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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
3
A collage of notices mentions Black Draught as a laxative and chill remedy and includes a personal testimonial from Wa-Miss Mae Chitwood. The piece also notes Elizabeth studying music and the idea that practice makes perfect with a mother’s remark about Faith growing up to be a good audience.
An old advertisement claims dandruff causes feverish scalp irritation and hair loss and offers a bottle of Danderine to stop shedding. It says apply to the scalp, after several uses hair stops shedding, dandruff disappears, and hair becomes soft glossy and thicker.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER publicizes as a long used remedy for constipation indigestion liver trouble and low spirits. It is described as a gentle laxative and quick relief with a few doses. Also includes a joke about food prices as a separate quote.
An old advertisement extols Cuticura products for baby rashes with Cuticura Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Talcum. It claims relief from itching and burning with a fragrant scent and low prices. The copy ends by mentioning eye care and prosperity phrases from another ad portion.
Washington report: The House approves a deficit bill for urgent war risk allowances totaling 45 044 000 for soldiers and widows families and civil war pensions. It funds May and June payments to about 700 000 families and 2 429 600 for War Risk Insurance Bureau administration, with partisan exchanges blaming the delay on the president or Senate Republicans.
Raleigh hearing on special representatives of the Interstate Commerce Commission probes discriminatory freight rates for North Carolina points. The investigation compares NC rates with Virginia charges and is expected to take two or three days to complete.
Lord Northcliffe authorized the Daily Mail to pay Mrs. Hawker and her baby daughter fifty thousand pounds for their benefit and to Commander Grieves as next of kin. The prize money and conditions remain open to other competitors.
New York report says Sergeant Alvin C. York of the 3d Infantry, leading seven men, killed 20 Germans, captured 132 including a major and three lieutenants, and disabled 36 machine guns. He arrived on the transport Ohloun wearing the Medal of Honor and the Croix de Guerre. York’s home is Pall Mall Tennessee.
Berlin reports the German reply to allied peace terms will be organized into five sections covering political and territorial issues the league of nations and financial questions The notes already sent to allied powers are seen as a basis for negotiation on some questions and a guide to overcoming obstacles in treaty talks
Citizens in Mannheim panic over feared treaty failure and allied occupation. Crowds gathered outside the Municipal Savings Bank while many residents fled. Berlin issued an official regret as the city appeared deeply unsettled and uncertain.
Washington reports a push to repeal wartime prohibition on beer and wine with backing from President Wilson. Four North Carolina members Small Kitchin Godwin and Robinson support it while Webb Weaver Brinson and Stedman remain doubtful. Senators Simmons and Overman are noncommittal.
Berlin delegates press for time and territory notes at Versailles while the council of four insists on reparations, with American experts resigning over treaty objections. Wilson faces Senate scrutiny as Prohibition and suffrage battles split Congress amid ongoing postwar turmoil.
The viceroy reports the Bahawalpur regency council has placed imperial troops at the government’s disposal amid the Afghan war. In Lahore a Moslem Sikh Hindu gathering pledged support. May 10 Dakka was attacked. British and Indian casualties reached 180. May 17 the Ist Indian brigade, with air support, seized hills west of Dakka. Afghan strength listed as battalions and guns. Over 100 enemy fighters were killed May 16 to 18, many Afghan regulars.
The piece outlines the nature of faith as the soul’s sight of the unseen, its present power, and its future promise. It cites Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and Christ as exemplary figures, urging believers to run with perseverance while fixing their eyes on Jesus.
The passage reflects on life as a long journey with burdens and discomfort. It urges patience, restraint, and self-censure while warning that anger and excessive desire lead to calamity. It advocates recalling past need to curb present complaints and emphasizing peace and longevity over haste.
A meditation on selfless kindness that avoids vanity and missteps. It celebrates kindness as a clear eye into others hearts and a guiding force that brings hope and renewal in dark times.
The text extols the word love as a standalone concept in Greek language. It calls love the invisible gravity of life with powerful cords drawing hearts together over eternal spans and binding them in an unbreakable bond by time and eternity.
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