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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1917
Page
7
An old advertorial caution promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, plant based alternative to calomel. It claims calomel harms the liver and bones, causing nausea and system malaise, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver and bowels without side effects. The copy urges a 50 cent bottle and appeals to families. It also includes miscellaneous testimonials and unrelated humor.
An old Connecticut advertisement touts Mother’s Joy Salve as a cure for colds coughs croup and pneumonia with dramatic claims. It also mentions a New England vow and a curious wanted ad seeking a steady respectable young man to tend a garden and a singing cow with a good voice.
A long, jagged OCR sample shows testimonial style notes about Cardul a women’s tonic with praise from a Mrs Ball and references to health improvements. The text also includes an unrelated comic dialogue about a doctor and a nutritionally framed appetite joke and a few scattered phrases about life events.
The Pike's Peak ocean to ocean highway has completed an independent alignment from Atlantic to Pacific. The Feath er River Sacramento Causeway routes were chosen with terminals at Oakland and San Francisco. The route passes through Newark Morristown Easton Allentown Reading Harrisburg Tyrone Altoona Pittsburgh and onward to Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Colorado Utah Nevada Oregon California. Completion followed an inspection trip by President C F Adams and a midsummer meeting atop Pike's Peak. Less than 10 percent of the 1,600 miles between Colorado Springs and San Francisco is in poor condition. The line crosses diverse terrain, with marking campaigns and 1,500 enameled steel signs planned from New York to San Francisco. Connecticut highways also advance with 70 miles of concrete surfacing.
Hermann Hagedorn urges ten to seventeen year olds to serve democracy, noting war weary worlds and America as the strongest democracy. He praises Scout law as guiding principle and insists youth duties extend beyond trenches, calling for ready action across the nation.
A fragmented exchange shows Old Gotrox and Young Desmart discussing a marriage deal, fortunes and loans. The dialogue hints at a planned 100 000 dollar dowry and 800 000 marriage terms amid financial distress and possible reforms.
The Boy Scouts of America propose adopting a "big brother" for soldiers in government service. Scouts will visit homes at least twice a week to provide cheer and help, keep soldiers informed about home news, baseball, and events, and aid families without relatives. The program aims to offer friendship and steady communication between service members and their communities.
United States army guidance conflicts with Boy Scouts of America over khaki uniforms as earlier law excludes only Boy Scouts from service attire. National HQ orders period wartime standardization require rank badges on coats shirts or front hat badge following English practice amid enforcement by the War Department.
A fragmentary dialogue mix contrasts medical practice and superstition with playful exchanges. References to bleeding, crabbing, parrots in prayer, and wary optimism about luck reveal a satire of Victorian-era beliefs. The piece touches on education, industry, and everyday folly through comic lines and quips.
A fragmentary dialogue exchange shows a couple discussing unfinished work and a supper scene. Characters Falter and the wife debate whether a project will become a sweater or socks while a dinner conversation touches on money and speech.
Scout activities across the nation include troop and individual gardens under the slogan Every Scout to Feed a Soldier. Montclair high school scholarships were earned by Scouts and James Hoyd Hunter from Troop 5 sustained injuries protecting Scouts during a trolley collision. St Louis Scouts ended a gang of street corner harassers by guiding them toward Scout work, turning them into model Boy Scouts.
A Yorkville court hears a case reflecting price and quality disputes in a large city. Witness Anna Saconne accuses traveling seller Concetta Frenne of tampering with tomatoes and weights, while Frenne claims customers hesitate to buy, waiting for change and refunds.
An ad stumbles through garbled text praising Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and iron booster. It also includes disjointed lines about a monetary request, a misquoted question, parenting notes, and a stray reference to COL. Dickey of Canaan Maine.
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