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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1923
Page
8
A garbled trench of text describes a prominent man returning to his hometown and being fooled by locals. The fragment mentions a condensed music scene, a person named Little Tenjainit, and an incident with a cat in a cage leading to dust and a poor biwi. The passage is unclear and largely unintelligible.
An advertisement declares RAT-SNAP in three sizes 35 and 65 cents, sold and guaranteed by Roanoke Pharmacy Co in Roan Rapids North Carolina. It claims a dead rat may be present six months and that RAT-SNAP is a useful product for quick disposal.
Trustee L. Long to sell property in Rowan County North Carolina under Bettie Westhegok trust deed due to default. Property described as lots nine hundred four hundred and five in Rowsnary near Caroling on West Street, with exact measurements and plat references noted. sale set for October as specified in the trust document.
Notice of an election to decide a special annual tax in the Aurelian Springs district to fund a six months school term. The notice outlines district boundaries, polling dates September 10 to October 27 1923 and lists appointed registrar and judges.
A garbled voice from Broad Street in Richmond delivers scattered lines about mortgage, heaven, and a brick falling on a halt, mentioning Mistah Jackson and Eat a prune as a local cadence in a confusion of words and dialect.
A curious musical instrument, the glass harmonica, was devised by Benjamin Franklin. It used glass disks of various sizes mounted on a spindle driven by a treadle, with a water trough for tuning and resonance.
A quotation asks where originality resides in poetry and whether a truly original poet must break tradition, challenge biased judgment, and overcome inexperience, pondering how new taste is formed.
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