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Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1918

Page

3

Incomplete OCR Item About Good Cau and Widows

Fragmentary text mentions Good Cau and widows drawing care. No clear event, date, or names to confirm a full news item.

Machine for Making Roads From Local Materials

A Nebraska inventor develops a roadway forming machine that shapes roads using materials found on site. The device aims to simplify road construction by mixing and laying material directly where it is gathered, reducing the need for transport and extra labor.

Nebraska Scientific American Latte Vilenting Nand

Road grading machine with adjustable parts and freight car use

A movable machine designed to traverse a roadway site and form wheel tricks during motion. It aims for quick interchange of parts and can be transformed into a freight car in short time. The device self adjusts for road grading by automatically tilting to keep the high side down, whether moving left or right.

Definition of road terms from Canadian Good Roads congress data

A glossary of road building terms explains aggregates binder cement concrete water bound and other technical terms. It defines coarse and fine aggregates hand water bound crown and course in the context of asphalt and concrete pavements and notes how these terms are used in construction and maintenance.

Good Roads Congress

Scouts Hike in the Heat from Poughkeepsie to New York

Eight scouts of Troop No. in Poughkeepsie travel 113 miles to New York in five days averaging about 22 miles daily. They carried full camp gear on a trek-cart, slept outdoors, and cooked by day despite 100 degree heat. Other scout activities are noted in Jersey Shore, East Orange, Springfield, Spokane, Aurora and Plainfield with highway cleanup and material donations.

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Boy Scouts Policy Keeps Military Training Out

A Boy Scouts of America policy statement reiterates that military drill and training are excluded from the program as unsuitable for boys of scout age. The stance aligns with founders and authorities in the U S and abroad, with no requests or plans to alter the content.

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Draft law affects scouts and leadership in Boy Scouts

The draft expansion to include men aged eighteen to forty five will impact many Scout troops. Scout officials promise immediate action to identify men eligible to serve as Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters who will remain in leadership as others are called to service.

Boy Scouts of America Toca Council

Scouts Use a Trek Cart for Camp Outings

Scouts discuss making trek carts from wheels, a wooden box, canvas cover and rope to ease burden on trips through accessible country. They emphasize packing tents, blankets, cooking gear, first aid, rope, lantern, spare tools, and a complete personal kit for each scout.

Binder and fertilizer notes for farming and roadwork

A rough guide discusses laying a binder for heavy traffic on broken stone roads to prevent grinding and powdering. It also suggests using wood ashes as a garden fertilizer and warns against coal ashes. Emphasis on good tools and farm implements for efficient work. The tractor is noted as aiding food production.

Fragmented dialogue sketches in a noisy magazine page

A garbled OCR segment presents jumbled casual conversations and character snippets. The text features quoted remarks about town life, social roles, marriage, and preferences, with disjointed phrases referencing a Festieit of a dead town, curious readers, lovers, and a market of opinions.

Dodson's Liver Tone Declared Safer Than Calomel

A dated advertorial touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless herbal remedy for liver sluggishness and bowel cleansing. It claims quick relief from headache dizziness coated tongue and sour breath while denouncing calomel and mercury products as dangerous. The piece asserts a money back guarantee and praises family health benefits and child friendliness.

Dodson

Catarrhal Deafness Cure Claim Promoted in 19th Century Ad

An advertisement touts HALTS CATARRHL MEDICINE as a blood action cure for catarrhal deafness tied to Eustachian tube inflammation. It claims remedies cost 100 dollars if ineffective and cites Toledo and Boston as sources, with additional notes on Cuticura products and Castoria for infants. The text blends health claims with unrelated household quips.

Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio

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