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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
4
The column rails at Russian and German leaders, criticizes the food bill handling, mocks alarm clock sales and government blunders, and notes political strife in Congress. It references Major General Wood, Cannon, Mann, Bernhardt and Bernmmark while contrasting democracy with autocracy.
A garbled note attributes a war era remark to a figure named Michaelis amid broader questions about entropee and aherie. The readable text hints at international tension and a call for display of world affairs but lacks clear context or attribution.
The editorial warns that peace depends on unlikely outcomes such as a submarine breakthrough or Russian rehabilitation. It argues early peace is unlikely, urging intensified American production, training, and sacrifice to hasten victory. It notes winter will hinder German and submarine activities while American efforts, including ships, weaponry, food, and farming, press toward final victory.
An obituary tribute lauds Ed Justice for fighting for the people in North Carolina politics and his role under a presidential commission. The piece notes his moral courage, broad esteem, and impact on curbing capitalistic encroachment. It also highlights New Hanover’s food conservation record and Wilmington volunteers to the army, including local men serving in France and other units.
Letters praise the people of Wilmington and New Hanover for voluntary service as local quotas are discussed. High Point Enterprise notes Wilmington's draft quota at 22 and highlights residents’ willingness to volunteer while the broader national quota is described as nil due to wartime circumstances.
New York exhibitor T B Elker announces a 20 year sought formula named pyorigg a medicated massage ointment claimed to treat riggs disease receding and bleeding gums and loose teeth. The product comes in original packaging and is sold for one dollar at Wilmington stores including Jarman Futrelle.
A brief notice claims that Prise Reniza Paw-Paw has finally found a remedy that will do. The text asserts effectiveness and urges attention to the claimed cure.
A Wilmington notice features testimonials on Ironized Paw-Paw claiming improved appetite sleep and digestion. Advertisers tout its nerve calming blood-boosting effects and list Eli ed drugstores and Inter-state Drug Co as distributors with travel fare schedules and sale dates for 1917.
Foreclosure of a mortgage held by Thomas Payne and others against property in New Hanover County. The Wilmington Homestead and Loan Association will auction the described lot at public sale for cash on Monday August 13 1917 at noon at the Court House door in Wilmington. Announcement includes parcel boundaries on Sixth Street and Bladen Street.
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