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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
6
Mercer Kentucky woman Mrs W T Ball recalls suffering for years during menopause and crediting Cardui with restoring health. She started the tonic about 15 years ago, reports improved nerves sleep and energy, walked six miles to a street fair, and says it saved her daughter's life during a severe spell. Cardui has been in use over 40 years as a woman’s tonic.
About seventy German birth and descent citizens gather at Germania Hall to pledge unwavering loyalty to the United States. A queen contest for Shriners Gala Week in Wilmington will start with seven ballot stations and a prize of a diamond ring, plus maid of honor prizes. Proceeds benefit the Red Cross Sanitarium with an office at 15 Masonic Temple.
Local residents visit friends in town while several church groups plan meetings and community events. Epworth League sessions at Grace and Bladen Street churches. St Matthew’s week of prayer. First Presbyterian Moonlight Hike discussion. Mothers’ Club at Seagate School features speeches by educators. Community Service address by W C Crosby at Masonboro with Catlett and others in attendance.
Mr and Mrs William Pinckney Cline announce the marriage of their daughter Della Wesbitt to Mr Frederick Griffis Rose on Wednesday the twenty first of March Nineteen hundred and seventeen Wilmington North Carolina The couple will be at home after the first of April at Princess Street
Mr Will Rehder returns from a long northern trip and attends a New York flower exhibit and a Philadelphia rose show. Mr Robert C Ruark will leave tonight for Asheville for a short visit and promises to supply several cartoons weekly on live subjects after his western state tour.
The United Sons of Confederate Veterans met at the W L T Armory last night and named committees to increase the number of camps in the state and oversee entertainment by the Burkheimer sisters to help fund the Washington reunion in June.
Shoes on sale advertised for three twenty five sixty three and twenty five. No further details available.
Receivers of the Southern Mutual Home and Real Estate Company sue multiple directors in Superior Court for an alleged indebtedness near 10 000 based on Hammond’s company books. The firm, once a large Eastern North Carolina building and loan cooperative, shows about 100 000 in liabilities and assets.
The Wilmington, traveling between this city and Southport, has just undergone overhaul returning to first class condition. The hull received two coats of paint and guards recaulked while remaining on the marine railway only two days, showing the railway company can handle similar jobs rapidly.
A humorous warning about increased rheumatism urges readers to stay dry and drink lemon ade while avoiding alcohol. It promotes Rheuma as a harmless yet powerful remedy claiming relief in a few days from sciatica and joint pain with a half teaspoon daily dosage and a 50 cent bottle.
Tonight at Woolvin Hall Jack McDermott meets Ed Aberg in a $100 purse bout framed to test if Aberg earns a shot at Hanson. The card draws fans with previews of a stiff scrap as both wrestlers push for the money and a possible title opportunity.
An exchange letter argues high food prices stem from market manipulation and middlemen not grocers. It notes fierce competition cuts grocer profits, the last mile in distribution bears costs, and profits shrink while you pay inflated prices due to a contrived famine. Middlemen reap most gains.
At 8 20 p m the Americans led by Louis Hanson Jr and the Red Sox captained by Charles Rich meet to decide the league title The Americans won the first series and aim for a repeat while Rich seeks to prove Hanson wrong The game features lineups Myers Little and Hanson for the Americans Renard Farmer Rich Vis and Kelly for the Red Sox Fans invited to attend
Tennis and gymnastic club notices list Palé Balil and Gyimmasuey Peterson with advisory content. Names appear in a brief local notice possibly about membership or event roles. The fragment suggests organizational context but lacks dates or actions for fuller detail.
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