Americas Chance Bright For Trade
A. P. report from Copenhagen quotes Dr. Maurice F. Kean United States minister to Denmark urging Americans to study foreign conditions. He says optimistic trade prospects exist in Europe and warns against fear of panics or overproduction, noting demand for canned goods and appliances while freight rates and language savvy are key. May 18 Wake Forest college commencement program announced with multiple events May 19 21 including reunions for classes 1875 1890 and 1905.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Europe
Maurice F. Kean
United States
Denmark
Egan
Germany
Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
Cornelius Woelflin
New York City
Woelflin
Thomas Walter Bickett
Louisburg
Sikes
College Hospital
Typhoid Vaccination Uptake Grows in Nash County
In Nash County during the first vaccination week many expect more people to take the typhoid inoculation this summer than last year. The campaign started in Rocky Mount on May 7 with 137 vaccinated by Dr. W H Kibler, health officer. A week later 207 were vaccinated in Rocky Mount, 46 in Whitakers on May 13. Inoculations continue weekly until three doses are administered.
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Nashville
Nash County
Rocky Mount
W. H. Kibler
Whitakers
Afterwar Trade Grows in American Goods Abroad
Consular reports led by Consul-General Winslow note rising interest in American products in Europe. The surge, if fostered by U S business leaders after the war, could boost exports and reflect new market opportunities for American plumbing and other goods in foreign buildings.
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Winslow
Europe
Many Carload Shipments of Strawberries Go North
Warsaw May 18 heavy shipments of strawberries from Rose Hill and other Atlantic Coast Line points between Rocky Mount and Wilmington. Rose Hill loaded 14 refrigerator cars Saturday totaling 64 for the week. Teachey 54 cars. About 100 carloads were shipped by express along the road. Local price Saturday was 1.25 per crate. Farmer profit per crate about 68 cents after costs for crates and picking.
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Warsaw
Rose Hill
Atlantic Coast Line
Rocky Mount
Wilmington
Teachey
Her Chance in the Detroit Free Press satire
A humorous Detroit Free Press gag notes a wife eyeing a spot among a bystander list of 400. The dialogue teases how she is far back in line with about 35 678 ahead in the imagined lineup.
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Detroit Free Press
Japan's Yorodza Calls for Proverbial Views on Wives
Tokyo May 18 A Tokio daily Yorodza invites epigrams on what a man would wish of his wife showing Japan's view of women as good wives and wise mothers while hinting that men's roles would shrink. Prizes vow quotable lines about home life and virtue.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
Yorodza
Queen Victoria
Scarcity of German Dyes Alarms U S Textile Trade
Washington May 18 The dye shortage deepens as Britain and Germany fail to agree on a method to ship two German dye consignments for American use. Britain offered April clearance for safe delivery but Germany demanded Bremen cotton in payment. Officials warn of a potential dye famine affecting U S textile regions, with most German dyes now halted and Swiss coal tar substitutes scarce.
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Washington
United States
State Department
England
Germany
Rotterdam
Bremen
North
South Carolina
South
Bordeaux
American
New York
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
Norton
Self Sacrifice Verse Fragment from Punch
A fragment from a Punch item notes a speaker boasting about family service to the army navy and Red Cross. It juxtaposes grim humor with a maturing reflection on words versus deeds and ends with a Shelley quotation on holy words matching deeds.
Danger to Children From Lingering Coughs
Warns of serious illness from prolonged coughs and colds in children. Recommends Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, claimed to ease coughs colds and croup and be safe and quick acting. Advertises Mann Drug Company endorsement.
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Foley
Mann Drug Company
Adv
Sadler Station Renamed Coles Sparks Name Dispute
In Reidsville on May 18 residents protest that the Southern Railway renamed the Sadler station Coles. They argue the proper name is Coutts honoring the late Daniel W. Coutts state treasurer at secession. The community urges correcting the error and restoring Coutts ties to the station.
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Reidsville
Sadler
Southern
Coles
Daniel W. Coutts
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Red Cross Organization
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Mr. Johns
D. B. Ryland & Co. Jewelers
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D. B. Ryland & Co
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Wood
Burbank
High Point
Eles Soligala
Peoples House Furnishing Company
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