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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
7
A satirical London Punch fragment critiques wartime food policy and youth, noting wild claims about edibles and the ministry of food. It mocks the idea of a doughnut ban and cites domestic unrest as nearly quelled by decisive action.
A dated note discusses a simple home remedy for gray hair using water, Bay Rum, Barbo Compound and glycerine, with instructions that it won’t color the scalp or rub off. The passage shifts to a forecast about Germany, doubting a republic but predicting future struggle for republican ideals, citing Heine.
A collection of practical recipes and dressings including Potted Chicken fried in pork fat with vegetables and peas, Baked Fish with Sour Cream and Parmesan, Puff Pastry Punski with mushrooms, Eggless Cake with brown sugar, Corn bread with molasses for Johnny cake, Oyster Cocktail Sauce, Snappy French Dressing, Roquefort and Ruslan Dressings, Mignonette Sauce, and Emergency Salad Dressing using leftovers.
A light anecdote describes Nan perched on a small first grade chair saying her feet have gone to bed. The piece then shifts to a reflection on indolence, noting James Thomson’s seasons and his poem The Castle of Indolence, with a playful remark about his laziness and preference for writing in bed.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer story recalls a landlord summoning a renter to vacate after alleging a baby’s cries. The tenant protests no children, explaining neighbors misheard a dog’s howling. The owner apologizes for the误. The piece underscores a humorous miscommunication in a housing dispute.
A collage of jokes and cartoons features rudeness at home and social foibles, punny exchanges, and mock dialogues. Bits include references to Mary’s Little Shoes, improper apparel in humor, and light spoof exchanges about shoes, finances, and spelling reform, all in a dated newspaper style.
An old advertisement promotes a home lemon lotion using juice from two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint. It claims to bleach freckles, sallowness, and tan while softening and smoothing skin. Daily massage of the face neck arms and hands is recommended to bring out brightness and rose tones.
A compilation shows Americans eat more meat sugar and fat than Europeans with the United States leading in overall intake. Germany and France are lower, with England in between. Also mentions fake and priced caviar in New York markets and various humorous quotes and medical ads.
A vintage advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe laxative alternative to calomel. It promises quick relief, no salivation, and a morning feel good guarantee with money back if not satisfied. Claims broad benefits for bilious symptoms and promises easy, pleasant dosing for adults and children.
Fragmented text describes a medical claim promoting a fast acting remedy that supposedly cleanses the liver and stomach, reduces waste buildup, and makes the user feel better immediately. It references a routine use and mailed correspondence from an old source, with rushed assurances and questionable efficacy.
A fragmentary column shows a comic scene with Mr Grabeoin debating dinner dress while guests approach, and Mrs Flint reacting to a biblical war prophecy. A farmer jokes about aging teeth and a dog by the roadside sets a moral example as townsfolk remark on manners and propriety.
A fragment from the Ditisburgh Chronicle Telegraph reports on a conversation about dishonesty among maids. The speaker laments that trust is scarce and mentions a beautiful pearl brooch taken by a companion who left suddenly yesterday.
A collage of stray lines about thieves and Perry’s hermitage, a joke about a policeman’s son and a street encounter, a Pearson’s Magazine product plug for Cuticura remedies, and a domestic quip about a husband promising to return by eleven.
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