Autumn Comes With Northern Colors In Wilton Sights
A Virginia style harvest scene opens with autumn imagery as lines describe orchards and maples in fiery tones. Community notices follow with upcoming meetings, dances, and charity events at Y W C A and local churches. New Bern weddings of Miss Alice Ward and Miss Glvia Pettway are reported with social details and upcoming honeymoons.
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Auttumn
Orient
Wilton
Bokhara
Samarcand
Bliss Carman
New Bern
A. D. Ward
Opportunities to Serve in the Navy and Hospital Apprentices
A government appeal notes a rise in merchant marine ships requiring crews from 18 to 25 men per ship and invites healthy American men, sportsmen skilled with firearms, to enlist for training. It also calls for hospital branch apprentices, favoring those with pharmacy knowledge or solid education, and directs interested men to report to Section Commander room 45 Trust Building Wilmington MN.
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United States Navy
Navy
Trust Building
Wilmington
MN. C
Colored church revival at Ebenezar Baptist in progress
Rev. H. Dudley from New Bern leads nightly revival at Ebenezar Baptist Church colored congregation through next week. He has 40 years preaching and claims about 3000 converts. Rev. M. L. Dawson, pastor of the hosting church, is active and already making strong progress.
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Ebenezar Baptist Church
Colored
H. Dudley
New Bern
M. L. Dawson
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Ad Claims Health Benefits
An old advertisement extols Doctor Pierce Golden Medical Discovery as a powerful tonic and blood builder. It cites testimonials including Rosa Lee Hogan praising cures for night sweats appetite loss and scrofula in her children and claims the herbal formula is alcohol free and non habit forming.
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Gogeabey
Perce
Yeats
Pierce
Rosa Lee Hogan
Health among troops abroad detailed in weekly table
Washington November 21 reports from Surgeon General Gorgas show weekly health data for American troops in France. Key figures include pneumonia 16.6 per thousand, dysentery 2.0, malaria 1.0, typhoid and paratyphoid zero, measles 21.7, meningitis 1.0, scarlet fever 1.9, non effective rate 31.6, and eight deaths: pneumonia three, heart disease one, battle wounds three, accidental gun wound one.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Bertin Admits Some Loss In Latest Action
German reserves checked the British in rear positions after a break in the offensive, with the official communication noting gains at Marcoing and Grain court and the permanent works area.
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Bertin
Astoriated Poneer Terlin
London
Marcoing
Graincourt
Injured Lacy in Safe Condition After Car Accident
The condition of Miss Marie Butler who was struck by a auto on Front Street yesterday afternoon was reported favorable this morning. She sustained no broken bones and only bruises with the greatest nervous shock. she rested comfortably last night and this morning per bedside reports.
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Lacy
Marie Butler
Front Street
Local couple in car plunge drowns wife. husband rescued
The Dispatch reported John McElphane y and Mae Clifford of this city drove a touring car into the Coosa river at Center Alg on a trip to Springfield Illinois. The wife drowned while the husband was saved in serious condition. Later advice identified them as John McIlhenny and Mae Clifford Tett, long-time residents with Mae living here several years. He recently operated a pool room in Goldsboro and sold Bismac.
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John McElphaney
Center
Alg
Coosa
John McIlhenny
Mae Clifford
Springfield
Ill
Mae Clifford Tett
Goldsboro
Flanders
Italy
British
Secret Service
Somme
Arras
Cambrai
Bapaume-Cambrai
Allied Forces Break German Defenses on Hindenburg Line Front
English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh regiments led a breakthrough along the Hindenburg line advancing through successive German belts. Troops captured Hamlets and woods including Benavies Lateau and Ribecourt, crossed canals at Massicres, seized Marcoing and Neufchateau, and pushed north along the Cone Du Nord. Casualties and exact prisoner counts were not yet known as weather turned stormy after a spell of rain.
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Hindenburg Line
Hindenburg
Benavies
Lateau Woods
la Vasquerie
Welsh Ridge
Ribecourt
Coillet Wood
Grand Ravine
Wesquieres
West Riding Territorials
Havrincourt
Ulster
Cone du Nord
Massicres
Marcoing
Neuf Wend
West Riding
Grainsourt
Tister
Babaume-Sambrai
Lanacsire
Sipehy
Hindenouve Line
Bullecourt
Fontaine Les Croisilles
Old Man Tells Post War Troubles From Frost Texas
An elderly Frost resident Wesley French writes about long use of Thedford’s Black-Draught liver medicine and its perceived benefits. The letter reflects wartime observer notes on British plans and German movements on the Western Front and Italian front, including surprise British advances near Cambrai.
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Frost
Texas
Wesley French
Thedford
MIMS 10 LECTURE AY CHAPEL HILL UNC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Chapel Hill N C Nov 21 The special course for advanced and honor students will be given by Professor Edwin Mims of Vanderbilt University a noted authority on Southern literature The Latin American Club outlines a study program inter American relations and Latin America and the War Topics include Monroe doctrine and war effects A labor arbitration debate with cash prizes awaits December freshman football at Petersburg Va features both Carolina and Virginia teams
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Edwin Mims
Vanderbilt University
Mims
Trinity College
University of North Carolina
Mimms
Suthe
J. B. Spingarn
University School of Pharmacy
American Conference of Pharmaceutical Faculties
Yocton
Latin-America
Latin America
Dialectic
Carolina
Virginia
Petersburg
S. S. S. Promises Blood Purification for Eczema
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a blood purifier curing eczema and skin eruptions by cleansing the blood of impurities. It claims fifty years of use and invites readers to learn of complete treatment options from Specific Co. Dept. li in Chicago.
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The
St. James Parish
Sheegle Club
Carolina Place
Red Cross
Will Jones
Carolina Avenue
Acme Red Cross
A. B. Cunningham
Richmond
Norfolk
Winston-Salem
St. John’s Mission
Luther League of
Germania Hall
Front and
Orange Streets
Red Cross Society
Ladies Aid Society
Bladen Street Methodist Church
Mehi
North Fifth Street
Sorosis
Tomorow
J. H. Shore
E. Winstead
Roxboro
Willis-Pettway
Dispatch
Jacksonville
Glvia Pettway
J. B. Pettway
Henry R. Willis
C. E. Vale
Methodist
Rev. H. Dudley
Geo. F. King
Orient Lodge NO
A. F
A.M
C. L. Carter
W. H. McLean
Co. G. Brown
A. D. Brown Shop
Belk- Williams
Conservative
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