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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
4
The August 14 1917 issue features a page of satirical and opinion items. Notes poke at public figures like La Follette and Gerard while debating peace versus war and criticizing German deception and allied strategy. Contains local paper boilerplate and price listings.
The Pope urged restoration of Belgium Serbia and Romania and a peaceful settlement of Alsace-Lorraine Trent Trieste and Poland. He calls for an end to German militarism and warns peace depends on Turkey Montenegro and Austria Hungary outcomes.
The piece argues Herbert Hoover acts as food administrator with public trust. It stresses that success depends on public cooperation, press candor, and intelligent organization to expand food production, reduce waste, and curb speculation while defending democracy through voluntary effort.
The article argues James W. Gerard exposes German hostility to the United States and asserts President Wilson was kept informed. It contends Germany planned to attack America if its enemies gained power, justifying U S involvement as self defense and urging belief in Gerard over the Kaiser.
The country celebrates that former President William H. Taft shows improvement and prays for a swift return to health for the able and esteemed citizen.
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by cleansing the blood and mucous surfaces. It promises a hundred dollar reward if any case fails and urges sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio with nationwide drugstore distribution at 75 cents.
Southern Railway announces special excursion fares to multiple destinations including Black Mountain Ridge Crest Lake Junaluska Waynesville Monteagle Sewanee Nashville and St. Louis for conferences and events with varied sale dates in July August and September. Final limits range from 15 to 17 days with specific prices and conditions for each city and group.
Southern Railway System offers reduced round trip tickets from all North Carolina points to Raleigh for the Account Boy s Short Course Farm Demonstration Agents Conference and Farmers and Farm Women s Coa tion. Sale dates August 19 20 21 26 27 28 with final return by September 2. For info contact J O Jones Traveling Passenger Agent Raleigh NC.
The Winston-Salem to Goldsboro sleeping car route is renamed from Winston-Salem Morehead City Beaufort Pullman Sleeping Car Line to Winston-Salem Goldsboro Sleeping Car Line.
Local trains stop at all stations on request from The Center to Lumina with departures at 5:05, 7:10, 7:40, 8:15 AM and every 30 minutes to 5:30 PM plus late evening runs. Express 6:10 leaves daily except weekends, serving 3rd to 5th streets and stops at Winter Park Gardens, Sea Gate, Wrightsville, and all Beach stations.
Atlantic Coast Line announces ticket bargains to cities including Buffalo Knoxville St Louis Atlanta and Raleigh with sale dates in August and October 1917. Fares vary by destination with final limits ranging from 17 to 31 days and stops allowed. Contact C White or W J Craig in Wilmington for details.
Seaboard announces train timings Wilmington to Charlotte Birmingham Atlanta and intermediate points. No. 13 3:55 PM Wilmington to Norar with thru sleeper. No. 18 5:00 AM to Charlotte with sleeping car. No. 14 12:30 PM from Charlotte with parlor sleeper Birmingham Atlanta and Wilmington. No. 20 12:10 AM from Charlotte with sleeping car to Wilmington. Reservations via City Carrier Agent Orlin Building H E Pleasants T P A.
Schedule details show freight departures from Wilmington to Beach and Center with multiple morning and evening times. The Freight Depot operates daily excluding Sunday from 8:00 A.M. to 1:09 P.M. and 2:60 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Freight depot opens 10 to 11 A M with trains running 11 00 A M to 12 15 P M Sunday and heavy travel periods. Express service operates between Wilmington and Lumina stopping at 5th 7th and 9th streets Wilmington and all Beach stations.
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