War Memories Turned To Wartime Resolve In Victory News
Recollections of peaceful times give way to wartime sentiment as Sherman and Kaiser referenced in a New York column. Local notes report Mrs. Harry Rourk's marriage while stationed at Camp Taylor, Indiana and Sgt. Harry F. Rourk's recent nuptials to Miss Mers Merouse of Indiana. Church groups plan evening meetings including Lydia Yates Bible Class at the Adventists and Epworth League at Avenues Methodist. Other items note Miss Maggie Murphy's recovery from surgery, Dr. H Tate Moore's move to Camp Kearny, and a telegram about Mr. Geo W. Hardwick's Charleston marriage and Washington honeymoon plans.
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Harry Ts Sher
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry F. Rourk
Camp Taylor
Louisville
45Th Infantry
Slissmere Rouse
Indiana
Lydia Yates
S. E. Smith, Jr
Muilins, A
Captain Harris to Marry Miss Georgi Lightbourn in Savannah
Friends in Wilmington report Captain Jenn F Harris Jr. will wed Miss Georgi Lightbourn in Savannah Georgia at St Pauls Episcopal church at 7 30 PM. The groom recently received his captaincy and will be stationed at Fort Oglethorpe after the ceremony. Harris’s sisters Amy Graham Harris and Katherine B Harris travel to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenn F Harris, Jr
Savannah
Georgi Lightbourn
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
J. F Harris
Amy Graham Harris
Katherine B. Harris
Captain Harris
Fort Oglethorpe
Wilmington
City Window Trimming Contest Opens With 49 Firms
Leading city firms unveil holiday window displays at 7:30 PM as 49 merchants compete in the annual Window Trimming Contest funded by the Chamber of Commerce Advertising Committee. Judges will award cash prizes amid plans for three days of displays and a citywide holiday mood.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dispatch
Frank M. Ross
C. H. Batson
W. J. Bradhaw
William Otersen
Postmaster Urges Cooperation for Holiday Mail Rush
Local post office faces heavy holiday volumes as hundreds of packages move daily. Postmaster Green asks public cooperation: prepay postage, address fully, include sender, pack securely without sealing, mail early, avoid marking as Christmas or New Year, insure valuable items, and keep inscriptions nonpersonal. Ferris' Fruit Cake ad promotes Uptown bakery at 10 Princess St.
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Mel. Green
Green
Kristines
Fund for relief work at Halifax
Captain Donald MacRae has started a Halifax relief fund with an initial 3309 subscription. The fund, handled by J Holmes Davis at Peoples Savings Bank, will accept contributions daily and print donor lists. The Wilmington Red Cross chapter loans $200, bringing total to 500 for prompt shipment to Halifax.
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Donald MacRae
Halifax
N. S
J. Holmes Gaiis
Peoples Eavings Bank
The
Red Cross
MacRae
Dispatch
Wilmington
N. C
Evening Dispatch
Boston
New York
Europe
Atlantic
J. Holmes Davis
Peoples Savings Bank
American Red Cross
Réicker
Hugh MacRae
New York Exchange
Garrett and Company to Market 17S Sugar Surplus
A local Garrett and Company branch plans to sell immediately its surplus sugar stored in the warehouse, about 150000 pounds, under orders from State Food Administrator Henry A Page. The move aims to relieve a citywide sugar shortage that has persisted for weeks, affecting stores, bakeries, hotels, and restaurants.
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Wilingston
Garrett and Company
Henry A. Page
Raleigh
Food Administration
Nevir
Toda
Mrr
FL. W. Garrett
Captain Bowen Dead in Winter Park Home
Captain George F. Bowen died this morning at about 11 o'clock at his Winter Park home. He was a highly esteemed citizen aged 784 years, 11 months, and 10 days. Survived by four children, Mrs. F A Montgomery, Captain J E Bowen, George F Bowen Jr, and F D Bowen. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Winter Park
George F. Bowen
Mirs
F A. Montgomery
J. E. Bowen
F. D Bowen
Farris' Fruit Cake at Home Prices Cited
Cheaper at home says up-town bakery 102 Prin with a great savings claim on Farris fruit cake. storefront note highlights cost advantage and bakehouse location for shoppers.
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Farris
Prin
Kenan Departs for New York. Post Illness Updates
Graham Kenan, Esq., left for New York last night. James F. Post remains seriously ill at his North Seventh street home, his condition unchanged this afternoon.
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Graham Kenan
New York
James F. Post
North Seventh Street
Hendrix Married in South Carolina
Ss. E. Hendrix of Columbia was named by the food administration as South Carolina's merchant representative. He will cooperate with the state food administrator to enlist retailers in the road conservation campaign.
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Washington
S. E. Hendrix
Columbia
The
Food Administration
South Carolina
Mortgage Sale of Wilmington Property by North Carolina HBA
Mortgage sale conducted under a 1915 deed by Delia B Merrick and John Merrick to North Carolina Home Building Association. Public auction at Wilmington Court House on December 13 1917 at noon for Lot 66 Block 7, Marstellar Street area. Attorneys Ky John D Hellamy & Son.
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Delia B. Merrick
John Merrick
North Carolina Home Building Association
New Hanover County
Court House
Wilmington
City of
Sixth Street
Marstellar Street
John D. Hellamy & Son
Attorneys
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promised Cure
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases combined and long treated locally without relief. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a constitutional remedy taken internally that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. A hundred dollar reward is offered if it fails to cure.
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Boston
New York City
United States
Canada
Halifax
Wilmington
Trall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Wato
Hall
EF. J. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Do Your Shopping And Shipping Early
Public urged to mail or express Christmas packages at least ten days before the holiday to ease war material traffic and railcar strain. Message from Norfolk Southern Railroad executive J. F. Dalton notes the need for prompt shipments and asks customers to help ensure on time delivery.
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Norfolk Southern Railroad
J. F. Dalton
Make Pinex Cough Syrup At Home For Quick Relief
The article promotes making a home cough syrup using 214 ounces of Pinex with sugar syrup to create a full pint remedy costing about 65 cents. It claims fast action for coughs bronchitis and other throat and chest conditions and advises requesting 8 ounces of Pinex from a chemist with full directions.
Poschee's German Syrup Promises Quick Cough Relief
Boscoe's German Syrup has been used for fifty one years across the United States for coughs bronchitis colds settled in the throat and lung troubles. It aims to quiet coughs aid restful sleep ease expectoration and support natural healing. Available in 25 and 75 cent bottles at Green's Drug store.
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Poschee
Boscoe
Germany
United States
Green’s Drug Store
Parisian Sage Promises Hair Growth and Dandruff Relief
Advertises Parisian Sage as a remedy for hair loss baldness dandruff and itchy scalp. Claims quick results with refund if not satisfied and notes R. R. Bellamy as supplier guarantees money back. Thousands testify to improved scalp and hair growth.
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Her2
R. R. Bellamy
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Fort Telethorpe
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Linda Vista
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Omcer
Fort Oglehorpe
Medical Reserve Corps
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Geo. W. Hardwick
Charleston
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American Bank and Trust Company
Mothers’ Club
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Bowen
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