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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
7
An advertisement touts drinking hot water each morning before breakfast to aid weight loss. It claims fresh air and exercise boost blood oxygen, speeding fat reduction, and promotes Tassco as a safe aid. It urges regular meals and periodic use to reach a lighter figure and healthier life.
Special correspondent notes the harsh and sometimes corrupt view of critics in New York theatre culture. Metcalf Klaw and others are cited for hostile opinions while celebrated reviewer George Jean Nathan defends criticism as essential yet faulted. Alan Dale’s first night review allegedly influences a play’s fate despite no direct condemnation.
Imetiy E. Barr, touted as America’s oldest pond novelist, releases The Rust Vowed marking a late career milestone. The author, noted for regional tales, unveils a new volume amid quiet fanfare.
A vaudeville performer withheld by press agent walked the street with a fox on a leash. Her manager accompanied her and the animal stayed at a distance to keep both at ease amid Broadway's bustle.
Maren 6 Helena Ark has applied for a franchise in the reorganized Cotton States Baseball League after Indianola Miss surrendered its entry Headquarter notices say further efforts will try to place the franchise in a Mississippi city The item notes the league return and Arkansas interest.
The piece recalls dancer Mme Flore Revalles and her pet crocodile Mignon who died from plum pudding. The taxidermist preserved the corpse and gave it yellow tiger eyes. Revalles posed with the mounted figure as reporters photographed the scene.
Senator Boylan leads a drive to ban vivisection from public school science due to concerns about its educational value. Proponents argue biomedical study needs a definite aim while critics question benefits to students from dissecting guinea pigs or frogs in high school labs.
Raleigh March 15 The Southern Express Company was found guilty by the Supreme Court and Judge Ferguson reversed. The State contends the Trinity Randolph county delivery violated a local liquor statute and Webb Kenyon. Judge Brown notes interstate commerce conflict and the interstate shipment issue cites Clark Distilling Co. West Virginia. The court directs a guilty verdict citing personal consumption delivery not sale. Returns discuss prison board selections and public appointments, plus Joe Tinker Columbus AA opening plans.
Seaboard Air Line Railway advertises round trip fares to Atlanta Washington New Orleans and more with multiple on sale dates July limited return times and overage extensions. Agents R W Wallace and H B Pleasants in Wilmington NC handle inquiries and bookings.
A British Flying Corps officer reports a frightening near miss in a cloud bank. While on patrol with five others, an apparent duplicate aircraft appeared from the cloud, prompting a headlong dive. Both planes twisted, but the collision did not occur as the two machines barely avoided contact.
An advertisement claims La Creole Hair Dressing can darken gray hair, restore thickness, and give a healthy lustrous look. It promises even color, soft hair, and new growth with a money back guarantee from Jarman & Futrelle's Drug Store in Wilmington, North Carolina, or a prepaid large bottle for $1.
A German-born barber shop proprietor in New York circulated a letter to foreign born employees urging them to stand behind the President and back his forthcoming decision. The writer, native to Germany, recalls his own limited view of American lines during the conflict.
The message urges loyalty to the nation amid threats to its adoption and defense. It warns against allegiance to foreign powers and calls for unity behind the country during a time of internal conflict and personal division.
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