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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
7
Clearout at local retailer featuring Ladies pumps from 98c to 2.19, children Mary Jane and patent pumps sized up to 2, men’s oxfords at 3.00, corset and underwear, and a wide range of coat and suit reductions including $9.95 to $35.00 price points. New season fabrics and knit wear on sale.
Readable catalog copy lists gowns slips and chemises with lace trimming and embroidery. Prices range from 48 to 79 cents for various muslin and nainsook items including envelope chemise and lace trimmed petticoats.
Local ad lists dress made ups at 69c and 75c for children and ladies garments. Nainsook gowns priced at 59c with crochet threads in white and colors. Knitting merchandise includes Sylvig and Sylvig Exahoiery items in all sizes and a patent fasten hoop sold at low prices.
Advertisement lists women's ready to wear leghorn hats hemp edged and ribbon trimmed at 1.79 Misses cloth sport hats in all colors at 9c to 6.00 Pattern hats in latest modes at 4.95 5.95 7.96 Plain taffeta ribbons and plain hair ribbons offered at low prices, highlighting seasonable millinery bargains for young women and misses.
Old catalog style ad lists 27 inch Embroidery Flouncing at .19, children's colored socks 15c, ribbed hose for boys and misses 10c to 15c, ladies silk fibre hose 49c, dress shields 19c, violet talcum powder 5c, Colgate toothpaste 8c, Woodbury and Jergens cosmetics, Hudnut and Sanitol toilet waters, and Mary Garden face powder prices, highlighting numerous cosmetics and fabric items with low price points.
Jon Ed Aberg faces Burt Hudson at Wool Hall tonight in a highly anticipated catch-as-catch-can clash. Experts rate Hudson and Aberg as evenly matched, with Aberg promising deadly scissors and Hudson ready to counter. The bout may go to three falls as promoters aim for an 8:30 start and a full, late-night crowd.
Today in the National League Boston visits Brooklyn under cloudy skies while New York plays Philadelphia in rain. Chicago goes to Cincinnati with clear conditions and no other games are listed.
Weather delays affect St Louis at Detroit and other AL games with rain and cold. Cleveland at Chicago Washington at Boston Philadelphia at New York all listed under cloudy conditions as schedules adjust.
The Southern League slate showcases Memphis at Nashville, Little Rock at Chattanooga, Mobile at Atlanta, and New Orleans at Birmingham, outlining a varied week of regional action across four cities.
In St Louis Pittsburg won 10 to 8. Brooklyn and Boston tied 6 to 6 after 12 innings. Philadelphia beat New York 9 to 8. Chicago defeated Cincinnati 4 to 2.
The standings show New York leading with eight wins and two losses for a .800 percentage. St Louis Chicago Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia Brooklyn Pittsburg follow with varying records and percentages, reflecting a tight early season table.
Scores from cities show a rainy Detroit game with Detroit and St Louis not listed, while Boston beat Washington 5 to 4, New York topped Philadelphia 4 to 2, and Cleveland defeated Chicago 4 to 1 in the day’s results.
Hudson, in the city, seeks approval to use a toe hold to show fans how easy it is to break, insisting he will be responsible for all broken bones.
In Asheville the score was 6 to 5 after 10 innings with Charlotte over Asheville. Raleigh edged Greensboro 2 to 4. Winston-Salem defeated Durham 0 to 4 in a separate game.
In the American Association Louisville defeated Kansas City 7 to 5 while Indianapolis beat Minneapolis 7 to 1. Games at Columbus Milwaukee and Toledo St Paul were rained out.
Baltimore defeats Buffalo 7 to 6. Richmond tops Montreal 10 to 9. Providence beats Rochester 8 to 7. Newark defeats Toronto 4 to 3.
In Atlanta the home team won 7 to 2 over Birmingham. Chattanooga defeated Little Rock 4 to 3. Mobile topped New Orleans 3 to 1. Nashville beat Memphis 7 to 2.
In the league, Columbus lost to Charleston 0 to 4 and to Jacksonville 1 to 2. Augusta defeated Macon 3 to 2.
Parisian Sage offered by R. R. Bellamy as a tonic that claims to abolish dandruff stop itching and prevent hair loss while promoting new growth. The diluted antiseptic liquid supposedly nourishes roots when massaged into the scalp and also enhances hair appearance. Large bottle advertised as inexpensive.
Washington April 26. An analysis traces repeated uses of the term peace trap from 1801 Amiens to 1878 San Stefano and 1870 Paris, showing how promises and threats lulled nations into false security and led to harsh terms, renewed wars, and strategic defeats. It cites Murad V, Napoleon, and Bismarck as key players in a pattern of duped allies and shattered truces.
Bulletin lists special round trip fares from Wilmington North Carolina to multiple cities. Fares include Atlanta 13.95 with limited return by midnight June 5. Black Mountain 9.95. Ridgcrest 9.95. Bimingham 24.50. Ballas 52.20. Raleigh 4.30. St Louis 4.00. Spartanburg 8.35. New Orleans 28.75. Washington 4.50 with various sale dates May through August and return limits. Contacts: C. T. A. Wilmington.
Princess Mary aged twenty was honored by the royal family with gifts and messages on her birthday. War prevented a formal celebration with relief work filling the past two years as she and her mother aided hospitals and charity bazaars.
The Warsaw Council No. 450 Junior Order United American Mechanics adopts a resolution renewing allegiance to the President and pledging support for war measures to a successful termination and lasting peace. Copies to be sent to Congressman George E. Hood.
An advertisement urges readers to buy a quarter ounce of freezone from a drugstore to remove corns. It claims direct application relieves pain instantly and allows the corn to be lifted out with no irritation to surrounding skin. A Cincinnati man markets the product and warns against infection from DIY corn trimming.
Natchez Mississippi April 26 marksmen gathered at the Gaillard Sporting Club for the opening of the annual Mississippi State trapshooting tournament. Competitions run through tomorrow and Saturday with many noted shooters present.
An old promotional piece touts Pompeian HAIR Massage as a scalp treatment that thickens hair and removes dandruff. It claims rapid, visible improvements in hair quality and asks readers to buy 25c 50c or 1 bo bottles from stores.
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