Political Cartoons and Commentary on War and Economy
A compilation of satirical jabs and quick takes on topics from cash in advance and egg storage to war news, wheat prices, and political figures. The piece riffs on figures like Constantine, Villa, Carranza, Goethals, Roosevelt, and Russia, tying humor to current shortages and embargo talk. It mentions cold storage eggs in Chicago and the fluctuating wheat market, ending with notes on armistice chatter and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Europe
Canada
United States
The Antiquated Electoral College Debate and Lynching Scare
A North Carolina editorial laments the antiquated electoral college while urging reform and cautioning against corruption. It discusses a Greene county lynching and criticizes cold storage abuses in eggs, calling for government action to protect farmers and consumers.
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Greene County
Lengir
North Carolina
Good Roads Cut Hauling Costs for Farm Produce
The Marion Progress reports Department of Agriculture experts estimate that good roads reduce the cost of hauling produce to and from farms by as much as 25 percent per ton mile, reflecting efficiency gains across rural areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agrriculture
Marion Progress
Weight and Measures in Bread Pricing Spark Consumer Concern
The piece argues middlemen and bakers inflate prices and shorten loaf sizes, exploiting higher costs. It calls for stricter knowledge of bread weight like sugar and flour sold by the pound, asserting price may be set but weight must be accurate.
Atlantic Coast Line Announces Excursion Tickets to Richmond
The Atlantic Coast Line will sell excursion tickets for all trains on November 29 and for trains arriving Richmond up to 2 10 P M on November 30 at 7 20 from Wilmington with returning validity to December 2. Schedules list departures from Wilmington at 3 40 A M 8 00 A M and 6 45 P M arriving Richmond at 2 10 P M 7 45 P M and 5 05 A M. For sleeping car accommodations contact T C White Gen Pass Agent phone 160 Wilmington N C.
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The
Progressive Railroad of the South
Wilmington
N. C
Washington
D. C
Raleigh
Chicago
Ile
Norfolk
Seaboard Air Line Railway CO
Progressive Railway of the South
Palatka
Fla
Columbia
S.C
Washington, D.C
New Orleans
Atlantic Coast Line
Richmond
U.N. C
U. V
North Carolina Treachers’ Assembly
Walter H. Swepson
Joseph Tate
New Hanover County
Court House
Said County
Twelth Street
Dawson Street
Twelfth Street
N.C
S. M. Empie
Soran
Winter Park
Wrightsville
Leach Center For
Center
Center For For
Vertatecerit
Icenees Sooss
Asiv Ae Ccace
Witweta
Sau Oan
Cneeceens
Mioo
Ceseonee Sagr. M
Mulewsceeeeersnes P. M
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Wilmington Dispatch
Dispatch Publishing CO
A.co
Associated Press Dispatches
Wilmington, N. C
Woreisn
MacQuoid-Miller Co. Inc
New York
Wall Street
Constantine
Villa
Bill Spivens
Raleigh News and Observer
Republican Party
Ed Britton
Colonel Goethals
Theodore Roosevelt
Russia
Duplin
Sam Stocks
Pendercourt
Lenoir
Stocks
Electoral College
Walter Clark
Clark
Samuel J. Tilden
Hayes
House of Representatives
Grover Cleveland
Blaine
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Good Roads Pty
Rivington’s Pharmacy
Cor, 2Nd and
Princers Sts
Herolin
Stephen D. Lucas
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph CO
Seaboard Air Line Railwy
R. W. Wallace
H. E. Pleasants
H. FE. Pleasants
O. VL
T. C. White
Wilmington,n. C
the Standard Railroad of the South
Washington, D. C
Congress
Southern Commercial Congress
Western Fruit Jobbers Association
Standard Railroad of
South
SHELL
Dr. Vineberg Masonic Temple
Vortex
N. Jacobi Hardware Co
Front Street
Oscar P. Peck
NEW York Cafe
Georgetown
S. C
S. S
George Brown
Wilmingt
Mship CO
Becker
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company
Orton
Ants
Cran Berries & Celery
Thomas Grocery Company
4Th and
Campbell Streets
Payne Drug Company
Red Cross
Wrightsville Beach
Beach
9Th
Orange Streets
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