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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1918
Page
7
A nostalgic verse laments vanished domestic staff as wartime strain reshapes roles. The item shifts to local society notes listing residents and visitors in Wilmington, their travels, church activities, meetings, and upcoming events including a war savings rally at Carolina Beach and a community gathering at East Wilmington school.
A Sunday school meeting is called for tomorrow at 5 PM at the YWCA to organize a patriotic league for young women aged 11 to 20. The aim is to engage in war work and unite members from various city Sunday schools.
Mr R S Williams of Bolton was seen in the city early Sunday returning home after visiting his father Capt J A Williams at Southport. W H Lancaster arrived from Raleigh after attending to his ill father R E Lancaster who is improving. Lieut Frederick C Shephard has left his parents and returned to Camp Jackson. John H Scull traveled to Laurinburg to attend court. Theodore Marburg, visiting his daughter Mrs William L Smith, departed for New York City.
A minor blaze at 11 10 this morning in a one story frame building owned by Mary Emma Bell was caused by a defective flue. Box 55 dispatched the fire department who quickly extinguished the fire with slight damage reported.
Mrs Annie Bowlby of Seward Oklahoma writes that after two years of use Thedford's Black-Draught cured her severe mouth blisters and vile taste along with fever back and kidney pain. She says the medicine cleared her liver and reduced fever and urges others to try it.
Garden peas thrive in rich sandy loam with good drainage. Avoid high nitrogen fertilization before planting. use land manured previous year. Plant Alaska type early, two weeks before last frost, or as ground permits. Space drills 1 inch apart in rows. tall Telephones need 3 to 3 1/2 feet between rows. Use two parallel rows 6 to 8 inches apart, then 18 inches to 2 feet before a fourth row. For immediate use plant a quart. for canning plant larger areas. Plant successively every two weeks until warm weather stops. A fall crop is possible with early varieties.
A large crowd gathered at Oak Hill schoolhouse last night for a War Savings Stamps rally. Leaders included J. C. Brown, W. A. McGirt, J. P. Herring, S. T. Matthews, and Annie P. Pretlow. Kanella Brady led the women’s group with Lottie Burnett as secretary. T. J. Burnett and S. T. Keys led the men’s group.
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