Rural Red Cross Aid Reaches Small Towns Nationwide
The American Red Cross rural service expands public health instruction and education in communities under 8000 residents. It aids recreation through picnics pageants clubs and sports, supports libraries and home nursing, builds restrooms and playgrounds, and coordinates with other welfare agencies to boost community improvement.
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American Red Cross Roll Call Set For November Period
The Fourth Annual Roll Call of the American Red Cross will run from Armistice Day November 1 to Thanksgiving Day November 28 inclusive. During this period men and women of the United States will pay dues and renew their membership.
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American Red Cross
United States
Putting an Egg in a Bottle and Sabbath Notes
The article describes a Popular Mechanics experiment to trap an egg in a bottle by softening the shell with vinegar then resealing with cold water. It also discusses Sabbath origins linking to Jesus resurrection and the Mosaic law. It adds notes on How Rats Cause Fires by gnawing insulation and pipes. It ends with a reflection: people rarely treat each other as well as circumstances merit.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Christ
Handel suite aids quiet practice in Buckland hotel transformation
In Buckland's Brook Street hotel soon to host the Guarda club, a unique feature named the Handel suite offers sound proof rooms for musical beginners. The suite allows amateurs to practice instruments like the piccolo and bagpipes without disturbing other guests, reflecting a practical lesson for modern flats.
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Buckland’s
Brook Street
Guarda Club
Brogh Street
London Times
Notice to Roanoke Rapids on Bibles for Homes
A. H. Coles of Rosemary North Carolina announces offering bibles and testaments at wholesale prices to residents and churches in Roanoke Rapids. The notice promises delivery to homes and churches, including white and colored congregations, with a catalogue available at The Nation of Bibles and Testaments and Bladly Insurance Company office. The date at end indicates September 17, 1931.
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Nation of Bibles and Testaments
Roanoke Rapids
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Rome Moniker and a Baby Named Acteorth Jes Kennett
A light note on a curious baby name from older press, recalling an English child christened Acteorth Jes Kennett and later abbreviated. The piece pokes fun at how such names might be spoken or shortened in daily life.
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For Sale Two Nice Jersey Cows
For sale two Jersey cows at a reasonable price. Contact Hamilton in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina for details.
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ROR SALE 135 ACRES NEAR LITTLETON
A wartime era notice offers 135 acres of land about five miles from Littleton with a timbered saw mill capacity of over a quarter million feet. Seller names E. C. Wilkins and Thelma N. C. stating position as of September 13.
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E. C. Wilkins
Thelma
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