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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
7
A garbled proxy of 19th century text mixes a tale of an unappreciated gift with fragmented phrases about eczema cures and patent medicines. It includes stray names, scattered advertisements, and references to Tetterine and Grove’s Tonic, plus odd historical asides and product pitches.
An appeal for Swamp Root, a kidney liver and bladder remedy from Dr. Kilmer. The ad warns many have kidney disease and neglect worsens health, urging readers to try Swamp Root, noting sample bottles for ten cents and full sizes at drug stores. It touts testimonials and offers a free information book from Dr. Kilmer & Co.
Evansville Indiana reports Boy Scouts establishing a new wireless station and linking with York New York scouts as they demonstrate readiness. The piece extols scouts foresight, knowledge, and calm action in rescue, fire, panic, or shipwreck scenarios, urging community value of training and preparedness.
Ontario’s Deputy Minister of Highways argues taxpayers should fund bridges by bond issues. He warns that weak bridges and poor culverts cause costly damage and poor road surfaces, proposing a full list of needed structures, plans, and estimates to finance over years, avoiding heavy burden on few taxpayers.
The article argues for cost effective highway construction balancing initial outlay and ongoing maintenance. It cites New York state findings that expended miles of high grade highways may be cheaper long term than cheaper constructs due to maintenance savings, stressing permanent highway investment over momentary economies.
California oversee commission completes the longest concrete roadway in the world a trestle three miles long twenty one foot wide and costing about eight hundred five thousand dollars the structure uses precast slabs and monolith assembly Convicts Work Georgia Roads notes a shift in prison labor since 1900 toward road projects and praise for results Top Dressing for Roads reports France trial of a cement fiber sand mix on highway surfaces plus Road maintenance tips emphasize crowning earth roads keeping surfaces smooth and ditches open to drain water
A brief note stresses that losing a calf or cow can cost a farmer a full year of use. It urges extra care and attention at night to protect calves and ensure savings on future stock.
In this old advertisement a harsh warning against calomel medicines is paired with a cheerful pitch for Dodson's Liver Tone. The copy claims calomel causes sickness and necrosis, while praising Liver Tone as a harmless remedy that cleanses the liver and bowels and improves family health with a pleasant taste.
An obscure obituary note recalls a bereaved family and a death at Avni, Tih, detailing a farewell ritual and a late grief. The fragmented text references a wife, a surviving family, and a narrator lamenting loss amid unclear events or dates.
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century clipping notes Mia Alice Green of TPT 1 reporting a woman in Winston Ga taking Cardui for nervousness and headaches. The account mentions weakness, improved strength after courses, and advertisements for Castoria and Fletcher’s Castoria style remedies, with references to habit and household routines.
A garbled OCR piece references various names, places, and items including a mention of Roman Eye Balm and a host, with repeated incomplete phrases about a funeral or observance and scattered names such as Norton and Atlnae. The legible bits resemble a jumble of adverts, notices, and personal notes without a clear single event or date.
Sore corns and calluses can be lifted with the fingers using a few drops of fronzone. A cheap small bottle from drug stores promises to rid feet of all corns without pain or infection. The drug dries instantly and does not irritate surrounding skin.
A health note urges harmony between kidneys and skin, urging regular flushing of kidneys through ample water and weekly sweating via bath or hard work. It recommends Anuric double strength from drugstores to aid kidney and intestinal cleansing, claiming it works more actively than willow tea.
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