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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
7
The lecture at Central hall by Dr Alfred T Schofield proclaims the modern woman superior intellectually and physically to past generations. He argues emancipation, economic independence, and education shape the new female mind and influence future legislation and motherhood endowment.
Paris officials announce that requisitioned hotels and motels will be returned to owners as soon as possible to host anticipated American visitors next summer. Paris hosts 690 large hotels and 2,400 smaller inns. about 1,000 small houses suit tourism, and a central bureau for visitors is planned. A government bill bars aliens from hotel and restaurant ownership and related businesses to prevent foreign influence in critical industries.
Los Angeles resident explorer Joseph F Bernard returns from the North American channel after a three year bid to force his Teddy Best schooner from the Pacific toward the Atlantic. He has twice challenged sea routes with one assistant aboard. His Siberian voyage in 1908 left him away nearly five years. Bernard’s Teddy Bear was sighted near Barksland, but he could not navigate the polar passage.
A photograph shows a serviceman aboard a dreadnought aboard a Pacific fleet vessel swinging on the ship’s falls. The painting depicts the sailor at work with a will along the sea fighter’s side. The caption notes painting as one of many remunerative trades learned in the United States navy during world travel.
Kulling a noted scholar and traveler will lead a group of sportsmen early spring to the district southwest to eradicate man eating tigers. Reports say 20 Chinese and many animals were killed or devoured in the area causing terror with several tigers seen and villagers abandoning homes and fields. Pastor Quits Church for Business. Detroit Rev Thomas Sy of the Grosse Pointe Church resigns over salary. Doctor Sykes, a WWI chaplain, plans to enter business.
Visionary project proposes diverting Idaho Montana water through 190 miles of canals tunnels to irrigate about 850 square miles in southeast Washington Big Bend region. State engineers study feasibility using Rocky Mountain runoff from 128000 square miles. Also note Canada receives U S sealskin payment under treaty and old methods for producing alcohol from cactus.
United States Department of Agriculture advises substituting molasses or commercial syrup for sugar in pork curing. The article details a sweet pickle or brine cure with molasses, salt, malt, and water, plus a dry cure method. Instructions include meat weights, curing times, and storage guidance, noting dry cured hams can keep for years.
Doctors urge a varied diet with plentiful vegetables both winter and summer to keep children well. Mashed vegetables ease digestion for little ones and cooking with minimal water preserves salts. Canned or dried vegetables need seasoning. recipes suggest baked mixtures using celery, green pepper, spinach, chard, beet tops, rice, and white sauce. Studies from the USDA show dried vegetables, when of good quality, cook well without soaking.
A collage of advice on cooking and home care cites beating eggs, preparing meats, and avoiding odors when boiling vegetables. It suggests olive oil as a remedy for indigestion, radiator heat tips, and methods to prevent soggy pie crusts by mixing almonds, sugar, and vanilla into the filling.
This old recipe advocates careful cooking of corn meal and rolled oats to yield tasty breakfast porridges. For five, use 1 1/4 cups corn meal, salt, and 5 cups water, then simmer 30 minutes or longer, ideally several hours or overnight, in a double boiler or fireless cooker.
Dried figs and dates should be washed carefully before eating as they may have been exposed to flies and dirty hands. The piece questions how many households wash oranges and lemons before use and notes their skins are often dirty. Shelled market nuts should be washed scalded and dried with a clean cloth before use.
A crowded page of humorous snippets features editors quarreling over a manuscript's color, a restless old man, and a chorus of social quips. Jokes span theatre, marriage, finances, and village life with savored wordplay and playful misfires.
The essay argues rail efficiency has plateaued and progress must shift to highways. It credits France’s motor trucks in wartime and urges Midwest states to adopt wide 18-foot roads, with counties and cities funding broader thoroughfares while federal aid expands. It warns narrow roads cannot support coming auto truck traffic and stresses universal highway adoption.
Fh L Powers secretary of the American Road Builders association estimates that more than one billion dollars will be spent in 1920 on construction and maintenance of roads and streets across the United States. The figure reflects national investment in modernizing the highway system.
Poor roads hinder social intercourse and travel, while improved rural roads uplift community atmosphere and enable markets for dairy and horticultural products. Efficient mall service and community development hinge on reliable road infrastructure for Cranaport suet products and other goods.
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