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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
7
An advertisement promotes Freezone a finger safe corn remover promising instant pain free lifting of hard and soft corns and calluses with a tiny bottle sold by druggists. The copy cites a Cincinnati inventor and asserts broad, painless relief without irritation. A stray line mentions a United States meat order in Chicago.
A fragmented excerpt discusses an alias for Cutlgres Hard timex, mentions two breeds of winners and prosperity, and notes that some men would die young if forced to make a living. The text blends allegory with practical concerns about labor and fate.
The article argues that good roads are the most important factor in winning the war, highlighting public highway projects in the Southwest. It notes highways will connect states and counties, boosting commerce and social ties, and urges communities to support road building as materials and labor allow.
The article describes British war roadworks under Gen. H. P. Maybury and Lt Col Buck. It notes 1,000 to 12,000 men employed daily and 25 to 30 percent German prisoners among crews. Up to 2,000 tons of material daily kept roads passable with broken stone costing seven dollars per ton.
The toll day is passing with the York Pennsylvania road taken over by Pennsylvania. Gates have disappeared, pleasing drivers on this highway section. In 103 colonists along the route petitioned the governor for a better road to Philadelphia and secured a log and plank highway later part of the Lincoln Highway.
A fragmented wartime era column discusses road rules for passing tents on mountain roads, stressing safety and courtesy on less traveled routes. It notes highway needs during war, warns against poor construction, and links road quality to crop and labor losses. A separate item covers sorghum disease status, and chicken growth and egg production timelines, advising against hatching eggs washed too soon or before proper handling.
A September devotional analyzes Naboth's murder by Ahab and Jezebel as a stark example of evil triumph and the righteous stand of Naboth. It outlines how Ahab and Jezebel failed, Naboth refused to bow to worldly gain, and Elijah's doom prophecy followed, with guidance on overcoming evil through separation, reproof, vigilance, and holy living.
A collage of cartoons and gags skewers social pretensions and petty commerce. It weaves quips on self enrichment, patriotism lectures, and domestic squabbles, with mockery of political leaders, manners, and everyday absurdities across a string of scenes and captions.
Warning on kidney disease and urinary trouble promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as instant treatment. Claims long use by ancestors and 200 years of cure history. Urges early use for pains in the back and changes in urine, promising money-back guarantee and genuine GOLD MEDAL branding.
An army doctor argues bravery hinges on heart rate and fitness. a steady 72 beats per minute marks strength, while a drop to 43 leads to prostration, and a surge to 120 causes overexcitement. The piece urges enlisting only strong young men to avoid misjudged cowardice.
A North side matron quips about government needs and fish while a cache of early 20th century ads tout Cuticura soap and ointment for skin troubles. The Bank of England is noted to have at least 82 methods, and a plea urges stockholders to stay true to their trust.
Advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel promising a refreshed morning and a functioning liver. It claims calomel causes sickness, stomach upset, and headaches while Liver Tone cleanses bowels and restores vigor with a money back guarantee.
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