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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1917
Page
7
The writer recalls a staged wedding at Vitagraph studios ahead of filming The More Excellent Way. A church set with stained glass, ferns, and roses frames the altar as gowns, garlands, and a flower shower decorate the scene. Cast and extras move through rehearsals for the camera, ending with a quiet return home.
A letter from Alan T. Bowler, chair of the Legislative Committee of the General Alumni Association, defends changing the college name to include State. The writer argues agriculture and engineering deserve State status and rebuts Doctor Poe’s objections, citing alumni and student support and precedent among land grant schools.
It describes a compound freezone sold by pharmacies to loosen and lift corns with a few drops. The product claims painless relief and easy removal, with minimal irritation to surrounding tissue. The notice also implies prevention of infections by avoiding cutting corns.
Paris report profiles Lieut Pinsard a leading French ace of the chasse squadrons. Since 1912 in combat service he earned the Medal Militaire in Morocco, endured imprisonment in Germany, escaped thrice, and fled to Switzerland before rejoining in Paris. He later downed five German aircraft, won the Legion of Honor, and was acclaimed in the official communique as France’s newest air ace. He also fought a Rumpler with a forward mounted engine and rear turret, the official note noting one enemy aircraft brought down near Laval north of the Marne.
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