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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1917
Page
6
An old poem contrasts two sisters, one offering work sacrifice and home life, the other wealth power and pleasure. The speaker recalls choosing duty and love but years pass with no joy from ruling self. God calls to return to domestic peace as the wine of life fades. ROSAMOND appears in Montgomery Advertiser text along with social notes.
A historical menu item set lists breakfast courses including cornmeal mush with dates milk scrambled eggs and coffee for section I and applesauce creamed codfish cornmeal spoon bread hominy grits cereal and oatmeal muffins with detailed preparation steps for tomato onion eggs cornmeal spoon bread and oatmeal muffins.
Reports from Berlin say Count Christiana Gunther von Bernstorff, 26, son of the former U S ambassador, married Mrs. Marguerite Vivian Burton Thomason of Burlington New Jersey. He served in the German diplomatic service after a banking stint in New York and received the Iron Cross in 1915. Mrs. Von Bernstorff has lived in Berlin six years and was born in the United States.
Whiteville hosts social visits from Misses Gertie McLean and Evelyn Sutter plus several locals and officials including Coroner J. R. Jordan and Commissioner R. F. Beasley. The town notes marriages, church reports, and a Raleigh food appeal urging ministers and hotels to act as North Carolina faces wartime shortages.
Washington December 10 Congress likely to pass a bill granting raises to postal workers. Bills introduced in House and Senate request increases ranging from 15 to 25 percent based on salary levels. Support grows from postal employees nationwide amid rising living costs.
Delegates to the annual American National Woman Suffrage Association convention in Washington arrive in large numbers. Executive members and franchise committees meet, but sessions do not begin until Wednesday.
A lively display lists wagons bedroom slippers play suits watches building blocks pianos and a multitude of children’s items. The assortment shows a broad range of toys appealing to kids of many ages.
The colored people of the city rallied through churches to raise funds for the army campaign of the Y M C A. St Stephen A M E church led a mass meeting gifting 50.45 dollars toward the goal and projecting 300 dollars. Leaders stressed duty to soldiers, food conservation and support for the war effort.
Winter Park Presbyterian Church commemorated its fourth anniversary with special music and an historical paper read by L. D. Latta, prepared by Pastor Rev. Andrew Howell. Officers gave short talks and Rev. Howell delivered the closing message.
A special dispatch from Raleigh reports the Baltimore & Ohio railroad designated an anti spitting day. Conductors and staff urged polite persuasion to curb public spitting linked to tuberculosis, placing warning cards in seats. Health officials in Chicago also circulated disenfecting guidance while educating offenders about the habit’s dangers.
A Lynn woman filed habeas corpus proceedings to secure her husband’s release from service in the National Army. The action was heard today in the Federal Court in Boston.
The New Engle A A U tournament in Boston this month promises a premier amateur boxing carnival with boxers from across the country including many soldiers and sailors set to compete.
Special to The Disparter from New Bern North Carolina says Dee Court will not hear certain cases as Judge Henry G. Cones presides. Elias Han was found guilty of violating the Harrison act and awaits sentence. Salvation Army plans Christmas Eve distribution of toys candies clothing to locals with many organizations joining in to ensure a memorable holiday for needy residents.
Mercer Kentucky woman writes of severe change of life suffering. After three years of distress and sleepless nights she used Cardui and within days regained strength. Two bottles restored health enabling her to work and enjoy daily life. She credits Cardui with easing a dreadful period and saving her daughter's life during a severe spell.
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