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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1917
Page
7
A promotional note invites readers to request a free booklet on blood health. It touts the purity and strength of the blood, mentions S. S. S. as a long sold remedy for fifty years, and directs inquiries to Swift Specific Co in Atlanta Georgia.
Aday of diaries and nightlife in New York and Mineola as Samuel Pepys like reflections report flying machines. Fred Kelly and two constables visit and stories of Lord Derby and Lord Mayor Mitchel circulate amid auction of Diamond Jim Brady’s estate with poker chips tables and cuff links drawing bids.
Paris reports a Franco American viewpoint praising the American soldiers training in France. Andrew Glaner notes their earnestness and energy, their willingness to learn, and their impact on French villages and locals as they prepare to finish the war.
The OCR data shows numerous North and South Carolina contestants listed by town or county, with names and amounts that appear to be scores or earnings. Entries include Abbottebure Mrs J k re wf 2 and Mattie Powell in Acre FoF, Bertha Altsbrook Aynor Lillian Gleamn, Mary Joran Boardman, Mazibel Brinkley Bolton and Mabel Bowen, Nettie Lewis Chadbourn Beatrice Brown Lizzie Council Mildred Duff Hampstead Beulah Howard Virginia Koonce A C Sessems Thelma Blackburn Loris Thelma Blackburn, Bernice Martin Mollie Gordon, Parkton Nala Everette Alman Singletary P H Duncan Mildred Scott Elise Daniel Myrtle Galloway Sallie Garrel Rose Hill Elizabeth Page Wilmington Myrtle Bessellieu Olive Brown Elizabeth Bullard Bessie Daniels Donnie Garganious Ella McCarley Mimma Malpass Annie Phelps Katherine Shaw Pauline Underwood Maude Vaughn.
A teacher intervened during a recent East Side school demonstration when she saw boys target a school building. One child blamed the incident on the Gerry sisters, saying they were coming as the alarmed reason for the attack.
An advertisement touts Black and White Oontinent for skin whitening suitable for all. It claims to bleach dark or blotchy skin, remove pimples and freckles, and improve complexion. Sold by mail for 25 cents. five boxes for $1. Territory and special design requests offered by Plough Chemical Co. Memphis Tennessee.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a home remedy to darken gray hair. It claims natural, even color restoration after several applications and a youth-enhancing effect, noting the product is for cosmetic use only and not a disease treatment.
Public notice dated November 1, 1917 announces John W Forlaw leaving Peterson & Rulfa and joining Boylan & Hancock at 7 N Front Street and inviting friends to seek footwear services.
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