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Newspaper

Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1917

Page

6

New War Powers Create Federal War Trade Board

Washington reports broad powers under the trading with the enemy act are activated. A new war trade board, with members from state agriculture commerce treasury and other agencies, will license exports and regulate enemy or ally of enemy business in the United States. The postmaster and censorship functions extend to foreign language newspapers and mail, with licenses required for translations related to government or allied matters.

Washington War Trade Board Trade Board Exports Administrative Board Treasury Departments Chia United States Treasury Mosgagen War, Navy and Post Ofice Department George Creel Committee On Public Information The Leense Federal Trade Commission Burleson Secretary of State Aicretary of Commerce McAdoo Federal Reserve Board Reserve Board Secretary of the Treasury Sion Cvens Orshig Board America Sted States Revere Synamies Enemiy Ory of Wnethy New War Trade Board Vance C. McCormick Alonso B. Taylor Secretary of Agriculture Thomas L. Jones Secretary of Commerce Beaver White Frank C. Munson War Trade Hurley Shipping Board Secretaries of State, Agriculture, and Commerce President German Empire Germany Ita Buai‘ness

Temple rebuilding lessons from Ezra and Nehemiah

The text surveys Zerubbabel’s and Ezra’s temple and wall rebuilding efforts, noting opposition from Samaritans and royal decrees. It emphasizes leadership, proper worship, divine guidance, and the need for intelligent, consecrated workers. Prophets Haggai and Zechariah are credited with urging progress and dedication.

Hamony Perestan Cyrus Darhis God Hagent Zachariah Toman Israel Solaimon

Costume trends and Halloween craft hints for women and children

The article reviews fabrics like crepe de chine and batiste for dresses and chemises, notes the vogue for empire styles and envelope gowns, and describes sewing details such as ribbon sashes and slashed fabrics. It also covers Halloween entertainments for the home, ghostly costumes, family activities, and the role of fancy vests as smart wardrobe accessories.

Death of Two U S Soldiers Reported

Washington dispatched word from Gen Pershing that Privates Charles F. Hammond Jr field artillery and Raymond B Nye medical department with the expeditionary forces in France have died from natural causes. Next of kin listed as Charles F Hammond 11 En Street Dorchester Mass and Nya in J B Nye 124 Bouwlab Street Whitman Mass.

Washington Charles F. Hammond, Jr Field Artillery Raymond B. Nye France War Department Pershing Hammond Charles F. Hammond En Street Dorchester Mass Nya J.B. Nye Bouwlab Street Whitman

Odd Collars and Cuffs Highlight Dress Details

The piece notes new dresses emphasize collars and cuffs as distinctive features. Cuffs are rapidly rising in fashion, lifting simple serge or satin dresses from plain to stylish, with belts arranged in two and three strand forms for added flair.

Unclear Passage on Sides Across Front and Back

The fragment describes options for the sides or crossing the front and back. It suggests choices in layout or arrangement without offering a complete account or context. No names, dates, places, or organizations are present in the readable text.

Cure for oily skin using rose-alcohol rinse

Advice suggests diluting alcohol with rose water to remove oiliness. Apply to the brow chin and nose where glands are largest. For oily skin use two or three times daily, while dry fine skin requires once daily application.

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Satisfied Women

A series of testimonials from women in Aurora and Cincinnati praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from female troubles. The ads urge readers to seek special medical advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co and note confidential correspondence. Also mentions anti aircraft guns and air defense innovations with distant references to WWI era weaponry.

Lydia E. Pinkham Kieso Aurora Lydia KE Pinkham Lydia E. Minkham Kans A. Krese North Ave III Cincinnati Ohio Jos Corxen Harrison Ave Fairmount

Kidney Care Hyped Remedy Ad From Historic Paper

Advertisement urges care for kidneys stressing their control over other organs and risk from too little water and heavy foods. Promotes Dr Kilmer Swamy Root as a unique remedy with a sample offer from Ilmer Co. of Binghamton New York, urging readers to mention the paper.

Dr. Ilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y

Advice and Vignettes of Courtship and Prison Misrule

A humorous trio of sketches opens with a mother and father congratulating their son on an engagement and lampooning married life while a postscript warns him to stay single. A prison visitor notes a new inmate and the convict reveals his habit of prying into others affairs. A quarrel over magazines and poetry ends with a moral about trifling with sin and its dangers.

Red faced and red hands treatment ad read aloud

An old health ad prescribes Cutleura Ointment and Soap for facial treatment and Cutlenra Ointment for hands with a mail order offer. A separate vignette follows a weary pedestrian seeking refreshment at a roadside inn where a nun's eggs are humorously reviewed as overcooked.

Dept Boston Te House Utog

The Battle of Hohentinden Poem Revealed in Casual Talk

Tom Moore discussed a newly composed poem titled The Battle of Hohentinden with Campbell during a late evening visit. Campbell showed the manuscript and read the last line of the first verse, while Moore slipped on the stairs and exclaimed rolling rapidly in a moment of comic mishearing.

Tom Moore Campbell Moore Hohentinden Hell

Laconel Marriage Dispute Ends with Wedding Agreement

Laconel reports a tense exchange where plans to marry were finally settled after a long dispute. The couple faced a clear impasse before reaching a mutual decision to wed, marking a turning point in their relationship.

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