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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
4
Advertising and circulation details for The Wilmington Dispatch include rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail and carrier. The notice lists prices for six months and one year, in office payment options, post office classification, and mentions Audit Bureau of Circulations membership and foreign ad reps.
Plans show Major General Leonard Wood may arrive in Wilmington next week with the city preparing a large welcome. Await word on exact arrival and arrangements for a reception honoring the distinguished service and high post he holds.
The report condemns a German U boat commander for submerging after rescuing men and then forcing them to stay on deck. It accuses him of smashing lifeboats and stripping victims of life belts to complete mass murder, calling it the act of a madman and blaming the Kaiser for allowing such actions.
Editorially condemns Oklahoma men resisting army service amid wartime, insisting patriotic duty and national existence hinge on victory. Warns that armed resistance will fail and come at the cost of their lives. Government officials warned not to be impeded.
The piece condemns motorists for wasting fuel and urges sparing consumption. It warns that if prices rise or supply controls are enforced, the autoists ignoring limits will bear the impact while responsible drivers suffer least.
The Shipping Board plans building wooden ships to meet national needs. Wilmington emerges as a prime location with dock facilities and abundant timber. The Observer urges government action to support development at Wilmington yards amid expanding shipbuilding capacity.
Reports from several cities praise the Four-Minute Men for directing public attention to war topics and questions government will handle. In Wilmington The Sentinel notes their work as helpful and calls speakers bright gems in the patriotic effort funded by Howard and Wells who run Wilmington moving picture theatres.
The New York Evening Mail argues bananas offer nutritious starch and sugar and can substitute flour. Green bananas arrive from the West Indies and Americas by banana fleets, priced ten to twenty five cents a dozen. Shipping demands for munitions may reduce banana cargo, threatening access to cheap tropical food.
Wilmington banks top state rankings with New Hanover county capital per capita of 40.06 dollars, nearly twice the US average and five times North Carolina's. The report credits careful, able management and strong, progressive practices as key to the city’s banking strength.
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by constitutional treatment. The ad claims strength building and systemic action and offers $100 for any case it fails to cure. Send for testimonials to F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists 75 cents.
Public auction to satisfy a mortgage dated January 13 1915 held by James Johnson and Minnie Johnson. The sale occurs August 29 1917 at 12 pm at the New Hanover County Courthouse in Wilmington North Carolina for cash to the highest bidder a specified parcel on Dickinson Street bounded 66 feet northward and 71 feet along a line parallel to Rankin Street.
United Press reports simple, cheap drying techniques for households during wartime. Sun drying on paper or muslin, using trays or a cook stove oven, and even electric fans can preserve sliced fruit and vegetables. Avoid flies and moisture, turn slices daily, and keep trays elevated.
Bulletin lists rail fares to cities including Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York Asheville Waynesville Lake Toxaway Brevard Hendersonville Saluda Tavon St Louis Monteagle Sewanee Raleigh Cleveland and Atlanta with specific prices and final limits. Tickets on sale daily until Oct 15 1917 with limited return until Oct 31 and reservations by phone.
A New York area dental group warns two thirds of people do not brush at all and cautions against brushing gums. They promote Pyorigg a medicated gum massage for Riggs disease and receding gums available in original packaging for one dollar at local drug stores.
The timetable lists Center Lumina Beach and Wilmington routes with departure times from early morning to late night. Express and freight trains operate daily with exceptions on weekends. Freight depot hours and contact numbers are included along with Sunday schedules and heavy travel periods.
The Atlantic Coast Line launches a through sleeping car between Wilmington and Asheville via Florence Sumter and Columbia starting Sunday July 8 in cooperation with Southern Railway. Returning from Asheville departs 4 10 PM reaching Wilmington at 12 50 noon. The older line Wilmington to Atlanta via Augusta continues with similar schedules and connections to Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis from the Union Depot in Atlanta. Tickets and fares available from T C White Gen Pass Agent Wilmington NC.
Southern Railway announces special excursion fares from Goldsboro Ridgecrest Lake Junaluska Monteagle Sewanee Nashville and St Louis for various conferences and events with sale dates in July and August and final limits in late August. Includes discounted routes for Black Mountain Ridgecrest and Knights of Pythias events with agent contact for tickets.
Foreclosure notice under a mortgage by Thomas Payne and wife and Charles Payne to Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association. Property described as a 165 by 38 foot parcel on Sixth Street in Wilmington, to be sold at public auction cash on August 13, 1917, at the courthouse. Attorneys John D. Bellamy & Son announce the sale.
In the Superior Court Wilmington State of North Carolina. Chesley C Bellamy as commissioner offers for sale at the courthouse door in Wilmington on Monday, September 3 1917 at twelve o clock the land described as parts of lots 3 and 4 in block 24 in the city plan. Sale to satisfy the judgment in the action State of North Carolina versus J H Whitehead Henry Whitehead and Rosa Spruill. Proceeds to be cash. This notice dated July 10 1917.
Chesley C. Bellamy, commissioner, offers for sale at the Court House door in Wilmington on September 3 1917 at noon a described parcel in City of Wilmington. The sale is to satisfy a judgment in a Superior Court action against J B Elkins and wife Louisa Elkins and Paul Caase mortgagee. The lot is part of let S21 block S21 bounded by Third street Davis street Parsley street Aubrey Alley and a city plan reference.
Train departures and arrivals between Wilmington Charlotte Birmingham Atlanta as listed. Details include Pullman parlor cars and thru sleepers on Nos 13 19 144 20 with times and intermediate points. Sleeper may remain until 7 00.
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