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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1917
Page
7
An advertisement promotes Pompeian HAIR Massage as a scalp rub that thickens hair, reduces dandruff, and leaves hair healthy and attractive. It claims benefits from massaging the scalp and promises quick results with amber liquid formula sold in 25c 50c and 1 bottle sizes.
Train S departs from Wilmington at 10 00 PM for intermediate points via the Progressive Railway of de Sous. Proceeding toward Longa and HM, the service opens at 10:00 PM for passengers.
McIntyre summarizes a day in New York with witty vignettes on Broadway a charity raffle a boyish dream of trick riding a Medley of social scenes at a theatre Moulin Rouge and a Gramercy Park studio tale. He muses on war Wall Street and a speculative stock plan to fund plays while citing a Bank of Japan prosperity note.
Chertsey England marks end of nocturnal noise curfew as Zeppelins no longer threaten nightly raids. Old town curfew traditions fade after wartime air attacks recede, with bells muffled and signals quieting as dangers ease.
National League games feature New York at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Cincinnati St. Louis at Chicago Philadelphia at Boston in cloudy conditions American League matchups include Boston at Philadelphia Washington at New York Chicago at Detroit Cleveland at St Louis with clear weather indicated for most tips
Detroit 2 Chicago 4. St Louis 4 Cleveland 0. New York 2 Washington 1. Philadelphia 1 Boston 3.
Memphis visits New Orleans while Nashville travels to Little Rock and Atlanta faces Mobile. Chattanooga plays Birmingham as the league slate proceeds with all matchups listed.
The column shows team wins and losses with percentages for clubs including Cleveland Boston Washington New York Philadelphia and others. It lists 4-1 for one team and 2-2 for several, with monetary figures and percentages noted beside several entries.
In rainy Chicago and St Louis conditions the Brooklyn versus New York game saw Brooklyn fall 3 to 8. Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 3 to 2 and Boston defeated Philadelphia 6 to 5 for a trio of late season results.
In Newark Buffalo beat Newark 2 1 while Providence defeated Montreal 8 3. Bellmore edged Toronto 3 2 over 13 innings and Richmond defeated Rochester 3 4 in 10 innings.
In Toledo Indianapolis won 4 to 1. In Columbus Louisville won 6 to 4 with 12 innings and no other games scheduled.
St Joseph April 18 1917 Western League begins a reorganized season with Topeka dropped for Joplin and four clubs led by new managers Jack Dalton Ed Holly Frank Isbell Jack Coffey. Opening games Lincoln at Joplin Omaha at Denver Sioux City at Wichita Des Moines at St Joseph and a 140 game schedule through September 4.
Mobile 0 Atlanta 6 Birmingham 1 Chattanooga 2 New Orleans 5 Memphis 4 Little Rock 2 Nashville 5. Standings reflect results in multiple games across the Southern Association on the day.
Assistant Secretary Carl Vrooman notes school gardens teach children practical farming, urging each pupil to cultivate a small plot. He outlines crop choices, row spacing, and rotation, stressing student responsibility and hands on care for lettuce radishes beans beets and tomatoes.
Massachusetts veterans gather for the United Spanish War Veterans encampment in Worcester on April 18. The highlight is the unveiling of a bronze heroic memorial by sculptor Andrew O’Connor, honoring soldiers who died in the Spanish-American War.
Hundreds of visitors arrive for San Antonio’s annual carnival week opening under auspicious conditions. Tonight King Antonio III enters and is received by the Gran Quivera and the army. Parades and outdoor amusements continue daily through the week ending with the San Jacinto fiesta and battle of flowers.
Washington April 18. The National Academy of Sciences meets to discuss agriculture and food supplies for home and entente consumption. Members support sending troops to Europe but say it is impracticable without government food provision. A committee will be created to urge economic measures.
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