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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
7
In Brooklyn at Boston and Philadelphia at New York games, weather is listed as cloudy with Pittsburgh also cloudy. St. Louis has no further scheduled ante events recorded.
American League game listings show New York at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Detroit with two games, Chicago at St. Louis hosting two, and Poston at Washington with two. Clear weather flags accompany each pairing.
A garbled report notes cloudy conditions across the Deep South with sporadic clear spells. Regions including Memphis Birmingham Little Rock and Chattanooga show varied skies with periods of sun amid gray overcasts.
In Boston and Brooklyn games the Dodgers beat the Red Sox 4 to 0 while the Mets won 2 to 1 over Philadelphia. Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 4 to 1. Cincinnati and St Louis had a cold game score omitted.
Detroit beat Cleveland 2 to 4 and Washington lost 0 to 4 at home. Philadelphia routed New York 4 to 9. St Louis versus Chicago game postponed by rain.
In Virginia League action Petersburg and Lynchburg tied 3 to 3 when called by darkness. Newport News defeated Portsmouth 5 to 1. Norfolk shut out Rocky Mount 6 to 0.
In Greensboro the score was Winston-Salem 5 to 0. Rain caused postponements in Charlotte Durham and Asheville Raleigh fixtures.
In Birmingham Memphis lost 13 to 93. Mobile defeated Little Rock 6 to 2. New Orleans beat Chattanooga 7 to 1. Atlanta Nashville game was rained out.
In Buffalo the Newark team defeated the Buffalo affiliate 4 to 3. Toronto beat Baltimore 2 to 1. Montreal routed Providence 12 to 1. Rochester topped Richmond A in a separate match.
A neighborhood group has grown from informal trading among twelve members who meet on the second and fourth Friday evenings. Each member brings a record they wish to trade. records go to the first requester, otherwise the owner must take the record home. New records are played, debates arise over various artists and photographs, and refreshments are served. Members aim for a friendly social scene but avoid creating formal rules or clues about the club’s origins.
A local shopkeeper describes making porch cushions from leather to cover seats. He notes a yard of leather fifty inches wide priced at 80 cents per yard yielding two covers eighteen inches wide and two feet deep. Leather colors include black red and green with a washable sanitary finish.
R K Hicks urges New Hanover county residents to back a canning factory to preserve vegetables and fruits, arguing it would encourage large scale planting and secure contracts to buy entire outputs. He notes limited town canning capacity and warns of possible hunger without investment, calling for subscriptions and shares to fund the venture.
Rheuma sold by R. R. Bellamy and druggists claims faster relief than costly remedies. It allegedly neutralizes secretions through bowels and kidneys and is praised by Dr. Lyons as a different, effective regimen for rheumatism.
A traditional wedding cake recipe uses butter sugar flour eggs and mixed dried fruits including citron candied orange peel raisins currants sultana figs and almonds. It instructs to cream butter and sugar beat eggs, combine, fold in fruit, bake slowly for hours or steam, then age several weeks before slicing and wrap portions in wax paper for packing.
Instructions recommend brushing screens with oil mixed with a little varnish before winter storage. This coats the screens to remove rust spots and prevent further rusting and wear.
The French army now includes a service of agriculture to maintain farming in the war zone. Officers and troops assist local farmers, cultivate abandoned lands, and restore fertility as fronts shift. English and Belgian troops operate similarly on French soil, boosting agricultural labor behind the front lines.
A travel through sardine preparations features tuna like uses with tomatoes to make sandwiches paste blends with butter lemon juice cayenne pepper and tomato slices. Other include sardine paste with lettuce olives pimentos celery nuts and mayonnaise served in jellied tomato garlands and lemon baskets for elegant lunches and suppers.
The government approved a $100 million loan to Great Britain to cover May needs. A second $25 million installment was sent to the British Embassy, adding to Saturday’s $25 million transfer. The total reaches half of the May loan.
A vintage ad touts D. D. D. Prescription ingredients like wintergreen thymol glycerine and other humors as a universal skin cure. It claims a mild wash with instant relief from burning itching and gnawing irritation with soothing oils and a money back guarantee on first bottle.
H. B. Warner famed for Alias Jimmy Valentine stars in Wrath one of McClure Pictures Seven Deadly Sins. English born son of Charles Warner the artist rose from The Streets of London to New York stage and film success after 1906. He headlined photoplays including The Raiders The Ghost Breaker The Beggar of Cawnpore and The Vagabond Prince.
A Mc Clure Pictures inventory lists over 8000 dollars in costumes for Shirley Mason to be used exclusively in Seven Deadly Sins. The lot includes twelve evening gowns eight street gowns fifteen afternoon gowns twenty three hats eight waists thirty two pairs of shoes eleven negligees six evening wraps five street coats and numerous accessories such as stockings gloves furs bags and parasols.
Holbrook Blinn, known for Seven Deadly Sins, may retire from acting and pursue fame as a film producer. The veteran star reportedly centers on behind the camera work and launching new projects.
Pompeian Hair Massage promises to beautify hair by stimulating roots, opening pores, and stopping dandruff. The clear amber liquid is non oily and can be bought in 50 cent or one dollar sizes from stores that also sell Pompeian Massage and Night Cream.
A tip advises placing a few drops of lavender oil in a closed room to keep books from molding during damp weather, especially when a home is shut up for the summer, as suggested by Mrs. A. R. M.
A craft note by C. M. describes twisting two coat hooks into a loop with a broom handle as the core. Nail ends inserted through the hooks secure the structure, forming a simple towel rack.
On location for Wrath in Seven Deadly Sins, H B Warner and McClure players unearth an old artifact during an Egypt dig scene. Warner identifies it as ancient caputchouc bone. Shirley Mason jokes it resembles an old rubber boot.
A writer promotes Battenberg braid as a superior finishing braid suitable for any use a finishing braid serves. It costs about one fifth as much, with a bolt priced at 35 cents for thirty six yards, wears well and is easy to stitch with a neat edge as a guide.
A summer tip suggests hanging a hammock beneath trees with a second old hammock or canvas laid flat three to four feet above. Sew on upper berth mosquito netting to hang to the ground and pin the ends. The screen is designed to keep filés and mosquitoes away while resting.
A weather beaten lad had rested by the apple tree for years when the narrator, with husband’s help, cut and painted a section of it green to form a climbing frame for a crimson rambler. The project was done solo due to the men folk being busy.
Shirley Mason quips about keys vanishing in bags and Mrs Housewife laments. Shirley suggests tying a ribbon to the key and hanging it on the inside clasp to save time and temper.
A narrator describes burying a ladder upright in soil to support a rambler vine. The author wires the plant to the improvised green stake with cloth, letting the rambler wrap around it as the season progresses, producing a neat and pretty effect.
An old craft note suggests marking napkins with paper rings from linen envelopes. Paste a closed envelope, trim about an inch from each end for each name, then cut apart to form rings for each napkin.
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