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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1920
Page
3
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues often mistaken for other ailments. The ad promotes Kilmer’s Swamp Root with Dr. Swamy Root as a remedy available at drug stores and by mail order from Binghamton New York, offering a ten cent test and a large bottle for ongoing use.
The readable fragments mention names like Bayer and Sophie and refer to purchases and tablets. Context is unclear but hints at consumer items or medicines. No clear event, date, or location emerges from the legible portion.
A damaged notice mentions Vrelli and a nephew George with references to relatives and events surrounding a death. The text references Plowkins and Jinwkins and appears to describe grief, succession, and family investment, though many words are garbled. The piece hints at memorial content rather than a clear obituary.
A social worker investigates a patient on a strict and secant diet that failed to improve as expected. The patient tearfully admits she worsened, claiming she ate everything the doctor ordered, then asserts she only ate her regular meals when pressed.
An old curiosity piece recounts Pisa and its tower as a historic stage for science and daily life. It notes the tower’s role in public demonstrations and a 13th century context, highlighting Giovanni and other figures and the pendulum experiments that drew attention.
A Bahamas government letter reports an order in council granting complete protection to the flamingo, following an expedition that filmed the birds and highlighted the danger from native sponge fishermen. The first American naturalist Dr. Frank Chapman located flamingos in 1901, with about 20,000 on Bahamas islands. two thirds of colonies are believed lost since.
A Miami Aquarium expedition used a yacht as the mother ship and an express cruiser as a scout boat to probe shallow creeks and lagoons for deep passages to murky swamps. Babatuna guide Peter Bannister joined the party seeking birds, with failures reported as crews pressed inland and faced hard seas and low visibility.
Sardinia described as a land of small statured people and ancient fortifications with ruined towers and stone lodges. The piece notes Sardinian routes through Alghero, old Spain influences, Greek period dances, sheep origins, abundant wildlife, Tunny fishing, and its population being larger than Vermont’s, lying south of Corsica and shaped like a human footprint.
Niagara Falls remains a famed destination while Victoria Falls on the Zambesi gains prominence as Africa’s growing tourist draw. The article recalls Livingstone’s 1855 expedition and notes the falls’ shift from mystery to popular spectacle.
Fragmentary OCR text describes railway proximity to a river crossing and the Cape to Cairo aerial route. It includes a long, garbled quotation referencing Victoria Falls travel, explorers, and various misrendered names and captions.
The article outlines the geography and culture of the Ratak and Ralik chains in the Marshall Islands, noting coral islets, atolls, and the southward spread between the Philippines and Ebasendh Guia. It details society, navigation, religion, housing, and population, with Jaluit as a German governance seat and Majeru as the most populous island.
Fragmentary text shows garbled phrases and misread lines about a person named Mrs. A and various scattered terms. Core meaning is unclear due to extensive OCR errors and missing context.
An advertisement touts op diamond dyes with directions and a 16 color diamond-dye color card. It promises fade resistant color for wool silk cotton and mixed fabrics claiming guaranteed perfect results.
Reading exericse exposes students to new vocabulary as they guess meanings. A sentence claims George hit Ruebert in the stomach and the excavated, revealing spelling confusion and misused terms.
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a long standing cure for nervous dyspepsia constipation indigestion and related digestive issues. The copy claims fifty four years of proven effectiveness and urges readers to seek relief through this remedy available widely.
Catarrh remedy advertisement claims to clear nasal passages and improve health. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a tonic that cleanses blood and restores normal function. Produced by J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio with circulars offered.
A fragment from the Chienge Tribune recalls a Sunday afternoon scene in a friend’s house. An exchange about the whereabouts of a lady and others hints at a casual, witty social moment.
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