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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
7
A fragmented list shows numerous names and numbers tied to towns across North Carolina and nearby states. The OCR captures vote tallies or registration figures for residents including Abbottsburg Clinton Dublin Fair Bluff Fairmont Roseboro and more, with many values like 6,750 7,200 and 8,780 appearing beside individual names.
Roy Fork aged six in Findley Ohio excels in addition and subtraction. He recites dates and calendar days accurately without training, identifying birth years and days of week instantly. His teacher Miss Helen Gaskill notes extraordinary mental power beyond typical classroom work.
The narrator describes moving from a Brooklyn hotel to a New York City apartment arranged by her mother. She finds the city life distracting yet is touched by the welcoming living room overlooking a park, the canary singing, and the sense that the apartment is a comfortable home despite preferring the cottage by the lake.
The public discovers the actress Pauline Frederick can do more than single-harp repertoire. Her career spans many impersonations in silent drama, with her talents forged through experience and likely to be noted in future life histories.
Police reporter Grant tracks a reverse-handwritten note and a stolen portfolio in a high society hotel plot. After tailing suspects to a country house, he defies guards, escapes bondage, and recovers the document before the secretary of state thanks him for preventing a potential war spill.
Evelina Austin administratrix of John J. Austin deceased appoints Campbell Street address for all claims to be filed by December 13, 1917. Creditors urged to present debts and all due payments to the estate without delay. Notice dated December 12, 1916.
Coast Line Hotel Cafe advertises rooms by day week or month at reasonable rates with meals at any hour. Located at 208 North Front Street contact 208 W. and 106-lmo.
State of North Carolina New Hanover County forecloses timeshare on parcel of land in Wilmington. Mortgage by William Russ Jr and Charlotte Russ dated December 2 1915 recorded in book 7 page 516, sale at New Hanover Court House door January 18 1917 to highest cash bidder. Ellan P. Gafford announces.
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