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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1918
Page
8
Free trial bottle of The Standard Family Remedy available by writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell at 457 Washington St Monticello NL.
Miss Amalie Ruzicka of 1449 South Omaha writes that she suffered from catarrh of the throat, endured cough and weakness, tried two doctors and many medicines, and found relief after four days on Peruna, with continued benefit thereafter.
Special dispatch from Camp Jackson Columbia May 8 warns wives and mothers not to travel to the army camp due to high living costs late allotments and limited access. The note lists costs distance from the camp and the rarity of meeting husbands and urges staying home with patriotic duty. It cites aid groups offering advice housing and relief to soldiers and families.
A fire starting in a negro pressing shop in DuPont City Hopewell Va yesterday caused $30,000 in damage with no insurance. The blaze spread to nearby frame homes in the residential section, but there were no deaths. Sixty homes were destroyed, affecting black and foreign residents.
New Haven reports the Yale Harvard boat race will be shortened from four miles to two miles. The change likely halves the time for the Elis to defeat the Crimson. Also advertised is a cent bottle of LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN a liquid digestive laxative.
A special dispatch from New York describes a day in a large flat as the writer endures a string of mishaps from a quitting maid to ruined curtains and a misbehaving dog. The canary dies and the wife is away on a visit leaving the writer to face nightly sounds and a sense of isolation, with a sharp turn of humor and rueful longing for companionship.
Mr J C Gibson of Jonesboro Arkansas touts diphtheria relief after two doses cost ten dollars gave no results and credits a 25 cent bottle of the oil with curing his child. Hartford Connecticut and Gadsden Alabama users praise antiseptic and pain oils with immediate relief. Sales claim thousands of cures daily with guarantees and refunds. Sold by Robert R Bellamy Drug Company.
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