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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1918

Page

6

Youth and elders clash in lessons of life and church notices

A reflective verse on fathers and sons urges self discovery through hardship. The section lists church and society meeting notices including Dorcan Society at St Paul’s Lutheran and St Andrew’s Presbyterian prayer service, Red Cross planning, and local social events. It also notes residents visiting, returning home, or traveling for holidays and a Cape Fear Country Club golf tournament postponement.

Dorcan Society of Sct. Paul's Christian Endeavor Gooiety St. Andrew's Presbyterian Churchah Cape Fear Country Club

Koon Miller Marriage And Local Nuptials Noted

Miss Alma Augusta Miller and Lieut J Hansel Koon wed quietly at the bride’s mother home with limited guests. The couple, moving to Greenville, S C, where Koon is stationed at Camp Sevier, are part of a citywide notice of upcoming marriage announcements.

M. M. Sell 115Th Machine Gun Battalion Camp Sevier E. C. Sell North Fifth Street Koon-Miller Alma Augusta Miller J. Hansel Koon Annie J. Miller South Fourth Street Tons Lanahan St. Mattos Church Koon Greenville S&s. C Lieut Asheville Daniel L. Wood Rebecca McClung John Jeter Hurt Arthur McClung Wallace Harper- Tankersley Hospital Wood Orton Hotel

Ely's Cream Balm for Head Cold Relief

Claim of instant relief from nasal congestion and head colds by applying Ely's Cream Balm in the nostrils. Describes opening air passages, reducing mucous, easing headaches, and improving breathing with fragrant antiseptic cream. Encourages purchase from a druggist and promises quick results.

Notice to Mariners on Cape Fear River Ice Destroys Front Light

Lighthouse inspector reports Snow Marsh Channel Range Front Light carried away by ice and Reeves Channel Range front light affected. Lower Swash Channel Range leaning toward water. Buoys adrift or out of position due to river ice. Exact buoy conditions unclear.

K. L. Beck Cape Fear North Carolina Cape Fear River Snow Marsh Channel Range Reeves’ Channel Range

City Council Fails to Resolve Tide Water Power Dispute

A conference between a council committee and Tide Water Power deputy manager Raymond Hunt ends without agreement over fuel orders cutting Sunday and Thursday lights. City Attorney Ruark confirms a pro rata rebate. Tide Water cites fairness and added city charges. The issue to be revisited at a full council meeting next week.

Raymond Hunt Tide Water Power Company Fuel Administration Robert Ruark Hunt Everard Meade Seaboard Air Line Bradshaw Meares Bradshay Corwell Clark-Lynch Lumber Company Oak Grove Cemetery L. L. Shepard Council Bunting Bunning 17Th Market Streets

No Dependence on River Buoys Restored Aids

The report notes that none of the river buoys can be trusted and predicts minimal reliability. All navigational aids will be restored to normal condition at the earliest practicable date by order of the Bureau of Light Houses.

Teachee Ma Bureau of Lighthouses

Calotabs Promise Safe Purified Calomel Remedy

Advert says Calotabs refine old calomel to remove objectionable qualities. One tab at night with water causes no taste or nausea, next morning a clean liver and restored appetite. Sold only in sealed criminal packages for thirty five cents. druggists offer refunds if not delighted.

L Ariosa German Club Elects Officers for War Season

The L Ariosa German Club held its annual meeting at the offices of Rountree and Davis. Officers re elected include President Gorge E Kidder Vice President Louis J Poisson and Secretary Treasurer Albert F Perry. Governing board members are R L Henley Hugh MacRae Ed Hardin and John W Murchison with Douglas Taylor named dance leader.

L’ariosa German Club Rountree and Davis Dosen Gorge E. Kidder Louis J. Poisson Albert F. Perry R. L. Henley Hugh MacRae Ed Hardin John W. Murchison Douglas Taylor

Willard Story Credits Prompt Curley as Press Agent

Notes suggest Jack Curley remained associated with Jess Willard as his press agent amid a cycle of Willard narratives credited to Curley. The ambiguity hints at ongoing publicity ties affecting Willard’s public image.

Jess Willard Jack Curley Jack Willard

Yankees and Dodgers Plan Preseason Series

The New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers will play a series of games just before the regular season opens, aiming to tune up rosters and assess players ahead of the campaign.

New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers

Wonderful Oil Claims Grand Diphtheria Relief

A customer from Jonesboro Arkansas touts a 25 cent oil as curing his daughter from diphtheria after two ineffective treatments. Other testimonies praise instant neuralgia relief and relief from rheumatism. Ad promotes 25c 50c and 1 dollar bottles with guarantees.

J. C. Gibson Jonesboro Ark Ir. Gibson Florence Meager Whitney Street Hartrard Conn Williams Gadsden Ala Pabert, R. _ Bellam Dru Company

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