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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1938
Page
18
Bub Skinner and Signor Antonio Gassotti argue over taxes and a missing ride as a taxi driver demands payment. Tony persuades with a coin toss while Skinner jokingly recounts pants mishaps at the Widder Hiller and a fishin pole rescue.
A narrator recalls a thirty year old incident involving Antonio and a car wreck. Mister Skinner protests the joking and accuses others of running him down while a signor explains the car was damaged and the police ticketed the driver.
Clifton Boyd Roanoke Rapids baseball player, owned by the Boston Bees, ended the season in Erie Pennsylvania after starting at shortstop in Huntington West Virginia. He will return next year unless recalled by Boston. Also noted are visits from Miss Ida Baird and a Duke University entry for Sara Crawford Towe.
An advertisement touts Black-Draught as a purely vegetable laxative that does not upset the stomach. It claims the product acts on the lower bowel to relieve constipation and advises choosing a good vegetable laxative when needed.
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