Soldier of Mine Prayers Across War Fronts
A brief wartime verse urges endurance for soldiers facing the Huns with prayers from home. The page also reports church postponements for a Mrs. Christine Frederick talk on home economics and local social notes about visits, Red Cross meetings, and a fish fry fundraiser benefiting War savings stamps for civic causes.
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Methodist Church
Christine Frederick
Carolina Place Red Cross
C. S. Taylor
Wrightsville Avenue
Oak Hill
Red Cross
National Special Aid Society
Local social notes and New York Letter miscues
Misses Myrtle and Nell Koonce visit Chadbourn then return to Rocky Mount. Several residents travel between towns and states. Red Cross and YWCA units hold meetings as Mrs. Andrews recovers from surgery at James Walker Memorial. The New York letter humorously recounts a wartime tale of a man losing $700 after a day spent chasing liberty bonds.
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W. H. Andrews
James Walker Memorial Hospital
Editor Sutton Joins Tank Corps After Deserting Desk
George W. Sutton departs as editor of Motor Lifeg to join the war effort as a second lieutenant in the Tank Corps. A native of South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, he leaves the newsroom after a dinner event.
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George W. Sutton
Bayonnet
Motor
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Frock designs and home care tips
A feature extols a versatile frock with bodice, surplice vest, and side pocket slits, plus styling notes in navy satin. It then shifts to domestic hacks: cleaning ceilings with water and milk, restoring white shoes, safe decanter cleaning, olive methods for oil paintings, linoleum care, mud stains, piano key whitening, and window polish with turpentine.
Colorful Banter and a Crushed Ice Cream Tussle in Bethlehem
In South Bethlehem a nearly blind, cane wielding Black man confronts a yellow girl on Main Street. She asks him to buy ice cream and a struggle erupts as his alleged husband retaliates, knocking him down and stomping him. The tale reflects street bravado and racial tension.
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Bethlehem
Pittsburgh
Gallar
D. Morris
The
St. Joseph
Barnum and Bailey
Morris
E. B. Bordon of Goldsboro Dies at 87
E. B. Borden prominent banker and citizen of Goldsboro North Carolina died after a brief pneumonia illness at age 87. He led the Bank of Wayne and served on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad board along with other business roles. Survived by several children and a funeral is planned for Wednesday.
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Goldsboro
N. C
B. Borden
Borden
Bank of Wayne
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
M. L. Lee
Frank K
John L. Borden
EH. B. Bo
Steamers All In For Early Menhaden Catch
Nine steamers of the Fisheries Product company arrived last night laden with menhaden. Officials estimate the first catch will yield over $25,000 in fish scrap and oil, noting the oil and fertilizer quality is unusually high for this season. They are confident of a record breaking season.
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Fisheries Product Company
Youll Want a Shetland Sweater For The Beach Season
An ad notes Shetland sweaters priced at 4.00 compared with ready made options from 7.95. The copy hints at buying obligations and seasonally minded shoppers seeking lighter knitwear for seaside use.
No Peace Offer Has Come Says Balfour
Foreign Secretary Balfour told the House of Commons that no peace offers have been made recently by the enemy. He said no neutral nation has proposed peace negotiations and that Germany’s emissary in London has made no progress. Dutch intermediary Colyn reportedly presented eight German proposals but nothing moved forward.
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London
Balfour
House of Commons
Germany
Daily Mail
Hague
Executrix Notice for Jane Alice Brooks Estate
Kate M. Meers executrix notifies creditors and claimants to present claims by April 1919 and requests prompt payment from debtors. The notice warns that failure to file will bar recovery.
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Jane Alice Brooks
New Motor Truck Saves Cargo Space for France War Effort
Army introduces Truck B, a standardized motor truck that breaks down to 250 cubic feet from 1000, delivering itself to fronts and depots. Fleets from 146 plants move under army supervision, tested on overland runs from Lima, Ohio to Baltimore with 20 trucks arriving in good condition.
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France
America
Ac Eers
United States Army
Lima
Ohio
Camp Meade
Camp Devens
Mass
Baltimore
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Prayrs
Virginia Monroe
Bertha Zoellers
Wallace
R. T. McCracken
Old Trinity
Myrtle
Nell Koonce
Chadbourn
Rocky Mount
Southport
Martha Riggs
Mt. Tabor
Ben
Annie Smith
St An
Louise Underwood
R. T. Martin
Chester
S. C
Elsie
Florence Johnson
Clinton
Ethel Allen
Florence
Brrs
W. E. Herring
C. C. Boswell
Suffolk
J. C. Cooper
Grace Methodist Church
Sanougarelle
Y. W
Association
Liviz
Temple Unit of the Red Cross
Ory
Woman's Missionary Society of Grace
NEW York Letter
C. O. McIntyre
Dispatch
New York
Williiam Hasawich
Liberty
William
Harlem
Adam Hordlink
Ife
Adam
White Shantung
A. D. Brown Company
E. B. Bordon
Goldsbor
Shetland
Belk-Williams Co
Dept. Store
Belk- Williams Co
England
Jonkheer Colyn
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
East
Austria
Italy
Trentino
Africa
Asia Minor
Kiaochau
China
Holland
Charlotte
Teuton
White House
Washington
Wilson
Napoleon
Allen
Plattsburg
Kate M. Meers
Execxutrix
U.A.W
AAS
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