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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1917
Page
2
The narrator recalls a humiliating on stage moment as memory slips a recitation. He endures a sea of intellectual faces and frantic quotations while fantasizing about a lost love and a river crossing into gloom.
A 1917 article argues American farm women should prepare for possible labor shortages if men join wartime duties. It contends women can operate modern farm gear, noting riding cultivators with sun umbrellas and sulky plows reduce effort. It frames women's involvement as essential to economic preparedness during a national emergency.
A whirlwind bout press previews feature Freddie Welsh, Henry Leonard, and Richie Mitchell while a challenge from Johnny Kil to meet the top three lightweights stirs boxing circles. The piece mixes farm primer notices with sport chatter, reflecting wartime civilian efforts and athletic spectacle in one report.
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