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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1916
Page
4
A patriotic Thanksgiving message lauds national unity and gratitude. It notes no major storms, steady leadership, and overall prosperity. The piece emphasizes giving thanks for blessings of the past year and hopeful prayers for the future happiness of the nation.
Major Henry A. London of Pittsboro dies after years of ill health. A Christian scholar and loyal North Carolinian, he served as editor and lawyer and represented his county in the legislature. A Confederate veteran and North Carolina Press Association figure, he contributed to moral uplift and state development.
A 1916 tabloid page mixes price ledgers with wide ranging commentary. It rails at standard oil, notes football season closing, lampoons politicians and Europe, and jokes on culture while referencing Nashville murder trials and the Statue of Liberty illumination. It mentions Theodore Roosevelt Hughes defeat and Austro Hungarian diplomacy.
The editorial argues for publishing bread weights in Wilmington bakeries to let customers compare prices and ensure fair dealing. It cautions against unscrupulous weight changes, commends Solicitor Peschau and Justice Harriss for enforcing the law, and urges vigilant public representation.
The writer denounces high food prices and calls out business interests for profiting while consumers endure hardship. He questions the fairness of profits during scarcity and urges unity and action rather than silence. The piece portrays a utopian dream of quiet submission and criticizes the mistreatment of the public.
Walter H Swepson and wife mortgaged property to Joseph Tate on October 26 1914. The property will be sold at public auction for cash at the Court House door in New Hanover County on December 11 1916. Mortgagee Joseph Tate through attorney 5 M Empie requests publication of sale details.
Sage tea and sulphur used to darken gray hair returns. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound now sold in drug stores for about 50 cents a bottle. Apply with comb or brush to strands. hair darkens by morning and gains a soft lustre without obvious signs of use. Not a disease cure.
A vintage advertisement promises immediate relief from head colds and catarrh. It touts Ely's Cream Balm to clear air passages, soothe inflamed membranes, and let you breathe freely, claiming dramatic improvement and comfort.
The Atlantic Coast Line offers excursion tickets for all trains on November 29 and for trains arriving Richmond by 2 10 P M November 30 at 7 20 from Wilmington with return until December 2. Schedules show departures from Wilmington at 3 40 A M 8 00 A M 6 45 P M and arrivals at Richmond at 2 10 P M 7 45 P M 5 05 A M. For sleeper accommodations and more info contact T C White General Passenger Agent Wilmington NC.
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