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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1917
Page
4
The item surveys postwar issues from December 24 1919 noting President Wilson and Hoover on national policy, alcohol prohibition shifts, and a British press jab about war tanks. It mentions South Carolina and North Carolina election angles, with generic commentary on liquor and rock candy rye.
A chaotic wartime column links German stance on Russia to abdication plans for La Follette as German president. It notes meat packing probes targeting top executives, critiques U.S. meat interests, and quotes a reader’s question with a sharp editor’s one sentence. The piece mentions the shortest day, spring nearing, and fears of a china farming surplus versus a worsening race problem if more Chinese farmers arrived.
Dr William Milton describes visits to southern training camps in the Sun's Dispatch. He asserts military discipline improves physical condition and that moral welfare is carefully tended, easing parental concerns about camp life.
The Dispatch extends season greetings to its patrons and friends and wishes them a pleasant Christmas and blessings of the holy season. May no sadness mar their pleasures of the day.
A newspaper editorial reflects on Christmas 1917 with somber war sentiment. It urges gratitude for relative blessings, pride in soldiers serving abroad, and steadfast cheerfulness at home while acknowledging Belgium and Northern France’s suffering.
The article blames coal shortages on wartime strain with the Navy expanding to a thousand vessels, German possession of French mines, and heavy reliance on the United States for coal as global demand grows. It notes sixty-one million tons mined since April, yet shortages persist amid new plants running around the clock. it also criticizes the ordnance department head for unpreparedness despite ample notice.
The Salvation Army and Associated Charities urge recognition of need at home alongside overseas relief in France and Belgium. They offer to locate worthy local objects for donations and assistance.
The piece argues German forces will soon occupy Petrograd and questions Russian leadership. It contends Moscow’s course is bizarre and influenced by German money, warning that a German foothold in the capital could only be challenged by the Allied Powers.
Seventy five young women dental students from Columbia University offered to look after the teeth of army recruits before they left for camp.
Rocky Mount and Asheville papers praise Secretary Daniels amid wartime scrutiny and report on President’s address to Congress. Letters reference the Russian situation, cash and carry trends, and icy winter scenes from Blowing Rock to Charlotte with jokes about next summer’s tourist yarns.
The Sandhills Citizen notes a shift to cottonseed meal and a product called Victory flour as a substitute for wheat flour and corn meal. It cites dietitians and doctors claiming protein, affordability, and health benefits, while humorously reflecting on changing food customs and future farming focus.
An investigation by a New York area dentists committee reveals two thirds of people do not brush teeth or gums. They caution against brushing gums due to abrasion and mention Riggs disease as a gum germ issue. A new treatment Pyorigg is sold as a medicated massage ointment for Riggs disease and receding gums at one dollar in Wilmington, N. C. drug stores including Zereeneet and Futrelle.
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