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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
4
Historic Roanoke Rapids Herald issue carries an extended wartime editorial plea from Soldier No. 258 urging unity and sacrifice. The piece emphasizes the nation facing danger, calls for food clothing weapons and supplies, and appeals to readers as the District National Army Draft looms.
All cards of barke resolutions spect etc will be charged the tie of one cent per word. Cash must accompany article in all cases except there customer has regular account. No insertion made for less than 25 cents.
May 3 1918 Halifax County residents face poll tax debates while candidates dodge masses. Reports praise workers and oppose mobs harming Germans. Roanoke Rapids Leads births in NC six reformers fund Red Cross fines. Chautauqua debates underline local views and charity events amid wartime conditions.
The text argues late fall and winter plowing disrupts hibernating cutworms and suggests using poisoned bait, with a detailed mix of bran, arsenic, citrus, and molasses. It notes poultry aid, timing for bait, and edge protection from nearby grasslands to reduce losses.
Raleigh April 25 State Food Administrator Henry A Page announced a new ruling to govern the retail sale of sugar in North Carolina. The ruling fixes a definite margin of profit per pound for retail sales and sets maximum quantities for consumers including up to 50 pounds for preserving and canning with a certificate stating the sugar is for such use.
A report notes jack pine from national forests has been employed to reclaim land too poor for other timber, showing the species usefulness in planting programs across degraded sites.
Notice states a sale will occur on Monday May 4 at 12 oclock noon in front of the County Courthouse Halifax North Carolina to satisfy indebtedness secured by a deed of trust recorded in Halifax County Book 278 page 225. The described tract lies in Lidletby Township with access by the Sealed Alp Line Railroad and conveys lands formerly owned by Fayene Johnsten and others.
A wartime feature extols toasted cigarettes for soldiers in France. It notes doctors nurses and officers join in promoting Lucky Strike cigarettes to keep troops supplied. The piece emphasizes the appeal of toasted tobacco in cold wet trench life and praises Kentucky Burley blend for a pipe like satisfaction.
A doctor, by nature averse to experimenting on patients, often faces pressure to perform thorough examinations. People label him cranky if he refuses, while many patients relish the sense of being studied. In a plain example, a stomach complaint becomes a test for incipient tuberculosis or other disease, shaping patient and physician dynamics.
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