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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
4
A 1917 front page column discusses World War I topics with commentary on IWWs in Montana, Kaiser Wilhelm, Michaelis, and American involvement. It critiques demagogues and calls for hard work, warning against peace terms driven by terror. References include aviation funding and US stance on European affairs.
Local report notes fans in St Louis throwing bottles at an umpire during a game. The incident reflects tension in the crowd and raises questions about discipline and safety at the event.
A reader objects to the newspaper using the sermon titled The High Cost of Living instead of High Cost, of ng. The writer argues the two phrases are synonymous and questions the headline choice.
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a World War I report debating German perceptions of British ammunition supply and Haig’s offensive. The text hints at a claim that Germans viewed Allied actions as deceptive and were being forced into a deadly miscalculation.
The article warns patriots to support wartime defense and opposes German victory seizing America. It argues a German victory would invite war on American soil and calls for united front at the front or home. It then notes Wilmington gains a new shipbuilding site backed by capital, aiming to make the city a major postwar shipbuilding center with several hundred jobs.
Editorial argues bridge between New Hanover and Brunswick counties is the ideal solution for growth. If a bridge cannot be built, improved ferry service should be pursued via private or joint county ownership with affordable rates. Free ferries are deemed out of the question. the focus is on a concrete plan achievable under current conditions.
A fragmentary excerpt discusses Secretary of the Navy Daniels George Cree and Rear Admiral Gleaves. It notes disagreement over German submarine attacks on transports and questions the Navy secretary’s stance amid wartime criticism from frontline Americans.
Colonel Wade H Harris, editor of The Observer, praises Wrightsville Beach as a blossoming Southern Atlantic City with cosmopolitan patronage and strong hotel and service improvements. He notes Wilmington Port facilities and waterways offer great development potential and urges serious government interest, including a naval base.
Paragraphs quote Dr. Woods Hutchinson asserting Riggs disease affects three quarters of adults over thirty and is caused by germs. The text endorses a medicated massage paste that adheres with saliva, promises gum coloring return to pink, reduced inflammation and tightened teeth, and claims fast arrest of progression.
An old ad describes La Creole Hair Dressing promising hair restoration and dandruff relief. It lists prices and a money back guarantee, with distribution by Jarman Futrelfe and Van Vieer Brug Co. It also contains fragmented travel conference sale dates across multiple cities including Cleveland Memphis Nashville and Saint Louis with ticket details and agents in Raleigh.
Local trains run to all stations on request with morning and evening half hourly service. Express 6 10 leaves daily except weekends with stops at Beach and key streets. Freight service operates daily with limited morning and afternoon windows.
The Wilmington Beach freight service operates 10 to 11 A M from the Freight Depot Tel 96. Sunday afternoons and peak travel periods will run express trains between Wilmington and Luthina Street stopping only at South Seventh and South streets in Wilmington and all Beach stations.
By virtue of a mortgage to Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association and default on payment, the Wilmington court will sell at public cash auction at the Court House door Wilmington on August 13 1917 at noon. Property begins on eastern line of Sixth Street 36 feet south of Bladen and proceeds 83 feet south 165 feet east 38 feet north 165 feet west to the starting point. This 18th day of July 1917. Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association.
North Carolina New Hanover Superior Court case Wilmington versus J H Whitehead Henry Whitehead and Rosa Spruill. Chesley C Bellamy commissioner will sell at court house door Wilmington on September 3 1917 at 12 oclock to satisfy judgment. Described parcel lies on Dickinson and Rankin streets part of lots 3 and 4 in block 24 city plan of Wilmington.
Atlantic Coast Line inaugurates through sleeping car service from Wilmington to Asheville via Florence Sumter and Columbia in connection with the Southern Railway System. The Atlanta through line via Augusta continues with schedules for departure from Wilmington and arrival in Atlanta and return to Wilmington. Passengers may stay in the car at Union Depot Atlanta until 7:00 A M for convenient connections.
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