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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1918
Page
3
A US Army private, a World Series hero, comments from a war camp about going to the front. He urges faster shipbuilding and more active Allied push while noting the soldiers need supplies and ammunition. He warns home readers not to “sell us out” by slow war effort.
Wash glassware in hot water then plunge into cold water containing dissolved starch. Drain on towels until perfectly dry and finish with a dry cloth polish.
To soften boots rinse with warm water and rub castor oil thoroughly into them. This makes the boots soft and elastic. Any ordinary oil works, but castor oil is best.
In a Dec 26 dispatch From France the armored hounds metaphor likens tanks to packs chasing and flushing German forces. The article describes tanks breaking enemy lines capturing staff and guns while advancing with infantry and blitzing machine guns. Captain Fallon, wounded 15 times in British service, plans State lectures on wartime experiences and fund-raising.
Testimonial from Rosa Lee Hogan of Route 1 Woopromn Texas praising Dr Panos Favorite for nervous prostration. She says it helped when other medicines failed and recommends it to suffering women.
A. Hugins of SyLacauca Alabama lauds Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for his wife during pregnancy. He states she had great relief and suffered little after using the remedy, claiming it amazed with its benefits and urging other women to use it.
A promotional notice touts Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription as alcohol and narcotic free. It offers liquid and tablet forms, mail order trials from Buffalo New York, and free medical consultation and a 136 page book for sick women. Also promotes Doctor Pierce's Pellets as original Liver Pills sold by druggists for decades.
Captain David Fallon, veteran of British forces in Belgium France and Gallipoli, scheduled for a two weeks speaking tour in North Carolina to promote War Savings Stamps.
Greensboro NC February 18 Whitsett Institute at Whitsett North Carolina twelve miles from Greensboro was totally destroyed by fire shortly after three o clock Sunday morning Dr W P Whitsett president said the school established thirty years ago had about a hundred students this year Loss put at fifteen thousand to twenty thousand The outlook for continuing the school for the year was gloomy but a decision would probably be made today
A fragmented ad promotes a serum advertised as a universal blood purifier. It claims to remove scrofula and all taints, promising complete restoration of vigor. The text urges readers to obtain expert medical advice from a lab in Atlanta, Georgia.
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