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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
4
Daily and Sunday rates listed along with carrier delivery options. A rhetoric filled page urges readers to buy Liberty Bonds, plant war gardens, and support the war effort. Folklore quips about Pershing and German actions appear, ending with a notice inviting women over 20 to apply for motorman and conductor posts with the local traction company.
A man finds gardening nearly impossible as stubborn angle worms keep surfacing during spading forcing him to abandon work for fishing. His efforts have yielded six fishing trips and an unfinished garden.
The writer praises the superior results of wheat flour bread compared with corn meal recipes. They suggest government demonstrations by veteran cooks to show real bread making as a wheat-saving measure.
The governor struggles to win Senate bids for David R. Francis and Champ Clark. Secretary Kensiege says Francis is needed in his current post, while Clark may refuse to abandon the speakership for a Senate seat.
Editorial urges the community to vote for school bonds and taxes to build modern ventilated, safe school buildings in Wilmington and New Hanover. With influx of families from shipyards and industry, the piece calls on residents to register by the upcoming Saturday to be eligible to vote on May 8.
The article extols the value of the Agricultural Extension Service based in Raleigh to NC farmers. It highlights over 200 staff, county agents in nearly every county, and access to specialists from the State College of Agriculture and Experiment Station, USDA, and summarizes how farmers should seek prompt aid.
The State Food Administrator asks well to do citizens to abstain from all wheat flour until the next harvest. He notes corn meal production could meet demand, with substitutes like potatoes oats and rice aiding beyond wheat flour.
Baron von Burian, a 67 year old veteran of the dual monarchy's diplomatic and administrative service, has been appointed foreign minister. His career spans Alexandria, Bucharest, Belgrade, Sofia, Moscow, and Sofia again as diplomatic agent in 1887, with later cabinet posts. He is reputed energetic and skilled in Balkan affairs and languages.
One Hundred Years Ago Today. 1818 Colonel George Armistead who kept the flag flying over Fort McHenry and inspired The Star Spangled Banner died in Baltimore. Born at New Market Virginia April 10 1780.
One year ago today in war Marshal Joffre and ex Premier Viviani of France were received with tumultuous welcome in Washington. A German weekly report claimed 55 merchant ships were sunk by U boats and mines.
Princess Mary of Great Britain and Ireland turns 21 today. Colonel Herbert J. Slocum born in Ohio is 63. Thetas W. Sims of Tennessee is 66. William Marconi, pioneer of wireless, born in Bologna 44 years ago. John F. Stevens, Panama Canal builder and U.S. envoy to Russia, born in Maine 65. Maurice Daly, billiards authority, born in New York City 69.
The University of North Carolina Extension War Bulletins receive praise from Theo H. Price and the Philadelphia Public Ledger for their educational leaflets. New bulletins cover National Ideals in British and American Literature, insights on France, and a Community Pageant guide. Governor Bickett to address Confederate veterans in Orange on May 11 with guards from the University battalion present.
An advertisement touts Parisian Sage as a quick safe fix for faded dry or thinning hair. It claims to stop dandruff scalp itch and hair loss, promote new growth, and leave hair soft fluffy and perfumed. Sold by R. R. Bellamy and toilet counters with a money back guarantee.
The ad proclaims La Creole Hair Dressing as the original hair color restorer not a dye. It claims to gradually darken gray or faded hair, leaving it soft and lustrous, and notes simple application by combing. Sold by Jarman & Futrelle in Wilmington, N C with mail orders available and a money back guarantee.
In Finnish custom the lover never directly asks the girl to marry. A third person called the talman acts as intermediary and conveys the proposal. When mediation succeeds the couple reward the talman with a present, and a wedding follows.
A short health note describes Spring Fever as low vitality from impure blood. It promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as restoring vitality and energy by purifying the blood with a strengthening, invigorating effect priced at 60 cents.
Thousands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and may not know it. Symptoms include back pain, headache, loss of ambition, and nervousness. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is suggested as treatment.
An old home remedy for darkening faded or gray hair using Sage Tea and Sulphur now sold as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. The ad claims natural, even darkness after dampening and brushing through hair, with repeated use making hair thick and glossy and aging appearance reduced. It notes no disease cure.
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