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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
7
Dispatch correspondent notes a surge in Wall Street activity with new jobs and rising stock optimism. Oils, gas and auto stocks climb as promoters push acquisitions while public interest grows amid limited reserves.
A steal and a dramatic encounter unfold as a pickpocket is caught after offering half of a finder’s reward for information. A young cartoonist arrives at the paper in a jittery state, confessing to shooting dice all night while a stenographer decries cruelty of “shootings craps.”
A vintage advertisement claims overweight individuals can lose fat quickly by moderate dieting and Tassco tablets from Elvington's Pharmacy. It asserts daily doses after meals and at night reduce fatty buildup, improve health, and increase energy within days.
Dr. Henry T. Bahnson a renowned North Carolina physician and surgeon died in Winston-Salem on Tuesday afternoon at age 74. A native of Salem son of Moravian Bishop Bahnson he served in the Confederate army at 17 and later led the state medical profession as former president of the North Carolina Medical Association. He is survived by his wife Emma Fries Bahnson and four children Frederick Fries Bahnson Agnes Bahnson Mrs Holt Haywood and Pauline Bahnson.
Cheyenne Wyoming January 18 The American National Livestock Association celebrates its twentieth year with a convention of over 1000 delegates. Sessions run through the week focusing on a Federal trade commission inquiry into livestock purchasing and distribution and topics include stockman protection Mexico grazing fees meat exports and meat product inspection.
The Wisconsin section of the Yellowstone Trail Association began its annual convention in Oshkosh with national officers present and an elaborate Merchants and Manufacturers' Association program. In Chicago Vocational Education Association opens its annual meeting on federal aid to develop vocational training with prominent educators from many states attending.
A Cincinnati man promotes Freezone as a cheap treatment to remove corns. A few drops on a tender corn relieve soreness and allow the corn to be lifted out painlessly, with the solution drying quickly without irritating surrounding skin.
A 1917 dispatch notes Sweden protesting British commercial infringements. Austria asserts a decisive victory over Russia in East Galicia while Germany reports evacuating Lutsk in Volhynia. Rome claims Italy has retaken trenches on the heights northwest of Gorizia.
A county wide notice proclaims only nine days remain to work for prizes. It lists multiple North Carolina residents and towns connected to prize entries with names and amounts in a rolling roster. The item also notes a pardon petition for Sam Glover to be considered by the Governor of North Carolina.
An advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use darkener for gray hair. It claims hair darkens naturally and evenly after brushing through strands, restoring natural color by morning with repeated applications. It markets a 50 cent bottle as a youth enhancing toilet product.
The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association launches a campaign to secure women's voting rights on the articles of the new State constitution to be proposed by the constitutional convention next June.
A reminiscence describes two inner girls, Good Girl and Bad Girl, guiding moral choices from childhood through adulthood. The narrator recalls battles over temptations like chocolates and attending tango teas, praising the Good Girl's persistence and conscience.
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