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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1918
Page
6
A New York Sun wartime piece urges upbeat letters to soldiers to lift spirits and boost morale. The page reports on Red Cross activities, revival services, patriotic rallies, nursing graduates, and a quiet wedding, highlighting community efforts and war support in North Carolina and beyond.
Miss Miriam Johnson visits Mrs. F B Jones in Raleigh and Miss Janet Anderson of Norfolk stays with relatives. May Laden weekends with her brother in Lillington. Mrs. Tom Bray of Rocky Mount visits her sister Miss Emma McMillan. Eva Leon to address Jewish women at Harmony Circle club rooms at eight. Mrs. F M May of New York en route to Fort Caswell visits husband. Mrs. Cover of New Jersey passing through to Fort Caswell to visit brother. Mrs. W H Lewis of Fayetteville returns from visits here and Winter Park. Mr. Neil Russ travels to Clark ton to arrange moving his mother and sister to Wilmington. Mr. and Mrs. A MacRae depart for Fayetteville for death in MacRae’s family. Private M M Sell of 115th Machine Gun Battalion at Camp Sevier visits Rev and Mrs E C Sell. Herman Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. W J Croom, recovering from measles. Circle No 1 Fifth Avenue Methodist to meet tomorrow at Miss Meda Seeders.
A curious note questions how a bone can be so dry and why a man might feel a back crick and knee spring while joking about a tea bone and curious physics of aging.
Women's and men's Liberty loan committees unite to push oversubscription. A Raleigh meeting of county chairmen in the Senate chamber heard remarks by J. H. Brown and U S Treasurer John Burke. Mrs M L Stover and Mrs L H Latham chair local efforts as Catherine Synon and Josephus Daniels rally women's groups across 87 counties. Miss Synon arrived in Wilmington to organize New Hanover county.
A wartime exhortation urges Americans to conserve wheat to feed soldiers and allies. It argues bread shortages undermine the Kaiser and encourages daily personal sacrifices, converting small acts into national strength, ending with a call to multiply an ounce into a pound.
The seed should be sown in a hotbed about six weeks before transplanting. Eggplants require warm ground and well drained rich sandy loam soil. Set in rows three feet apart with plants two feet apart, cultivate thoroughly, and avoid fresh manure. Well rotted manure may be applied. eggplants store poorly and should be used when ripe.
A New York letter recounts a day of strolling City scenes and theater going. The author notes Pauline Frederick in makeup, a visit to the Biltmore Fakir's ball, and a comic misstep with a cousin in disguise. He describes meals, a triangle, and social chatter among Four Hundred courtiers in verbose, diary style.
A famed writer Julian Street toured Kansas City and a western delegation persuaded him to extend his stay. His piece highlighted a disreputable red light district the City Council chose to rename to honor him, transforming the street into Julian Street and spurring civic action.
An up-to-date furniture collector is urged to note a Bowery shopkeeper whose sign reads Unique Modern Antiques, signaling candid and possibly hoax-prone offerings in the street.
Mrs I B Clift of Fort Smith Arkansas testifies she suffered head pains since age thirteen and found relief with Cardui after trying doctors. She reports continued improvement over five years and urges other women with "womanly troubles" to use Cardui, advertised as the woman's tonic with forty years of successful use.
Dr John Jeter Hurt preached on Some Conditions of Effectual Prayer at First Baptist Wilmington urging earnest prayer for Allied victory. He urged confession of sin, unity, and readiness to follow God's orders, warning that victory without God would fail and praying for peace that benefits all humanity.
Hollywood reports a revival of musical comedy interest with twenty real beauties in L Ko comedies. The film Gown and Girls stars Gale Henry Hughie Mack and Davis Morris with Eva Novak leading the L Ko chorus which outshines the story. Eva Novak, sister of Jane Novak, gains acclaim for looks and humor.
Julius Stern of u K o Motion Picture Kompany sent a nationwide questionnaire on audience taste for comedy stars versus many girls. Respondents favored more L Ko girls, prompting Stern to double the number of L Ko girls at the studio. Stars like Mack Swain Gale Henry Dave Morris and Hughie Mack will remain.
A young entrepreneur starts a bronze tablet business after arranging memorials for prominent men. Sam Rothapfel and William Fox have received tablets from Adolph Zukor and for charitable fundraising respectively. The venture targets friends of notable figures to solicit memorial gifts.
An advertisement claims La Creole Hair Dressing revives natural hair color to hide gray without dye. Rub into scalp at night to darken gray hair evenly and improve hair health with a lustrous finish. Sold by Jarman & Futrelle Wilmington NC with a money back guarantee for $1.25.
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