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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1917
Page
7
Puzzle Picture No 999 and Sifted Wit in January 28 1917
The item lists a January 28 1917 edition with puzzle picture No 999 the Oates educational bill. It includes humor and social notes about President Wilson, suffragettes, fashion, weather, and current events and ends with a jab about the Chicago egg king planning a southern winter visit and pricey eggs.
Trial of Rae Tanner Osborne case grows worse
Handwriting experts testified as the Rae Tanner and James W. Osborne matter worsens. A mixed stance on a peace league and Elihu Root was noted, while critics lament using funds for booze amid high food costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Tanner
James W. Osborne
Hand kissing fad fades as sanitation wins regard
A Chicago magazine notes the decline of kissing hands as a social ritual. Proponents of sanitation and those who favor ruby lips as the proper greeting may view the shift with satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
No final defeat for the Old Guard feared in archives
The passage laments intra party conflict between Roosevelt and Perkins over the Republican Old Guard and notes the public sense of a lucky escape on a memorable November day. It frames ongoing disputes as warnings for future spoils and power struggles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
Absentee voting bill clears House with strong support
The North Carolina House passed an absentee voters bill praised as fair and just. Republicans opposed but could not stop the momentum, anticipating Senate passage and broader political gain from extending voting rights to those away from home on election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Senate
Airship Voyage Shows Rapid Progress Across Coast
The article recalls an airship landing at Wrightsville Beach and a calm sea voyage to Southport, then Palm Beach. It contrasts past fears with current frequent flights, noting airships now perform long trips and work high in war zones with routine ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrightsville Beach
Southport
Palm Beach
Florida
Time to call a halt on toy Christmas of holidays
The piece warns against turning holidays like the Fourth of July Easter Christmas and Valentine into gift giving seasons driven by toy makers. It argues public opinion and moral courage are needed to curb such trends and protect the public purse from excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington’s
St. Valentine’s
Hallowe’en
Charlotte Observer hints at brewing storm over whiskey bill
The Observer predicts quiet on whiskey legislation is false calm and that Superintendent Davis will signal when the ball opens. The remark criticizes delay and hints at forthcoming action against the high ball in debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
The
Dispatch
Davis
White slave case opinion sparks debate in Rochester Herald
The Rochester Herald questions the Caminetti Diggs decision in the Supreme Court. It suggests the ruling could imply legal acceptance of blackmail or coercive tactics in relation to white slaves. The piece critiques how the decision may influence moral and legal boundaries.
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The
Rochester Herald
Supreme Court
Blaickmail
Legislature to settle school board question this week
The Legislature aims to finalize plans on local school board elections with a Democratic caucus set for Wednesday. Supporters argue elected boards ensure local self government and elected superintendents, while Republicans oppose.
Prejudice the Mote and the Presidency
The New York Sun argues the president’s duty is to faithfully preserve the Constitution not to guide humanity. It questions the zeal for a president as “President of humanity” and cautions against radical lay interpretations of official duties.
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Wilson
United States
Humanity
New York Sun
Woodrow Wilson
For the Unlimited Pie Defends Pasties in Asheville
The Asheville Citizen proclaims support for pie as a beloved staple across varieties such as peach apple apricot lemon and potato praising its popular appeal over politics. It cites the New York Sun and champions pie as a democratic comfort food enjoyed by many despite possible indigestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
New York Sun
Grand New Thought on World Peace by Wilson
The world questions President Wilson’s peace speech as a bold shift from precedent and force. The idea to protect small nations and place right over might is seen as a grand, perhaps revolutionary, concept that may triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Lethargy compared with idle standing and sitting
The remark contrasts laziness in bed with the greater harm of a person who lies while standing or sitting, implying the latter is more damaging to the world.
Tennessee Prohibitionists Push Bone Dry Bill
The prohibitionists in Tennessee seek to have the Legislature pass a bone dry bill to curb alcohol, a measure met with derision by moralists described as morally latuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibitionists
Tennessee
Christian Church services at First Dock Street
Rev. J. E. Reynolds leads morning and evening sermons at 11 o clock and 7 30 p m at First Church on Dock Street with the text Let Him Who is Without Sin Cast the First Stone at Her. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 45 p m Sunday School at 9 45 a m Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p m Public invited to attend all services.
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Dock Street
J.E. Reynolds
Stone
Calvary Baptist Offers Several Sunday Services
Calvary Baptist led by pastor J A Sullivan outlines morning and evening worships with sermons The Joyfulness of Jesus and Heart Trouble Sunday School at 9 45 am Junior and Senior B Y P U meet in the evening Weekly prayer and chorus rehearsals are listed A cordial invitation to all services at Southside Fifth and Wooster streets
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Calvary
J. A. Sullivan
Jesus
J. W. Hollis
Southside
Fifth and Wooster
W. G. Hall
Delgado
L. W. Moore
Dr. Hurt
D. H. Howes, Jr
Lutheran Services and Meetings Invite Congregation
St Pauls Lutheran Church at Market and Sixth hosts Rev F B Clausen with Dr C L Brown of Foreign Missions preaching at 11 A M and 8 P M Visitors welcomed Sunday School at 530 P M Mengert Missionary Society meets Monday at 330 P M Christian Association gathering Monday 8 P M with Dr Brown as guest. St Matthews English Evangelical joins in 11 A M service and unites for evening worship. Luther League meets Wednesday 8 P M topic Beginning of Lutherism all invited.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Market and
Sixth Streets
F. B. Clausen
C. L. Brown
D.D
Board of Foreign Missions
Brown
Japan
Mengert Missionary Society
The
Christian Association
Dr. Brown
St. Matthew's
Fourth
Harnett Streets
G. W. McClanahan
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Luther League
Episcopal St Pauls and St Johns hold services this Sunday
Episcopal St Pauls at Sixteenth and Market with Rev E DeF Heald Jr leading morning prayer at 9:45 and 11 o'clock sermon, evening prayer to follow. St Johns at Ninth and Red Cross with Rev R E Gribbin on Fourth Sunday after Epiphany holds Holy Communion at 7:50, morning prayer 11, Sunday School 4, Evening prayer 8, cordial welcome to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal
St. Paul’s
Sixteenth
Market Streets
E. Def. Heald, Jr
St. John’s
Ninth
Red Cross
R. EB. Gribbin
Methodist Church Services and notices listed
A list of Sunday services across several Methodist churches with pastors and times. Trinity South Ninth and Market 11 am 7:30 pm with Sunday school 9:45 am Miss Anderson solo. Strangers welcome. Also Strangers welcome at Bladen Street and Fifth and Bladen Sts. Pearsall Memorial East Wilmington Sunday school 9:30 am preaching 11:30 am junior and senior Endeavor evenings. Harnett Street Mission 9:30 am Sunday school preaching fourth Sundays. Fifth Avenue Methodist sermons 11 am 7:30 pm Sunday School 9:45 am Epworth League Tuesday 8 pm prayer Wed 8 pm. Grace Fourth and Grace 11 am 7:30 pm Sunday school 9:45 am. Cordial invitation to all services.
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Methodist
Trinity
South Ninth
Market Streets
W. V. McRae
Miss Anderson
Bladen Street
Fifth and
Bladen Streets
E. C. Sell
Pearsall Memorial
East Wilmington
W. H. Koelling
Tso
Harnett Street
Eighth
Harnett Streets
Grace
Fourth and
M. T. Plyler
Christian Science Church Services and Reading Room Hours
The Christian Science church at Seventeenth and Market streets holds Sunday services at 11 a.m. with the sermon Truth and Sunday school at 12:15 p.m. A Wednesday service is at 8:15 p.m. The Reading Room in the Murchison Bank building is open daily from 4 to 6:29 p.m. except Sundays and holidays for reading or obtaining literature.
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Murchison Bank
Coast Line Hotel Cafe Ad Offers Rooms and Meals
Coast Line Hotel Cafe promotes rooms by day week or month at reasonable rates with meals available at any hour. Located at 208 North Front Street contact 208 We 10.6110.
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Coast Line
Front Street
Phong
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