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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
3
Through an association with other American papers The Roanoke Rapids Herald is represented worldwide by about two hundred photographers More than one hundred serve with armies and navies of warring nations The best pictures will be reproduced weekly for Herald readers.
American Red Cross workers in France unveil a new stretcher design claimed to be the best of its kind for swiftly moving wounded from the front. The photo shows the stretcher’s safety features and comfort, noting rapid transport despite rough conditions and ongoing danger.
A humorous dialogue mocks book selling and consumer appetite. Publishers boast popularity while ambitious authors claim buyers will consume theirs too. A salesman jokes about affordability and fashion while a speaker questions sartorial norms in a playful exchange.
The contorted text notes Japan has about 3,000 shoen in the empire and key wool ports cut off by war, risking wool shortages for clothing. It mentions efforts to obtain wool through a distribution or supply channel, stressing need for white wool and continued access despite disruption.
A dying millionaire, surrounded by his family, mutters that there is nothing in being a millionaire. The doctor calls the wife forth as the patient sighs and passes.
Elbabotun Boonett of the University of Washington economics department notes grayfish cookery in a New York article. The piece outlines dressing with vinegar salt pepper onion juice and spices, skinning before cooking, and serving with tomato sauce or tart dressings for steamed, balled, or baked preparations.
A man offers a dollar to a paralyzed Doxgar as a bystander scoffs that he would walk without a cost. A rider questions pond depth, a boy answers that mothers ducks walk over it, revealing a comic misunderstanding amid a rural tableau.
Six people are confirmed dead after nine explosions wrecked a chemical plant. Eyewitness reports describe rapid blasts and orange flames, with authorities launching a full safety and investigation operation.
Debris from nine blasts at the Aetna Chemical Company explosive plant at Oakdale leaves 56 dead 94 injured and many missing. Coroner and officials oversee grisly recoveries as workers were identified amid blackened debris and a toxic blue brown smoke over the scene. A state constabulary cordon limits access while crowds overwhelm the temporary morgue.
Washington Postmaster General Harrison slammed Colonel Roosevelt for evading the issue in his May 1 preliminary reply. He accused Roosevelt of mixing readings while naming The New York Tribune Collier's and The Metropolitan Magazine to suggest improper Post Office discrimination. The department has taken no action against Collier's The Earthune The Metropolitan Magazine.
Secretary Daniels announced thirteen more torpedo boat destroyers named to honor Navy men for heroic conduct. Among them is the Anthony named after Sergeant Major William Anthony of the Marine Corps who sacrificed himself when the Maine exploded in Havana harbor, and the Edwards for Missipman W F Edwards of Petershire, VIe.
A silent tribute to Captain James N. Hall appears on American aircraft remains with a new No. 17 inscribed and bearing the phrase Old Fimmy. Connecting notes claim American flyers are adopted for a miscot in wartime terms. The passage also notes that profitable sheep farming favors those with steady flocks, while current prices foretell only slow gains for others.
The article explains that sows eat piglets mainly due to improper feeding. It advises a growing ration with limited corn, avoiding fattening foods, plus supplying roots or potatoes and ample exercise to prevent this behavior.
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