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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
4
A Wilmington advertisement features a testimonial from N. 12 West Lee Street describing indigestion and gas relief after using Peplac. The letter claims Peplac improves digestion, sleep, and nervousness, and notes it is sold at R. R. Bellamy's drug store and by local druggists.
Advertisement for a blood remedy claim cleansing of scrofula and impurities. It asserts the product removes disease germs from the blood, promises new life and vigor, and offers free medical advice by writing to the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
American League matchups include Chicago at St. Louis under cloudy skies, Boston at Philadelphia clear, and Cleveland at Detroit clear. Washington at New York clear. National League features St. Louis at Chicago in rain, Philadelphia at Boston clear, New York at Brooklyn clear, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh clear. Southern League games in Mobile at Atlanta cloudy, New Orleans at Birmingham cloudy, Chattanooga at Little Rock clear, Nashville at Memphis clear.
The Supreme Court denies Acme Manufacturing Company’s appeal in Andrew Krachanake’s suit for injuries to a minor from dynamite caps. The ruling discusses enemy aliens, place of birth, and residency, clarifying that the son, not the father, is the plaintiff, with the child born in Canada. The article also notes a film feature The Light Within at Grand theatre starring Mme Petrova with Thomas Holding and Lumsden Hare.
Retail merchants meeting at the Chamber of Commerce discussed a one delivery a day plan but did not adopt it. The postponement was agreed as prudent given current conditions, with hopes it may be instituted later. Mr. A. M. Hall of Wilmington Grocery Company presided. The plan has been tried in other North Carolina towns and may lower costs by reducing expenses and freeing manpower. Patrons will be urged to cooperate in reducing deliveries.
Special agent Dorsey Phillips of the Department of Justice returns from Washington on official business and visits Charlotte to attend a meeting on methods for handling vice. He gathered firsthand information to aid future local investigations.
Marguerite Clark performed a dramatic bath stunt in Bab’s Diary during a New York heat wave for Paramount. Director J Searle Dawley praised her enthusiasm as she emerged dripping from cold water, ruining an expensive gown but declaring it worth the effort as the film shown at the Grand Theatre today and tomorrow.
A liquid digestive laxative designed for toddlers aged 2 or 3 years and older. It acts on the liver to regulate bowels without griping or upsetting the stomach. Pleasant to take at 50 cents per bottle for the child and household.
Mrs. Elizabeth Riggsbee of Bynum North Carolina recounts her 16 month battle with liver kidney and nerve trouble along with indigestion headaches high blood pressure and weight loss. After taking Mantone she reports improved digestion reduced numbness stronger nerves and better sleep. Mantone is advertised as alcohol free with a guarantee no benefit means no cost and sold at all drug stores.
An old standard tonic promises general strengthening effects with quinine and iron. It purifies and enriches the blood and users can feel its invigorating impact soon. Price is 60 cents.
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