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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
5
Shoppers in Wilmington flock to the Wonder Waist line offering Georgette and Crepe de Chine blouses at 4.50 or less. The sale highlights include a wide range of styles and rich materials that rival higher priced garments, drawing attention to value and quality.
Remnants from the Silk and Cotton Goods Departments offered Friday and Saturday at one-half price. Includes taffetas satins foulards plaids striped silks colored voiles batiste and gingham assortments.
A promotional piece offers ribbons at 38c to 59c yard and hosiery specials for two days. Silk Hose with seam in black white and colors priced at 1.59 per pair, Lisle Thread Hose 59c pair, plus a special Cotton Lisle Hose selection in black white and colors.
The navy seeks plumbers carpenters and pipe fitters and hospital corpsmen for reserve service in the American Bank Building offices. Lieutenant Elliott says tradesmen in their crafts are valued more for duty at home than front line combat and urges interested men to visit reserve headquarters to discuss enlistment options now that the age limit has been raised to forty.
A claim promotes Summer Grove Baby Bowel Medicine as safe for infants with stomach and bowel troubles. It advises following bottle directions and presents philosophy as mere justification for personal discomfort.
The Blair situation centers on Walter H. Blair the Democratic nominee for register of deeds being drafted into the army. With Blair in France political leaders debate whether to appoint a temporary successor or wait for his return. Arguments claim the office should stay open during a two to three month vacancy and Blair has not said he will resign the nomination or seek deferment.
James D. McNeill urges Wilmington officials to support the State Firemen's association convention to be held August 12 13 and 14 at Wrightsville Beach with headquarters at the Oceanic hotel. He notes auxiliary institutes and financial support, inviting delegates and officials to attend and promising a productive program and social activities.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh. The copy touts internal use and mucous surface relief, with testimonials and price, attributed to F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
Fragmentary 19th century note claims a remedy cures malaria and bilious fever by killing the parasite. Mentions fever reduction and strengthening tonic but provides no verifiable details or dosage.
A wartime instruction notes that a hatbox is unnecessary for a steel helmet and suggests using a cake of sand soap in place of a hatbrush.
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