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Mrs. A B Watson travels to Stedman to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs A C Bullard. Mrs M J Casson and son Merl Jr head to Fayette to visit Dr and Mrs Carson. Mr and Mrs R E Boyd return home from Monroe after visiting friends. A Valentine party benefits the Lutheran Orphan Home in Salem VA at Luther Memorial Hall from 3 to 10 PM.
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M. J. Casson
Master Merl, Jr
Fayette
Luther Memorial Hall
H. O. Wolfe
Nan Jacobson
San Francisco
Cal
Wolf
O. F. Wolf
Martha Washington
Boys’ Brigade
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church
Circle No. 3
Carrie Craig
Sixth Street
Capt. J. R. D. Matthewson heads inspection tour at Fort Caswell
Captain J. R. D. Matthewson, engineer in charge of the locks and dams on the upper Cape Fear river, left Tuesday morning for Fort Caswell to inspect the fortifications there. Captain W. A. Sanders returned from a brief business trip to Norfolk, Virginia, Tuesday.
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J. R. D. Matthewson
Cape Fear River
Fort Caswell
W. A. Sanders
Norfolk
Fast Bouts at Southside Athletic Club
At the Southside Athletic Club Tuesday night Harry Newkirk and Rip Smith open a double bout with Charlie Nixon and James Padrick in the second match. All four have trained hard and promise fast work. The first match starts at 8 15 o'clock.
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Southside Athletic Club
Harry Newkirk
Rip Smith
Charlie Nixon
James Padrick
WHATCHAMA COLUMN ON OSTRICHES BY GM
A humorous diatribe mocks ostriches as foolish and gluttonous. The author jokes that an ostrich eats anything from screws to gold pieces and suggests absurd remedies to deal with a troublesome bird.
Cardui Credited With Restoring Health After Long Illness
Mrs J T Stonecipher of Sheffield Alabama recalls years of severe health decline with inability to walk and constant pain. After doctors offered surgery and ineffective medicines, she began Cardui and improved markedly after the second bottle, restoring strength and ending illness.
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Sheffield
Ala
J. T. Stonecipher
Cardus
Marine salvage case features Cape Fear disaster witnesses
Federal Court heard cross examination of seafaring witnesses from Fisheries Products Company about the grounding of the steamship Edilio on Cape Fear river bar. Captains and crew testified on efforts to free the vessel and salvage claims, with many witnesses from Southport appearing.
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Fisheries Products Company Reamer
Connor
Cape Fear River
Fisheries Products Company
Edilio
Cape Fear
Steemer
Ndilio
Southport
J. A. Williams
William S. George
L. J. Pepper
Thomas S. eGorge
E. St. Adkins
J. L. Daniels
Dunbar Davis
C. B. St. eGorge
J. J. Adkins
Sam A. Brinkman
Wilson May Smash Another Precedent
President Wilson seriously considers breaking a precedent by not calling the newly elected Senate in extra session on March 5 to confirm nominations. He is inclined to adjourn the Senate unless a special session is necessary to approve the nominations.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Congress
All Applicants Refused at New Hanover County Recruiting Station
Recorder Harriss opened his recruiting station at the Court House at 10 AM to enlist for Superintendent M Rivenbark's detachment of the Highway Troopers. No enlistments were made after consideration of Wilmington Police Department applicants, though nine recruits were sent to barracks earlier. Names of those present include Rudolph Williamson, Frank Suggs, Troy Jackson, Lizzie Simmons, and Fred Singletary with various charges or dispositions.
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Recorder Harriss
M. Rivenbark
New Hanover County
Court House
Wilmington
Rivenbark
Recorder ‘Harriss
Rudolph Williamson
Frank Suggs
Troy Jackson
Lizzie Simmons
Fred Singletary
Services At St. John's Begin Lent Observances
Holy Communion and daily prayers mark Lent at St. John's Episcopal Church led by Rev. R. E. Gribbin. Schedule includes morning and evening prayers, sermons, and Holy Communion throughout weekdays and Sundays, with special Good Friday and Easter services and a baptism and confirmation program.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
R. E. Gribbin
St. John’s Parish
St. John’s
St. John’s Mission
Water color and painting exhibit at Wilmington Hotel week long
The largest collection of water colors outside New York and several fine American paintings are on display at the Wilmington Hotel. Richard Dudensing & Son of New York direct the exhibit with C. W. Yates Company handling local representation. Frank Dudensing, in charge, has returned from Europe with more works. viewing appointments can be arranged through Yates.
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Wilmington
Republic
New York
America
Hotel Wilmington
Richard Dudensing & Son
C. W. Yates Company
Frank Dudensing
Europe
Woman's Right to Vote Echoed in Rousing Verse
A dated poem satirizes the term woe man and urges Caroline to grant voting rights to women. It juxtaposes affection and trouble caused by women with a call to empower suffrage, framing the issue as overdue and political.
Wilmington Displays Patriotism with U S Flags
In Wilmington during World War I era, Stars and Stripes fly from three to six buildings per block in the downtown. Merchants and banks display flags atop buildings and in windows showing united support for President Wilson's submarine policy, with red white and blue windows and displays prominent.
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Wilmington
Woodrow Wilson
Germany
United States
America
Louisiana Troops Return From Texas Border Duty
Members of the First Battalion Louisiana Field Artillery and the Louisiana Field Hospital No 1 arrived in New Orleans today after eight months on the Texas border.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Louisiana Field Artillery
Louisiana Field Hospital No. 1
Texas
Excellent Rehearsal for Elijah Part One by Wilmington Choral Society
The Wilmington Choral Society rehearsed the first part of Mendelssohn Elijah under conductor M Edward Munson at the Elk’s Club despite bad weather. A Monday performance is planned at St Andrew's Church and officials expect strong audience interest as the oratorio is presented in four parts with updates on the remaining sections to follow.
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Elijah
Wilmington Choral Society
M. Edward Munson
Elk’s Club
Muncon
St. Andrew's Church
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered For Cure All Stages
A 100 dollar reward is offered by F J Cheney and Co of Toledo Ohio for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure will cure by taking internally and acting through the blood on mucous surfaces It promises to conquer the disease and asks readers to send testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, Ohio
New Amati: Nervous Debility Pills Promoted
An old advertisement touts Amati tablets as a cure for debility nerve prostration and low mood. It claims quick results and wide use for nervous system support with mail orders for out of town buyers.
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Elvuham
French liner on way over with cable message to New York
A Penell Line steamer la Toureine loa the deaux is reported to be en route with a cablegram received by New York agents. The ship’s destination is listed as New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Pienell Line
Thedeaux
York
Bank of tewhn Library Preserves Staff Lineage Since 1644
A library collection at the Bank of tewhn includes volumes listing every staff member who has served since the bank’s founding in 1644. The catalog aims to document tenure across generations of personnel and preserve institutional memory.
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Bank of Tewhn
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A. B. Watson
Stedman
Mrs
A. C. Bullard
Rebekah Degree
Ophelia Jackson Jones
Hezekiah Bartholomew
J. R. D.matthewson
Brown's Landing
Orton Hotel
L. E. Atwell
Hinton and
Wheelng
W. Va
En Refining Company Et Menek
Armstrong S
Armstrong
A. D. Brown
Masonic Temple
Wilmington Lodge
A. F
A.M
J. F. Clowe
Front Street
Cor
Princess Street
Caroline
Fo Acons
Congoleum
Belk- Williams Company
North Fron
Washington, D.C
Norfolk, Va
Uee Aladdin Security
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Baltimore
Richmond, Va
Charlotte, N.C
Charleston, Wa. Va
Charleston, S.C
Amati
San Fe
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