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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1933
Page
16
An editor argues that temperance remains steady despite repeal votes and mocks the idea that laws alone can change morals. He notes that temperate people stay firm, questions legislating morals, and critiques the eighteenth amendment’s effectiveness amid rising crime claims.
The text notes the New York Evening Post changing to a tabloid format while retaining a conservative stance. It emphasizes continuing temperate policies and prioritizing raising children as a societal path.
Last Friday the Red Cross alerted Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County as a hurricane threatened the Carolina coast. Local authorities mobilized ambulances, police, fire crews, and doctors while drugstores and theatres posted warnings. The storm veered east, causing heavy damage to the coast with fifteen dead and many homeless as aid rushed in.
A Wednesday afternoon tea honors Miss Annie Cherry who departs for Columbia University with Mrs R L Towe and Mrs A E Akers as hostesses. The event drew about seventy guests including the N C C W Club. Yellow and white colors and floral decor highlighted the reception and dining room service.
Police ban on sidewalk cafes in New York triggers a public protest with citizens enjoying outdoor meals and demonstrations pointing to civil liberty concerns and food service restrictions.
An old style health ad claims poor digestion and low energy stem from sluggish liver bile. It promotes CARTERS LITTLE LIVER PILLS as the remedy to stimulate two pounds of bile daily, promising relief from gas, bad breath, blemishes, and headaches. It urges asking for the product at drug stores.
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