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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1919
Page
3
George Savage, possibly the only blind telephone operator in Maine, has renewed his 13th year of service at North Anson.
The County Board of Education of New Hanover County invites sealed bids for a three story reinforced concrete high school in Wilmington and additions to Bear Memorial William Hooper and Cornelius Harnett schools plus new Williston Peabody projects. Bids require certified checks and plans from W J Wilkins & Co Architects.
A teacher asks which sense is most delicate and Jones declares touch is the most delicate since a pin can hurt unseen. The quip from an Edinburgh Scots man turns on the idea of sensing pain without sight sound taste or smell.
A humorous exchange attributes a bogus tactic to a visiting mayor. An Alderman jokes that the candidate won support by promising to wed every girl in town, a claim the women allegedly uncovered and rejected at the polls.
A candid exchange in the Louisville Courier Journal notes a husband opposing a low cut gown while the wife asserts she has the backbone to wear it, emphasizing bold wardrobe choices.
WarSaW November 21. Bob Miller longtime colored mail porter here holds the championship in raising sweet potatoes. He yielded a rich crop per acre and delivered potatoes to the local post office weighing eighteen pounds each the other day.
A historic ad touts St Jacobs Liniment for instant neuralgia and general pain relief. It claims rapid soothing of nerves, relief from congestion, and no recurrence, with a harmless formula safe for skin and half a century in use.
A small bottle of Freezone is sold at drug stores and promises fast relief from corn and callus by applying drops. The advertisement claims the corn can be lifted away with fingers after momentary painless effect.
Advertises Hyomei as a complete nose throat and lung treatment. It claims no narcotics, stresses simple pocket inhaler use, guarantees banishment of catarrh coughs colds sore throat and bronchitis or money back, and notes lifetime inhaler and cheap refill bottles.
An old fashioned home remedy ad promotes Dr Carter's R and B Tea for health. It claims to cleanse bowels liven the liver improve digestion and freshen breath when taken every other night for two weeks. It also suggests it benefits children and general wellbeing.
Tom McClellan of 1313 Grama Street El Paso Texas says Tanlac relieved three years of suffering. He gained 25 pounds and reports improved appetite nerves sleep and reduced swelling and gas. The testimonial ends with a plug for Tanlac sold by all druggists and a separate note on a New York locking device to prevent telephone use by unauthorized persons.
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