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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
7
A jumbled OCR fragment mix shows stray lines about war, a cosmetic ad for Cutleura soap and ointment, a brief quip on repartee and worry, husband wife tension, a stock trouble note, and a reflective line about borrowing happiness from those we give it. If readable, it hints at a mid century local page with ads and short non sequiturs.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules marketed as a safe, gentle remedy for kidney bladder and urinary issues. Claims to cleanse kidneys, purify blood, and restore vigor, with emphases on non patent status import origin and a money back guarantee. Advertises three capsule sizes and pharmacist availability at druggists.
In Tombstone Arizona relics like the Bird Cage Opera House Can Can restaurant and Red Light Saloon document a gold boom era. The old opera house famed in the southwest hosted famous performers and rowdy shootouts while the Can Can sold $5 steaks during peak mining prosperity. A monument built from Scheflin's first mine stands as a reminder of the founder and a cowboy tale linking to the town's name.
Two men, Whey Colliton and Bert Hamner, were arrested near Middletown after an auto ride turned wet and perilous. They were brought before a justice of the peace on charges of driving an automobile while intoxicated.
Tellingham Washington reports a large government contract for seventeen carloads of special jam ordered from a Bellingham manufacturer to feed doughboys overseas. The order is the largest of its kind in the West and reflects rapid fulfillment expected from the fruit and berry district.
Antone Pereira of Oakland died four days after a heart stabbing on a wharf. He ate heartily and his pulse remained only slightly above normal. Surgeons note it as the first known long survival after such a wound caused accidentally by a friend during a display by Italian workers.
C W 8 criticizes municipal parks in New York as neglected and barren. He cites Union Square as an example where grass and shade have vanished, replaced by granite steps, broken features, and subway works intruding into the space.
The article notes ivy’s historic decorative use on castle walls and other buildings while highlighting a modern farmer’s success in guiding the climbing habit of wild grape, turning a common vine into a productive ornamental and practical crop.
The article describes a windmill repurposed into a decorative frame for a garden. The farmer used wild grape and ivy to cover the structure, turning a functional windmill into a beauty feature at a low cost. The owner notes it “didn’t cost much” and that the windmill, though affordable, is intended as a pleasant addition rather than a lasting jewel.
A civic urge encourages residents to weed and trim along roadsides. The simple act promises a visibly cleaner and more attractive community, showing how small efforts add up to a more pleasant public space.
A fragmented article calls for diverse trees and fruit bushes to beautify public spaces. It urges government support for planting black walnut, oak, cherry, plum, pear, grape, and berry varieties. It envisions a public landscape gardener empowered to remove nuisance shrubs like the burberry bush.
An old advertisement warns mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to relieve a constipated child with signs like a dirty tongue and irritability. It claims quick relief, praises the product’s pleasant taste, mentions “fruit laxative,” and cautions about counterfeit syrups while noting wartime prohibition impacts.
Fragmentary OCR text references missing persons and medical terms with unclear attribution. Names and places are garbled, producing no coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a reliable news item.
The unclear passage describes a review scene with a British crowd and mentions reactions by various groups. It references admiration and fear among onlookers and speaks of a tense moment without clear names or dates. The text contains garbled phrases and lacks coherent reports.
An advertisement touts mixing lemon juice with Orchard White to create a facial lotion said to lighten and whiten skin, claiming it removes freckles sunburn and tan. It urges purchase of three ounces of Orchard White at low cost from grocers or drug stores and to massage daily for clearer skin. It also includes a medical testimonial about a cure for cataracts.
Mrs. Corntessel notes summer boarders do not get High to et. Her husband says not bothered but requests to be informed of any discontent among farm hands. A remark on a Rapid Procedure and coal deposits suggests the extraction process is slowing, with aging contributing to the vast coil deposits.
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