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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1918
Page
6
A wartime poem describes the soldier’s loneliness as duty requires departure. It notes letters from home ease grief and urges readers to write daily. The piece follows local notices about engagements, meetings, and community efforts during wartime.
Miss Helen Bright of Raleigh visited friends in the city this weekend. Mrs. J L Middleton of Laurinburg stays with her mother Mrs Anna Smith at 913 North Fifth. Mr L H Hollingsworth of Rocky Mount visited the Merritt home on Brunswick street. Miss Elizabeth Macon Shell returned to Fayetteville after a stay with Mrs C W Spencer. Mr and Mrs Willie Moore of Ivanhoe returned home after visiting friends. Mrs J A Sparks and child from Portsmouth VA arrived to visit relatives. Miss Mary Lou Cobb visited her mother at 808 North Front before teaching in Burgaw. Miss Penelope Cobb of Greensboro spent time with Mrs Rosa Shaw and went to Southport to visit Mrs Charles Woodward. Mrs Groves of Magnolia returned home improved after treatment. Mr and Mrs B C Sharpe Jr of Greensboro spent Easter in Wilmington at the Wilmington Hotel and returned this morning. Miss Mary Shepard left to resume studies at Greensboro College for Women after Easter with her parents Mr and Mrs A H Shepard.
Mr. J. H. Penny returns home from Long Creek after a period with relatives. Mr. J. W. Glisson of Wilson visits the city and leaves for Chadbourn on business. Mr. C. B. Hocutt returns to Lumberton after the weekend with family. Mr. J. W. West heads to Pender county near Currie for a stay with relatives. Mr. Sawyer of Petersburg visits family in the city yesterday.
The New Interest Quarter at American Bank & Trust Co begins April 1. Deposits made on or before April 2 will bear 4 percent compound interest from April 1.
Brussels sprouts hail from the cabbage family and grow many small heads along the leaf axils. Start seeds in a window box or hotbed and transplant when soil is workable. Space rows 30 to 36 inches apart, plants 20 to 24 inches apart, and leave a few upper leaves as new heads form. For storage, stake and trench with straw to protect from freeze thaw per the USDA guidance.
Mr G E Hobe arrives from Florida to head the Wilmington District of the Fruit Growers Express and will open its headquarters at the Masonic Temple. He inspected Conway to Chadbourn trips and reports berry fields flourishing with strawberries near average yields. Berries expected to move by April 10 as lettuce and vegetables see slower growth due to dryness and recent cold. Petitions circulate urging a government traffic expert to direct the movement north, an initiative of the Wilmington Cooperative Fruit Growers Association independent of market news service.
Local officials urge delinquent taxpayers to file by Monday April 1 with Raleigh office open until midnight. Deputy offices in major cities will accept reports filed April 1 as timely to avoid penalties. The warning stresses enforcement based on the gravity of offenses.
The report notes continued Allied deployment and use of provisions as needed, with troops in various sectors relieving veteran French units. It mentions Paris bombardment by a long range gun about 75 miles away and new Austrian divisions arriving on the Italian front with movements in the Val Sugana and Frenzzela valley. The Eastern theatre reports ongoing advance and renewed activity.
Reports describe Austrian forces driven back in Siberia where Irkutsk fell to the enemy, with a 20 000 strong detachment in control. In Mesopotamia a Turkish force near Hit was nearly annihilated, while the British advanced to 45 miles north of Hit. Persian entry into the Central Powers alliance is discussed amid Turkish movements toward Teheran.
A fragmented note discusses household risks from a gasoline can kept for cleaning gloves and a man’s bundle of old love letters. The text hints at potential danger from improvised explosives or hazardous items within a home setting.
Hixson Tennessee Mrs J B Gadd reports relief from left side pain swelling and insomnia after using Cardui the women's tonic She says the final Cardui course cured her and she remains well years later urging other women to try it The doctor recommended Cardui and she attributes her recovery to it
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