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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1921
Page
6
A quirky tale follows Mr Fox and Billy Possum guiding a curious box found under a tree. They suspect a mystery, bring in Tar Coon to inspect, and recount a playful forest sequence where a hidden item is revealed.
A fragmented voice laments delays in congress over a national conflict, urging peaceful terms and a halt to fighting. The speaker recalls President Wilson facing domestic opposition, calling for a treaty to end war and restore peace while wondering about the path to France and back home. The narrative hints at political tension, public discontent, and questions about leadership.
C N Luke outlines common English mistakes especially using them as adjectives. He argues them is a pronoun not an adjective and explains proper forms like those boys or these boys to avoid errors in speech and writing.
A garbled montage of quips and captions from a humor page includes misread exchanges and puns. Jokes touch on aging, marriage, social scenes, and light mischief, with attribution to a variety of playful sources and mock headlines. The tone mimics a late era humor column.
Edna Kent Forbes outlines beauty foods, praising olive oil for skin but noting fat gain risk. She highlights Italian habits, olive oil, wine, and garlic as core diet, recommends onions, cabbage, apples, oranges, and toasted bread for digestion and blood purification.
Fragmentary note traces coffee from Arabia in the 15th century to spread via Batavia, the Levant, Martinique, and Plymouth. Mentions first coffee house in London and frames in Marseilles, but text is garbled and partly unreadable.
A short verse praising the League of Nations and treaties. The speaker pledges to stand for good and brotherhood even when nations flout commitments, promising personal effort with or without official treaties. The poem reflects patriotic resolve and universalist ideals.
In North Australia certain tribes reportedly eat their slain friends but spare enemies. The practice, described in fragmented reports, notes tribal customs and possible ritual significance, with limited corroboration from sources.
A text of vintage recipes describes Salisbury steak with beef dice, bacon, and gravy, plus Southern sweet potatoes, Velvet Jelly, Molasses Cookies, and fruit and tomato jellies. It includes directions for beef preparation, potato layering with butter, and moldable fruit gels with gelatine and whipped cream.
A recipe instructs to heat one cup molasses three tablespoons honey three tablespoons sugar one tablespoon corn syrup two tablespoons butter and a quarter cup water until sugars melt then test in cold water until a hard bell forms. Pour onto a greased slab cool and pull cut into tabs wrap each piece in paper.
The fashion shift shows bloomers and camisoles rivaling petticoats as fabrics move to lighter, transparent styles. New garments use satin, silk, sateen, batiste with elastic waist shirring, often trimmed with lace. Pink and white options persist, with cami soles rising in popularity for sheer blouses and street wear.
Spring hats for the season burst with color and decoration featuring flowers lace ribbons and shiny fabrics. Styles range from veiled eyes to bright milan sailors with watermelon pink tones, while street and sports hats adopt bolder but practical trims.
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