This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1917
Page
6
An advertisement touts Ironized Paw-Paw as a life prolonging iron supplement to combat anaemia and indigestion. It urges three tablespoons daily before meals to restore strength and nervous health, notes universal acclaim, and identifies Wilmington and New York distributors and a one dollar price.
Seaboard Air Line Railway advertises round trip fares to Lake Junaluska Waynesville Rock Hill Nashville Black Mountain Ridgecrest Raleigh Vicksburg Knoxville Monteagle and Geawnee with sale dates in July August and October and limited return periods extending up to 17 days or more. Tickets may be extended and return deadlines vary by destination.
American and Dutch Reform missionaries persist in Turkey and Syria to aid Armenians and Syrians while relief networks adapt to wartime censorship and shifting borders. Doctors, nurses, and priests work under danger. several staff die of typhus. The American Board notes beligerent status but cooperation from local officials, with Russian advance anticipated to expand church work in the Caucasus.
A writer argues naturalness defines beauty and warns cosmetics ruin it. He recalls a young woman who rougeed her lips and lost her natural glow, noting makeup hides true features and that professionals must avoid overdoing appearances in daily life.
Atlantic Coast Line inaugurates a through sleeping car line Wilmington to Asheville via Florence Sumter Columbia with daily schedules. The route offers comfortable accommodations for mountain visitors and runs until Sept 16. An existing Wilmington Atlanta through sleeper continues via Augusta with connections from Atlanta to Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis.
By virtue of a mortgage default the Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association will sell at public auction for cash at the Court House door in Wilmington on August 18, 1917 at noon. The property lies along Sixth Street and Bladen Street and is described in the mortgage records. Attorneys John D. Bellamy & Son sign as agents for the mortgage holder.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.