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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
3
An ad touts Dr Bell s Pine Tar Honey as a pleasant antiseptic cough remedy that stops coughs from turning serious. It claims rapid relief, germ spread reduction, phlegm loosening, and asks readers to use it until grippe cold or bronchitis is fully relieved. Still sold at 25e by druggists.
Old time home brew for darkening gray hair promises a natural even result. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound offered ready for use in drug stores. Apply with sponge or brush to one strand at a time to hide gray and leave hair glossy and luxuriant.
An advertisement asserts Parisian sage as an effective scalp treatment to stop hair loss and promote growth. It emphasizes nightly massages, claims rapid cosmetic improvement, price affordability, and a money back guarantee through R. R. Bellamy and general drug and toilet counters.
An insurer's physician notes kidney disease often goes undetected in life insurance applicants. Druggists report many patients unknowingly suffer from it, and Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is pitched as a proven herbal remedy widely sold in two bottle sizes. A sample is offered by writing to Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York and mentioning the Wilmington Daily Dispatch.
Henry W Savage presents Have A Heart at the Academy of Music tonight. New York winter endorsement by Bolton Wodehouse era and Jerome. Theme spans department store to Blueport Rhode Island hotel with a courting couple and an elopement after a split. Cast includes Galloway Reno Hoey Foster Weber Antrim and others with a beauty chorus and Savage orchestra. Tickets from 75 cents to $2 at Elvingtons.
Arthur J. Lamb wrote the story for the musical comedy The Girl of My Heart starring Edna Ann Luke with 25 lively numbers by Jules Chauvenet. The 40 person company features Broadway favorites in a matinee and evening show next Saturday. Matinee tickets 50 cents to $1 and evening seats 50 cents to $1.50. Tickets go on sale at Elvington's tomorrow morning.
United Southern Stock Company presented The White Sister based on F Marion Crawford with Viola Allen starring as the nun torn between vows and love. Mabel Gynzene and Edoard T’Oize gave notable turns while Mabel Paige played the villainess guiding the plot. the company’s strong ensemble impressed and the show returned for matinee and night performances.
A sensational feature claims to reveal private flaws of Kaiser Wilhelm II including medical afflictions and vanity. It reports the Kaiser’s ear abscess, arm length disparity, fondness for bracelets, 360 uniforms, and alleged secrets behind wartime leadership. The piece promotes a showing titled The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin at the Grand Friday and Saturday.
Portland Oregon expands its policing by adding six women officers to the city police department, enhancing diversity and workforce capacity.
Shake into your shoes and foot-bath to relieve pain from swollen feet corns bunions and sweating. Used by American British and French troops the antiseptic powder promises relief for tired aching feet. Sold everywhere uses include breaking in new shoes and comfort for footwear wearers.
Washington officials announce 100000 rural schoolhouse meetings tomorrow night to explain the third Liberty Loan. Local committees back school officials as bells ring bonfires burn and patriotic songs rise. Explanatory literature will be distributed to deepen public understanding of the loan’s vital features.
Mr H E Hunter division commercial and passenger agent for the Seaboard Air Line in this city is named representative for the Southern Export Commission of the American Railway Association at this port. He will handle all correspondence for the railroads with the commission and port interests.
A regional commission headquartered in Atlanta Ga oversees railroad handled exports. Charles T Airey chairs the panel with William M Rhett and James W Daley. Daily reports will track exported goods, storage space, and merchandise stored. Mr Hunter will liaise with Seaboard and Atlantic Coast Line agents to ensure prompt handling.
Vance Olden, a young white man found unconscious aboard a gasoline launch near Dock Street, was removed to James Walker Memorial Hospital in a police wagon. He regained consciousness and was reported comfortable by hospital officials today. Patrolman J F Smith found him and sent word to headquarters before transporting him from the boat to Mr A A Arnold’s home and then to the hospital.
Sold in Wilmington and recommended as the world's best corn remedy by R. R. Bellamy, Green's Drug Store, Elvington Pharmacy, Smith's Drug Store, The Payne Drug Co.
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