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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1923
Page
3
Discussion defines Islam as submission to God and outlines the five duties, noting Ramadan fasting and Mecca pilgrimage. It traces gun salutes to the British navy and contrasts their use in signaling friendliness at sea with earlier beliefs. The piece also critiques dictionary usage and driving terms in a separate comment.
A saturated summary of North Carolina notices spans deaths, accidents, real estate, and local events. Notables include Mia Lyles of Charlotte’s Knights of Vythhis, a Mooreville charter member. Roane Wolfe’s fatal electrocution. car collision figures in Kinston and Raleigh meeting plans for the North Carolina Farmers convention. Also reported are Henderson veneer fire losses, a new dormitory pledge, and multiple city police and court items from Durham, High Point, Greensboro, and Winston-Salem.
Fragmentary lines describe a horse and a statue with scattered terms about warblers and deans, suggesting a historical note on a statue and a horse with uncertain context. Readable names or events are limited, but the piece hints at a ceremonial or commemorative motif connected to a figure or place.
A historical account honors General Wesley Merritt and the Fifth Cavalry's endurance rides in 1879 Colorado and Wyoming campaigns. It details Merritt's rapid response to Payne’s beleaguered troops, marching 170 miles in 81 hours with four companies, and a subsequent rescue at Rawlins and Fortification Creek. It underscores cavalry remount efforts and the era’s cavalry prowess in guarding the frontier.
An article notes Martha Washington's portrait and status as a model hostess praised by ambassadors, calling her a refined figure in early republic society. It also recounts a village water drinking method using bamboo pipes, riskily funneled from a communal spring, carried by women twice daily.
A science note explains a bubble’s color bands relate to film thickness. Near the top, a spot shows full color and appears white, indicating a film thickness of two and a half billionths of an inch before bursting.
A period piece fragment notes palmettos spreading with long roots and leaves wrapped in self-made “vegetable asbestos” while self insulation is described. It mentions palms seeding 20 feet underground, fires feeding on pine nearby, and rapid green regrowth. A final line references rising print paper imports at northwest ports as a paper making center.
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