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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1918
Page
4
A lighthearted note on the ground hog as a weather forecaster and garden planting questions. The piece remarks on thrift honors, Spring activities, and mentions German propagandists, military news, and political figures with a mix of humorous and critical tones.
The retirement of Admiral Jellico is said to have been made in good faith, but some British observers dispute its judgment, arguing it may stem from various political or strategic considerations.
As the Tillman-Blease senatorial contest approaches, South Carolinians feel local excitement and don’t need to travel abroad for political drama. The line between national and regional attention grows sharper amid campaign fervor.
The piece notes Bolsheviks threaten to refuse ratification of a peace agreement and comments on their ultimate fate. It also mentions Uncle Joe Cannon receiving belated birthday compliments and critiques Senator La Follette as the Speaker’s state party repudiates him.
If the War Department adopted reformers' policies, the army would become a reformatory rather than a fighting machine, altering its purpose and function.
Evidence challenges the claim that Bolshevik forces are surrounded as the last report notes they were still active and running. The source emphasizes ongoing movement and resistance rather than encirclement.
The National party appears focused on winning ballots rather than new governing ideas as it backs woman suffrage and prohibition. Vice President Marshall, despite five years in Washington, asserts that every man should learn a trade and every woman should master housekeeping.
The State Department of Education doubles down on literacy amid wartime needs. Miss Elizabeth Kelly urges statewide action as draft data reveal high illiteracy among adult and minority groups. Efforts focus on tutoring, funding for adult literacy, and mobilizing churches, clubs, and communities to expand reading and writing skills.
A discussion centers on the Stubbs bill to call a constitutional convention as provided by the recent legislative session. Representative Stubbs, long a proponent, spearheaded the measure which sets the convention with the same number of delegates as before, though public debate has waned since its passage.
The editorial argues that during a time of stress and hunger planning a garden on Sunday could be acceptable if no other time exists. It suggests prioritizing useful work over strict observance when food is scarce.
Governor Bickett backs cutting partisan politics with Dr. Cy Thompson endorsing the plan. The text hints at conservative Republicans resisting reform while predicting ongoing political maneuvering as tensions rise over expectations of German actions.
The article denounces street skating by children in Rocky Mount, noting a skull fracture after a Sunday incident and recalling a prior fatality. It portrays parental negligence and calls on citizens to break up skating on streets to protect life and limbs.
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth drew a nearly full great auditorium audience tonight, not as a famed singer or actress but as a servant of social reform. Her prison work and message prompted praise for North Carolina’s humane treatment of prisoners and promised future reforms in the state’s prison system. The speech capped the Social Service Conference sessions with a hopeful note for practical improvements.
E F Arnel appeared before Justice S R Street on a charge of obtaining money under false pretense. He posted a $250 bond and was bound over to Craven Superior Court for June. Arnel took advance sugar orders then failed to deliver, with hundreds of dollars in payments unfulfilled since last November.
A telegram to William T. Hill announced the Spring Ceremonial of Sudan Temple A A O N M S will be in Durham on May 23. Dr J F Rhem, recorder, and local temple members set the time and place after a Durham meeting held yesterday in New Bernian.
Mrs Haynes Johnson 67 died yesterday morning at about 3 o clock at her Barnesville area home after grippe. She leaves seven children including Fred Johnson who is at Camp Jackson. Funeral held at 3 pm today from her home led by Rev J R Miller of the Barnesville Baptist Church, of which she was a member. She was described as a good woman with many friends.
Major L. C. Sinclair district deputy Robert Sechrest exalted ruler and Thomas J. Murphy state president traveled to Greensboro for a conference on the 1918 state Elks gathering. A social session followed as Greensboro lodge plans to host and begin organizing committees for the convention.
Noted authority explains uric acid irritates kidneys and bladder causing burning and frequent urination. Jad Salts, four ounces daily in water before breakfast for two to three days, neutralizes urine acid and restores normal urinary function. Inexpensive and safe, Jad Salts made from grape and lemon acids with lithia.
Century old notes recall the 1818 completion of St Louis first brick church edifice. Also marked are 1843 birth of Utah's first U S Senator Arthur Brown and 1906 his assassination in Washington D C, and the 1808 Louisiana constitutional convention ending in New Orleans.
Police reported a break in at Mr Bougon s 209 South Front Street last night with no valuables missing in a hurried survey. A fire was started in the front room and no violence indicated by entry. Two downtown offices were found unlocked and managers notified.
Public confidence in Ironized Paw-Paw grows as demand surges over the past year. The remedy is promoted as a liquid tonic of beef iron and wine for nervous indigestion and related ailments with numerous testimonial letters and mail orders noted.
Mr I D Smith manager of the Athens branch of the Postal Telegraph Company died suddenly at work this morning. He had resided in Athens since childhood and earlier worked for the Western Union Telegraph Company. Survived by his wife and several relatives in Athens and Wilmington. Funeral and interment planned in Athens.
Winter weather wakes rheumatic pains and many seek liniment, but remedies must go into the blood. S. S. S. claims to purge disease germs from blood and relieve symptoms. write Medical Director, 26 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga, for advice.
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