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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1917
Page
7
A voracious, garbled diary-like passage recounts a tense night near a hall with a nervous narrator. Descriptions include sighting a crook, a pocket lamp, rubber hose, and vague threats, ending with a puzzled reader’s question about a tryst and a curious line about a czar.
An old advertisement from Green's Drug Store promotes August Flower as a remedy for stomach disorders headaches and nervous indigestion. It claims to regulate digestion cleanse the stomach and intestines and stimulate the liver to remove impurities from the blood. Bottles priced 23 and 75 cents.
An advertisement extols S S S blood tonic as nature’s aid against catarrh and winter ailments. It explains blood flow and corpuscles, warns against pills, and urges readers to consult Swift Specific Company for free medical advice. It claims S S S nourishes blood, cleanses impurities, and strengthens mucous membranes to restore health.
Italian forces breached Piave and Sile levees to bar advances by Austro German detachments crossing near Zenson. The flooded area spreads across higher river surfaces, forming a shallow irregular triangle about 12 miles on each side, with Grisolera 7 miles east of Venice.
London reports Major W. A. Bishop of Canada as chief instructor at the School of Aerial Gunnery. A 19 year old veteran from Owen Sound Ontario, Bishop has a famed record with 47 enemy planes down in 112 sorties and earned the Victoria Cross, DSO, and MC for bold actions in World War I.
The Shipping Board reported American yards under government commandeering completed 20,000 tons of merchant shipping last week. This raises total output since August 8 to 28 vessels totaling 159,000 tons. Officials expect tonnage to rise as speeded up processes take effect.
Norfolk Southern Railway urges the public to mail or ship Christmas packages at least ten days to two weeks early. The message notes high volumes of war materials and holiday shipments, asking for every available baggage, mail, and express car to ensure on time delivery.
The established Wilmington to Atlanta through sleeping car line continues via Augusta with Georgia Railroad. Schedule lists Wilmington 3:30 PM, Florence 7:55 PM, StMter 9:30 PM, Orangeburg 10:53 PM, Augusta 1:35 AM, Atlanta 6:10 AM. Return from Atlanta 8:35 PM to Wilmington 1:00 PM. Passengers may stay in the Union Depot sleeper until 7:00 AM and arrange connections to Chicago Cincinnati St Louis dining sleeping car trains. Tickets via I C White General Passenger Wilmington NM Co. Phone 76%
Railway timetable details trains between Wilmington and Charlotte with sleeper and parlor car service. Highlights include No 6 at 9 00 AM and No 20 at 12 10 AM from Charlotte to intermediate points, plus a night schedule. Contact City Ticket Agent Orton Gates Building for reservations and information.
A Norwegian ship carrying German and Austrian evacuees including women and children was held at the pier by government authorities for baggage checks. expected to depart today after drills by University of Pittsburgh students and a local wartime Christmas gesture in Goldsboro North Carolina where women agreed to halt gift exchanges during the war.
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