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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1917
Page
4
A news page lists subscription options with prices for daily and Sunday, six months, three months, and Sunday only, plus carrier delivery rates. It also contains a string of editorial snippets about Congress, Roosevelt, the Kaiser, and miscellaneous remarks on current events and public figures.
The Red Cross grows stronger in the south with new chapters planned for Charlotte and Columbia. The Wilmington chapter, about a thousand members, is active, and a mass meeting with prominent speakers and the city band is set for next week as enthusiasm builds for the Charlotte chapter.
A lament on a Kinston tragedy where a young woman succumbs to poison and ends her life. The piece condemns the path of vice, urges Christians to intervene, and calls for turning back those already begun on the downbeat road to moral ruin and eternal consequence.
A 1916 advert from Daniel Drug Co claims customers report relief from rheumatism using Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. It touts strong sales, urges readers to send ten cents for a sample and pamphlet, and notes available bottle sizes at drug stores.
An ad touts S S S as the only effective remedy for skin ailments by cleansing and revitalizing the blood. It contrasts external salves with internal treatment, claims plant-based composition, no habit forming drugs, and invites readers to contact the Swift Specific Co. for guidance from Atlanta.
The Wilmington Live Stock Exposition and Conference will be made a permanent institution. The decision comes after a successful event and signals the community’s commitment to expanding livestock raising in the region.
State of North Carolina New Hanover County HEDRICK v DAWSON HEDRICK an action for fornication and adultery. Defendant James Dawson Hedrick is a non resident and cannot be found. Defendant must appear at the next term of the Superior Court in New Hanover on the ninth Monday after the first Monday in March 1917 to answer or demur or judgment will be granted. Witness W N Harriss clerk of court dated March 22 1917.
A court-ordered sale will be held April 2 1917 at noon at the New Hanover County Court House. The commissioner will sell to the highest cash bidder the Farm No 4 Castle Hayne tract in Cape Fear Township as described in the map on file with the Register of Deeds. Dated February 28 1917. Cc Weeks Commissioner. 32-law-Swiri North Carolina New Hanover County In Superior Court.
From the Superior Court of New Hanover County, on Monday April 2, 197, at 12 o'clock M, the court house door will sell to the highest bidder for cash the rights of William Wines in two land tracts in Masonicero Township. The first tract contains 40 acres along Myrtle Grove Sound, described by specific boundary lines, and the second tract contains 3 acres on the east side of the new mock road, part of a prior conveyance to J. J. Piner by Rebecca Boone. Sheriff George C. Tackson signs the notice.
Mortgagee announces public auction of a Wilmington land lot on March 28, 1917 at noon at the courthouse door. The sale follows a deed dated June 2, 1914 by William A. Willson Jr and Mary M. Willson, recorded in New Hanover County, with default on the loan and power of sale now absolute. The property is part of lot 3, block 174, near Eleventh and Market streets.
The City of Wilmington issues notices for a primary to nominate mayoral and ward council candidates, and for a regular municipal election. It lists polling places, registrars, and judges, election dates April 11 1917 primary and May 1 1917 general, and outlines registration periods and provisions.
Commissioner C Bellamy offers for sale at the New Hanover County Courthouse on April 2 1917 at noon the northwest quarter of Lot 3 in Block 255 in Wilmington described as beginning 132 feet south of Green Street along Anderson and Green streets. The sale satisfies a judgment from the November 1916 Superior Court term in New Hanover County.
A dated advertisement warns against unsuitable corn remedies and promotes Rexall Corn Solvent. It instructs washing and drying the feet, applying twice daily for four days, then soaking to remove corns. The ad guarantees satisfaction or refund.
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