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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1917
Page
4
A Wilmington newspaper from December 25 1917 discusses prohibition implications and social roles at Christmas. It riffs on wives gifts and dismisses army officers as snobbish while noting private soldiers face harsher restraint. It critiques behavior of officers and husbands in a tongue in cheek column.
Washington reports say Congress will be urged to have the government take over and operate the railroads during the war. President Wilson plans to address Congress on the railway question, but no decision or named successor is clearly revealed. Speculation centers on Secretary McAdoo to run the consolidated system, though doubts linger about any single man’s ability to manage a nationwide railway network.
The war spurs renewed development in three mining sectors tin copper and graphite in North Carolina. Tin near Kings Mountain by the South Carolina line. Copper in Granville county on the Virginia line and a Guilford county deposit. Graphite deposits also noted.
The article notes near Graphiteville on the Western North Carolina railroad in McDowell County there are graphite and copper deposits with proven quality and quantity. It says tin deposits have been mined before and may be developed with external capital, especially due to wartime needs, though opinions vary on tin ore payability.
Professor Collier Cobb of the geology department sails from New York with students for Santiago Cuba to study the nickeliferous iron ore deposits in the Oriente region. De Berniere Whitaker, a former pupil, will assist in mining work for the university party. In Asheville the Buncombe county fuel administration now controls coal distribution, routing orders through its office to prevent hoarding and price fixing, with Mr. Luther in charge on weekdays.
Rowan farmers continue to lead in annual prize funds from Win crow bank for best mixed hay per acre. Mr W D Graham won fifty dollars and reported a large crop on his acre. The piece notes Rowan’s consistent profitability and a yearly rise in tonnage, with Graham’s yield this year far surpassing the original prize acre.
A glossary style entry lists trench warfare terms and meanings from World War I era. It covers items like Tank, Taube, Tear Shell, Tin Hats, and Tommy Atkins, defining each term and noting their usage in the field and by various forces.
The article argues Germany’s reported peace proposal is a bluff aimed at testing Allied resolve. It suggests the Kaiser would present terms to appease his people and then frame Allied rejection as proof that the war must continue to preserve Germany’s empire. It warns against trusting a speech that could shift blame onto the Entente.
Advertises Miller's Antiseptic Oil for stiffness joints neuralgia rheumatism and related pains. Claims instant relief and doctor’s showl within itself with guaranteed bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00 refunds offered. Sold at Robert R. Bellamy Drug Co.
Train from Charlotte and intermediate points departs at 12 40 PM with a Pullman car between Charlotte and Wilmington. No 20 leaves at 12 10 AM with a sleeping car between Charlotte and Wilmington. Passengers may remain in sleeper until 7 36. For reservations contact City Ticket Agent at Orton Hotel Building phone 173 Raleigh office noted.
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Wilmington courthouse will sell the Carolina Beach tract in New Hanover County NC on December 25 at 11 o clock AM. The sale follows a deed of trust dated February 10 1917 by Alex H Koonce and Lettie L Koonce to C E Griffin trustee for Needham W Levy.
Southern Railway announces the Winston-Salem Goldsboro Sleeping Car line replaces the Beaufort line effective with fast trains into and out of Beaufort on Sunday August 12. The car will be handled on trains 232 112 and 111 237. ask Southern Railway agents or write J. O. Jones traveling passenger agent Raleigh NC for details.
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