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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1918
Page
2
A vintage ad promotes Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a throat soother for colds and coughs, claiming quick relief and pleasant taste. Nearby text mentions a women’s restaurant in New York City, costing $40 000, with a planned layout and a pool garden conversion on the 26th floor of the Municipal Wing.
An ad from R Bellamy offers Rheuma a guaranteed arthritis relief with full refund if no benefit. Customer testimonial from Mrs Lucia Pete of Syracuse touts rapid improvement after two to three bottles and urges others to try Rheuma, sold by druggists nationwide.
Amsterdam dispatch notes German press reaction to Lloyd George speech. Rhenische Westfälische Zeitung questions terms of Alsace Lorraine and colonies but credits his calm tone. Frankfurter Zeitung says only a defeated Germany could accept such terms. Nachrichten doubts Britain will fight to last breath. Taegliche Rundschau cites Liebert on Britain’s leverage from Cape to Cairo and Cairo to Persian Gulf.
Advice promotes daily habit of drinking a glass of hot water with limestone phosphate to purify the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved health, reduced headaches and detocify issues while claiming inexpensive, nearly tasteless consumption.
Raleigh reports warn that wartime conditions threaten child welfare as delinquency rises when mothers work and schools disrupt. The Children’s Bureau advocates more recreation, playgrounds, and better school health measures to curb strain and nervous tension among children nationwide.
Mrs Wallace Hockwell of Cold Springs New York serves on the county Legal Advisory Board while her husband serves in the United States Army Aviation Service.
Women farmers of Kansas will convene their inaugural State conference in Topeka this month, gathering from across the state to share methods, discuss cooperative efforts, and promote agricultural progress.
Venice January 8 The public schools ordered closed during the threat of invasion will reopen January 18 signaling a return to normal. The school board says defenses are sufficient to protect the city. An air raid alarm sounded Sunday as Austrian planes appeared. Italians engaged but no bombs were dropped. A charity school for Italian soldiers orphans honored the United States and the American Red Cross with 350 children taught at the palace of San Gabriele. Venice endures a cold snap with frozen canals and light snowfall.
The Mexican News Bureau says U S embargo on certain goods to Mexico aims to prevent reexport to Germany. It notes Mexico faces food shortages and seeks relief, while Washington demands tax cuts on war materials before easing restrictions. Carranza faces domestic pressure as famine looms.
Dr. E P Yager of the Bureau of Animal Husbandry USDA led a Saturday conference with federal officials on cattle tick eradication in eastern North Carolina counties. Yager, based in Washington DC, oversees eastern NC, noting strong progress and release of territory from Federal quarantine. New Hanover has been free of quarantine but lagging counties hinder state-wide goals. officials aim to finish eradication within the year.
Two bicycle messengers Noe Jones and Guy Jarrell rode into Mrs. Berry at Princess and Front streets about 5 pm. She, age over 70, was bruised and shaken but not seriously hurt after a fall near Shrier and Solomon. Jones was placed in probation, Jarrell held blameless.
Sore backs stiff joints praised in an advertisement for St Jacobs Liniment. The copy promises quick relief from lumbago sciatica and neuritis with a small trial bottle, claiming the product penetrates skin without burning. The ad asserts it ends misery and never disappoints.
A women’s trade union advisory committee has been formed at the request of the British Ministry of Munitions. It will refer all questions affecting women’s employment in munitions production to the committee for consideration.
Mrs Helen King Robinson of Colo redo is highlighted as the first woman elected State Senator and serves as an executive in national training camp activities contributing to the war effort.
Nearly all the major English cities have now appointed policewomen, signaling a broad reception to gender integration in law enforcement. The trend reflects growing public demand for diverse policing and expanded female representation in public service roles.
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