The Dispatch Awards Drive Promises Grand Gifts
The Dispatch announces gifts to be awarded August 17 to boost subscriptions. The plan offers Studebaker Six and Chevrolet touring car displays at Clayton & Lassiter, Victor Victrolas from Wilmington Talking Machine Co., silver chests, two sewing machines, Eastman Kodaks, ladies’ gold watches, and 5 percent commissions for active participants who recruit new subscribers by June 1. A special 100000 extra votes plus 300 free votes with nomination coupons encourages rapid action.
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Dispatch
France
Clayton & Lassiter
Chestnut Street
Studebaker
Wilmington Talking Machine Company
A. O. Schuster
Front Street
Princess
Singer Manufacturing Company
Market Street
Front
Northam
Eastman Autographic Kodaks
A. O. Seinster
This Is The Day Of The Middle-Aged Woman Who Looks Young
An advertisement touts Q ban Hair Color Restorer as a non staining toilet product to restore natural hair color and gloss for women fearing age. It claims to remove dandruff, keep hair healthy, and not interfere with washing or waving. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with money back guarantee.
Captain Campbell Shot in Foot at Robersonville
News from New Bern North Carolina reports Captain Rowland Campbell, noted aviator and Red Cross speaker, was accidentally shot in the foot while demonstrating with a captured German pistol. He continued his address, then traveled to Washington and back to New Bern for hospital treatment. Also noted are local war training moves, a government agent’s Camp Jackson incident, a Baltimore New Bern marriage, and campaign remarks by congress candidate Charles L. Abernethy in Kenansville.
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New Bern
N. C
Rowland Campbell
United States
Red Cross Society
Campbel
America
Robersonville
Captain Campbell
Washington
New Bern General Hospital
Craven County
J. Z. Toler
Fred Gillikin
LeRoy Parsons
Camp Jackson
United States Army
Joseph Ablen
Ablen
Columbia
8. C
Mr. Ablen
Sadie Atta
Baltimore
A. Solomon
Father Gallagher
Charles L. Abernethy
Third
Kenansville
James Sprunt
Abernethy
Carteret County
Goldsboro
Oil Mill Superintendents Meet in Atlanta for Convention
The ninth annual convention of the Interstate Oil Mill Superintendents' association opened in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 29 for a three day session. The program emphasized a wartime focus with discussions planned on the industry and related topics.
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Atlanta
Interstate Oil Mill Superintendents’ Association
Wille
Oil Mill Convention Show Aids Southern Mills
Plans for efficient handling of products from southern oil mills are outlined in a convention featuring an elaborate exhibition of oil mill machinery in the municipal auditorium.
Bloomington Hosts Republican Birthday Celebration And Lincoln Speech
Republican leaders from state and national ranks gathered in Bloomington to mark the 1856 Illinois nominating convention anniversary. The event recalls the first use of the party name and Abraham Lincoln delivering the famed lost speech.
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Bloomington
Ill
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Commencement Day at Brown University Ends Early
Brown University in Providence Rhode Island held graduation exercises on May 29 ending the term nearly a month early. The shift allows students to enlist in farm and factory work and other national service branches. Key speakers were Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts and Dr William Allen Neilson newly elected president of Smith College.
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Brown
Providence
R. I
Brown University
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
William Allen Neilson
Smith College
Remedy Tonic Promises Strength For All Nations
An advertisement touts Nux-Iron Tonic as a universal strength booster for men and women across the United States and Europe. It claims to improve appetite and vitality, comes in liquid form, and is sold in Wilmington at Elvington's Dependable Drug Store for $1.00 with the formula on every bottle. Interstate Drug Co. of New York handles mail orders.
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United States of America
Europe
Wilmington
Elvington
Interstate Drug Co., Inc
New York
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Campbell
Peterson & Ruffs
Carolina Beach
American Bank Bldg
A. W. Pate
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