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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
4
The Wilmington Dispatch announces subscription options for daily and Sunday editions including mail and carrier delivery. Rates cover various periods with yearly, half year, and quarter year terms, and indicate post office classification and foreign advertising representation.
A June 1 1917 column urges stronger enforcement on county roads after a Friday night crash on Castle Haynes road killed a horse and injured occupants of a car. It warns drivers to slow down and avoid tailing, and discusses Italian mission impressions and democracy in America as a warning to Russia about unity and reform.
Government urges nationwide registration with seven cardinal points. Registration is a public duty and distinct from the draft. It requires all males 21 to 31 to register on June 5 1917 except those in military service. Absentees may apply for cards and registrars provide guidance. Booths open 7 am to 9 pm.
Last night marked the final official exercises of Wilmington High School commencements. The event celebrated the school’s record and its role as the pin nacle of Wilmington public schools. The year was highly successful with diplomas earned by graduates who will pursue further study or enter service prepared for life’s demands. Superintendent Blair and the High School faculty were praised for their attentive leadership and substantial work.
United Press reports New York enforces a marshal order barring Germans from 20 zones around armories and naval stations. About 15,000 to 20,000 men over 14 are affected. permits allowed limited social and business access. Germans without permits caught in zones face internment. An injunction to block draft registration enforcement in Missouri was denied.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician prescribed cure for kidney liver and bladder issues. It claims quick relief and urges readers to buy a bottle or send ten cents for a sample from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY mentioning Wilmington Dispatch.
An advertisement endorses Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a harmless, guaranteed product to restore gray hair to a youthful, glossy state. It promotes related items from Hessig-Ellis Drug Co. and lists travel sale prices and schedules across multiple U.S. cities with stopovers, limits, and final dates.
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