy Fly Ki for the Big Toe. The text references Luvented In Kline and a mysterious Aegiarntir conpartiient tied to a big foe, suggesting a speculative or fictional context.
An old advertorial touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a solution for skin and scalp care. It claims to help save foreign children and mentions a free game prize with address for Cuticura Dept. X, Boston. Products priced at 25 cents for soap and 25 or 50 cents for ointment.
The world interest in the boy scout movement challenges understanding yet many ask what the scouts do. They supplement existing groups through outdoor games and cultural activities to build character and provide a constructive environment.
Reports detail Scout troops performing acts of service from Waterbury Connecticut collecting 160000 books to help libraries, cleaning up 15 loads of rubble in Salen, and assisting the blind in Newark and Hebron. Troops aid church chores in Newark and support a convent garden at Wanaque.
Fragments describe Wisconsin Indian peace emblems tied to tribal leaders and U.S. presidents, noting medals owned by the Thollan family, George I era pieces, and a Lincoln medal. The Menominee reservation is referenced with names like Philip Nucooten and Wathhivgeanks, referencing diverse owners and uncertain provenance of several silver medals.
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