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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1917

Page

7

New Hanover County School Bonds Bill Clears Second Reading

A North Carolina House panel advanced a bill to authorize a county bond issue not exceeding 250000 for school sites and buildings. The measure outlines election procedures, bond issuance terms up to 1000 per bond, and funding for county and district schools including colored schools and Williston improvements.

New Hanner 2 Hen Yuiy Clayton Grant House of Representative House Pranmer Senate Williston Board of Education HESS Hemenway Isaac Bear Cornelius Harnett William Cooper Acorn Branch General Assembly of North Carolina Board of Elections of New Hanover County Board of Education of Board of Selections Board of Election Aba Bag Remerind Board O Elections Patan Et Board of Commissions of Board “of Commissioners Board of Commissioners of Board of Commissioners Saiqg Coqunty New Hanover Board~ of ‘Commissioners Board of Commissioner's Treasuer Hite Williston Industrial School New Hanovér County

Brooklyn Bridge Jump Tragedy Shabby Man Dies in River

A ragged man from the Bowery, missing his right arm, leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge center span into the East River as a crowd watched. Police could not stop him. he spoke of knowing what he was doing and vanished beneath the water. The body was not recovered. Nearby lodgings recount a man reading a Bible and muttering that God is merciful to sinners. The city mood shifts at six, with Broadway nightlife rising as officials and publishers discuss local matters.

New York Ana Leo Feist New York Music Publishers Broadway Pennsylvania Feist Thomas Grimes Grimes

Obesity Advice If You Want To Lose Weight

An advertisement urges weight loss through daily hot water, Tassco dosage, and fresh air. It claims improving oxygen in the blood boosts fat loss, promotes digestion, and reduces weight with outdoor activity and regular weighing. It touts Tassco as harmless and effective for obesity.

Elvington

One Hundred Years Ago Today in History Facts

A historical column recalling events on this date. 1817 an earthquake partly destroyed Catania near Etna in Sicily. 1842 Lincoln spoke in Springfield favoring total abstinence and temperance revolution. 1867 Congress advanced national cemeteries for military burials. 1892 a national industrial conference in St Louis aligned with the People's party in the presidential campaign.

Catania Etna Sicily Graham Lincoln Washington Temperance Society Springfield Congress National Industrial Conference St. Louis People’s Party

Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Natural Hair Color

Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound revived hair color and shine. The old time recipe now sold in drug stores as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, about 50 cents for a large bottle, darkens hair naturally and evenly.

Wyeth

Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised as Cure All

An old advertisement claims Catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally to target blood and mucous surfaces. It touts a physician endorsed prescription formula with tonics and blood purifiers and offers testimonials and free samples from F J Cheaney & Co Toledo Ohio. It also mentions a general health line with a constipation remedy.

Haill Hall F. J. Chexey,& CO Gen

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