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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1918
Page
9
A period piece notes Red Cross aims and a flurry of social updates in Wilmington. Mentions Miss Minnie Porter visiting Acme, dances, church events, and a villa party with society figures attending a Lumina dance for soldiers and sailors.
Local bakery promotes hot graham rolls for supper every day and announces no further white rolls. Phone orders early. shop closes at 7 p.m. Official notice from Farris Bakery with contact number 626.
Columbia South Carolina wins the loving cup in the inter city Y M C A membership campaign closing last night. Charleston held the cup before. Columbia scored 7316 points, Charlotte 6571, Wilmington 2464, with Durham and Winston-Salem scoring higher than Wilmington. many new members joined and renewals were collected.
Mr. Jerome Jones of Atlanta an official of the American Federation of Labor postponed his address at the Academy of Music due to bad weather. He left the city to fill other engagements and will probably return later in the month likely after speaking in Augusta. His itinerary includes western and central parts of the state.
Thieves entered the Bornemann grocery at Ninth and Market by removing a glass panel. They emptied the cash register but took no merchandise. Police investigate. no clues left.
Washington reports that Representative William A. Jones of Virginia is hospitalized after a severe Sunday paralysis attack. Doctors say his condition remains critical with no expected improvement for several days though they are more hopeful today than yesterday.
Mr. E. B. Holland of Camp Sevier returned to camp after visiting friends in the city. Mr. Ben White of Fort Caswell spent the week end in town visiting friends. Mr. L. A. Scott of Norfolk went home last night after a weekend visit with friends. Major A. J. McKinnon of Maxton was in the city yesterday on business. Mr. J. O. Carr the district attorney left for Elizabeth City to attend the spring term of Federal court. Mr. I. R. Eubanks returned to his home near Maysville after visiting his son Sam Eubanks on South Fifth Street.
An old sentiment on aging cosmetics and hair restorers, noting how women once shunned face powders and now embrace products to look youthful. The piece suggests many women now use cosmetics and hair restorers to preserve a youthful appearance.
A local advertisement touts Oban hair color restorer as a toilet preparation that gradually returns natural color and sheen to the scalp and hair. It claims easy washing and waving without harming hair.
Product text claims daily use by children and adults improves scalp health. It asserts removal of dandruff, softens hair, and prevents growth issues, describing the dentifrice as proper care for the hair and a healthy scalp.
The Interstate Commerce Commission tentatively approved Merchants and Miners Steamship Company requests for higher wharfage and freight handling charges at Savannah. Admiral Robert E Peary, retired Arctic explorer, is recovering at his Washington home from a blood transfusion operation for pernicious anemia.
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