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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
8
The Dispatch received a long letter from Southport leaders denouncing a prior city article as libelous and untrue. Citizens' Committee members fear ongoing negative depictions and demand prominent placement and payment if published.
A narrator recalls a shopping trip with Ethel for a photo shoot. Ethel declines to guess color values for photography, admitting ignorance, while a costume mistress believes a maroon suit will photograph well. The piece ends noting Dr. Frank Crane on the power of saying I do not know and urging honest speech.
A clipped dialogue fragment recounts political clashes connected to prison camps and multiple administrations. A young machinist vows to return to the Mann topic after a brief pause, hinting at ongoing testimonies and historical controversy.
Mrs Charles Smith of York Pennsylvania describes using Vicks VapoRub salve on her four year old son. She reports cough relief after two applications and says the remedy is the best medicine in her house. The product works by body heat releasing vapors inhaled with each breath.
Newport News reporters confirm three steamers sailed today through the submarine warfare zone. The Harmattan carries about 800 horses for Liverpool and forty American horsemen aboard. Marmari bound for London and Oosterdyjk for Rotterdam had cleared yesterday but delayed by a dense fog over Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay.
Pace alleges former warden Busbee beat prisoners with blood, naming George Lambeth and a 16 or 17 year old Brewer among victims. He recalls Moses Speaks scarred by repeated blows and Captain Rhem accused of whipping at times. Pace claims he avoided beatings by working despite illness and cites Dr. Register’s intercession before the committee. The hearing adjourned to Friday afternoon.
A Springfield Republication remark notes Mr. Wilson endured two and a half years of testing to avoid rushing into war. The piece asserts no other citizen has faced the same test and that Wilson remains unhurried even today.
Two story house with slate roof advertised for sale on Wrightsville Avenue. Contact W. A. McGirt at Masonic Temple for details. Date listed February 13, 1971.
Lost watch engraved T M G. rewards offered. Return to Masonic Temple rooms 11 and 12. Contact for reward.
Canned corn 12c canned string beans 12c early June peas 12c Tuna fish 10c Shredded tuna 5c Kellogg’s cereals 9c fresh halibut and smelts today May’s Duli catessen phone listed for orders and delivery.
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