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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1918
Page
6
The poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox urges soldiers to return home morally pure and uncorrupted by war. It contrasts battlefield dangers with inner battles against sin, vowing that even if scarred or exhausted the speaker will come back clean for family and faith.
Mrs. John H. Hill and Miss Betsy Hill of Goldsboro visit Mrs. R. D. Crozly. Miss Meggie Davis leaves for Raleigh to visit friends. Miss Eula Philips of Tarboro returns home. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harper of Goldsboro return home. Miss Ella May Duffy of Rocky Mount visits Miss Janie Duffy on North Fifth street. Mr. H. H. McKeithan, now of Florence, D. C., spends a day here. Mrs. C. H. Thompson of Warsaw returns home after a weekend visit. Circle No. 1 of Fifth Avenue Methodist meets at Mrs. Carrie Gardner’s home. Mrs. Lewis H. Respass of Richmond returns after Baltimore stay. Lt. and Mrs. John H. Cronly of Charlotte are in town with R. D. Cronly. Lt. Cronly stationed at Camp Greene.
Miss Louise Roycroft of Goldsboro, visiting with Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams of Mullins, S. C., attends a hospital visit for treatment. Seagate Mothers Meeting is set for Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. at the schoolhouse. A patriotic concert at Hemenway school tonight at 8 30 features Pineland School quartet and proceeds to the Red Cross. The program includes musical pieces by Elizabeth Sheehan and the Pineland quartet, with a nominal admission of 15 cents for adults and 10 for children.
Special to The Dispatch New Bern April 22 Dr Clarence Poe commends Craven county schools for progressive reforms and high teacher pupil spirit as the state watches. He notes Craven pota to surplus being absorbed by locals aiding Food Administration efforts and hints Eastern NC overproducing Irish potatoes this season.
Cents for Children will donate proceeds to Red Cross work. A fine audience is expected to welcome Miss Sheehan on her first hometown appearance and to honor the women who travel to contribute their talents to religious and patriotic aims.
Miss Clarissa Harrold will present on the seventh afternoon of the Redpath Chautauqua the famous war play The Man Who Stayed at Home. The production has had long runs in major U S cities and in England, showcasing her beauty and talent.
The text notes a large upcoming cabbage harvest with thousands of crates to the North and local markets. Truck growers have planted substantial acreage, expecting a record yield and unusually good prices in Northern markets.
London reports that on April 22 military authorities took control of the main Irish railways post offices and telephone exchanges. Police are said to have removed arms and ammunition from gunmaker shops in Dublin and similar actions will spread across Ireland.
A compiled schedule lists track and field championships in New York and Philadelphia boxing bouts in Philadelphia New Haven and Baltimore racing meetings in Lexington and New York City amateur boxing in Hoboken and more. Other events include golf at Lakewood swimming championships in Los Angeles and track meets in Portland and Racine with multiple rounds and matchups.
Dr. Pierce in Buffalo promotes Anuric as a remedy to flush kidneys and dissolve uric acid linked to gout and rheumatism. Claiming water intake and diet aid kidney health, the ad cites testimonials from Miss E Rute Moser and Cart. W. G. Ves praising relief from backache and kidney trouble after using Anuric.
The ad promotes wholesale prices on children's low shoes with sizes and prices spanning infant soft slippers to misses’ slippers, emphasizing expert construction and large volumes. It also markets a Dress Goods Department featuring Organdies Voiles and Linaire Cloth with multiple quality grades and wide 40 inch Voile options.
The article lists events including New England A A U wrestling in Sacramento and Boston A A U championships, national gymnastic championships in New York City, Harvard Princeton varsity races in Princeton, and Seventh Regiment Athletic Association games in New York City. It notes boxing bouts Kid Williams versus Jack Sharkey and Benny Volgar versus Eddie O Keefe in Philadelphia with six round matches.
An old advertisement touts that pimples and skin eruptions signal sluggish blood and claims S S S will purify the blood. It urges readers to buy the vegetable remedy at drugstores and offers free medical advice via a designated laboratory in Atlanta.
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