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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1917
Page
2
The city crowds line the streets to greet General Wood praised as grand hero. Speakers urge national unity and readiness as a new signalling system for single track electric railroads envisions better dispatch and safety for trains.
An advertisement invites readers to try the Surf Bathing Fat Lumina today and enjoy an afternoon at the beach. The brief notice promotes seaside leisure and a sunny outing.
Brenon’s The Eternal Sin stars Florence Reed as Lucretia Borgia in a Hugo adaptation. The drama follows Lucretia’s vengeance against five conspirators, her secret bond with Gennaro, and a dramatic finale. Also noted is a segue to At First Sight at the Grand theatre tomorrow with Mae Murray in a Famous Players-Paramount feature.
Mae Murray stars in At First Sight a romance about a young woman in love with an author whose latest novel consumes him. Their rapid marriage follows a dramatic awakening of mutual affection, producing a photo play noted for unusual interest at the Grand theater.
The State Board of Health issues minimum rules for managing typhoid fever under the new quarantine law. Rules cover duties of parents guardians or householders in households with typhoid cases, including food handling restrictions and disinfection of discharges. Violations carry misdemeanors with fines from five to fifty dollars and possible jail time up to thirty days.
S L Galloway presents a study or narrative work titled The Old Soldier of Earths Trials V and Heavens Recompense by S L Galloway. The entry notes authorship and book-like framing without further details on plot or publication.
Calypso column lists residents returning from Lil lington and Kenansville for reunions and family gatherings. Several families from Mt. Olive Lillington and nearby towns are noted visiting relatives, attending picnics, birthday dinners, and touring western North Carolina cities including Hendersonville and Raleigh.
Miss Ina Bowden returns from a pleasant visit with friends at Kingston and Pikesville. Mrs. W F Patten and son Edwin go to Maryland to spend time with relatives and enjoy a seaside period at Ville Beach with Miss Lillian.
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