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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1917

Page

2

Through Sleepers to Atlanta From Wilmington Schedule

The old through sleeping car line from Wilmington to Atlanta will run via Augusta with the Georgia Railroad. Outbound departures include Wilmington 3 45 PM Florence 7 24 5 PM Sumter 9 30 PM Orangeburg 10 53 PM and Atlanta 1 35 night Central time. Return from Atlanta 3 35 PM arriving Wilmington 12 50 noon. Passengers may stay in the Union Depot until 7 00 AM. Dining and sleeping car service continues to Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and other cities. For fares and tickets contact T C White, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, NC. Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South.

Atlanta Wilmington Augusta Georgia Riilroad Florence Sumter Orangeburg Centrie Assengers Union Depot Chicago Cincinnati St. Luis T.C. White Len Atlantic Coast Line Ssandard Railroad South

Roosevelt Invited to State Fair Amid Interstate Quarrel

Raleigh reports mix of political maneuvering as President Roosevelt is courted for the North Carolina State Fair with promises of major speakers. Virginia interests loom over Interstate Commerce Commission politics while farmers seek a new leader and teachers weigh Thanksgiving week arrangements in Charlotte.

Raleigh Robert W. Woolley Virginia Interstate Commerce Commission E. L. Travis Woolley North Carolina Commonwealth Woolly Virgina Travis A. T. Allen North Carolina Teachers’ Assembly Charlotte Teachers’ Assembly Indinre Evestett Jeanette Rankin Montana Bickett Roosevelt Oyster Bay Rickett Craig

Peplac tonic tale at Bellamy Drug Store ad

A Nashville man, G Tarbell, testifies in a Raleigh style scene at Bellamy Drug Store praising Peplac tonic after eight years of digestive distress. He credits three bottles for recovery and urges readers to learn more from local druggists and Peplac experts listed in the ad. The notice runs a long distributor list and a $1 price per bottle.

Bellamy Atlanta Nashvile Philips & Butorffs Mfg Peplac G. Tarbell Nashville Tenn Tarbell Mr. Tarbell Recorery Hanover Payne, Hall, Green Fentress Bunting Wilmington Burgaw Dees C. Harrell & Son Benson, Peacock Drug Co Clinton Robi W.holliday L. E. Cox Herring & Chestnut Lee Drug Co Dunn Wilson & Lee Hood & Grantham Duke E. R. Thomas Emerson W. T. Porter Faison Faison Drug Co Fayetteville Brown & Graham Florence 3. C. Ziegler Bros Garland Carter & Carter Goldsboro Peplac Drug Store Kenansville

The Sultan's Favorite charms Royal audiences with musical comedy

Soladar's Soladar company at the Royal presented Fu The Sultan's Favorite a musical comedy with a plotting and songs that drew three capacity houses. The Dixie Trio The Harmony Boys The Rice and Earl team and Miss Mae Ward were highlighted performers with strong audience response. Ed Page and Miss Maxine Henry received special notice alongside Soladar and George Slocumb.

Soladar the Royal Dixie Trio Harmony Boys Rice Earl Ed Page Mae Ward Broad Way Maxine Henry Charles Soladar George Slocumb Recekpe

Mothers of France at Grand theater with Bernhardt

The Mothers of France film starring Madame Sarah Bernhardt is praised as a vital timely work. World Film Corp released it amid fierce competition and is now shown by World exhibitors at the Grand theater on Thursday.

Mothers of France Madame Sarah Bernhardt Mothers of America World Film Corporation Mothers of France Grand Theatre

Voice ruin and revival in New York vocal world

A special dispatch reports the peril of aspiring singers flocking to New York seeking fame. Many fall victim to unscrupulous teachers, draining families and ruining voices. Franklin Kitchen runs a studio on West Sixty seventh Street, guiding pupils to the one true tone and rescuing wrecked careers.

The Dispatch New York Franklin Kitchen Mr. Kitchen Sixty Seventh Street New Center Charles R. Barnes Barnes

One Way Broadway Pedestrian Rule Nears Completion

Pedestrians on Broadway are limited to one direction for weeks as subway work disrupts street surfaces. Contractors say the project nears finish and regular pavement will return, akin to Gallipolis. A local anecdote recalls Phoadwas era and a quip about Harry Lauder.

Broadway Gallipolis Ohio Phoadwas Harry Lauder Lauder the Battery

Dramatic Producers Plan 14 Theatres on Forty Second Street

A firm of dramatic producers builds three new theatres on Forty Second Street between Seventh and Highth avenues. When finished the block will host 14 theatres, making it a premier theatre center. currently 42 theatres operate in the area plus nearby Brooklyn and Bronx playhouses and moving picture houses.

Dramatic Producers Forty Second Street Seventh and Highth Avenues Brooklyn Bronx Moving Picture Houses

Pink Pup A Bowery raises whisky price and profits

The Pink Pup hangout on the Bowery hikes whisky from three to five cents a glass and beer from two to three cents. Despite limited prices, the proprietor has built a fortune from the establishment noted for its pink eye owner.

Bowery

Body of Germanys noted aviator found

The body of Lieut Vosse, the German aviator famed for downing 42 planes, was found in British lines near France and Belgium. He was killed in combat with a British airman after a determined fight, with the death reported by Associated Press and earlier via Amsterdam rumor.

Associated Press France Belgium Lieut Vosse Amsterdam

Baseball Legends Hit Home Runs in Early Series

Frank Baker then with the Yankees hit two homers in the 1911 Athletics Giants series. Frank Isbell, former White Sox first baseman, had four two base hits and scored three runs in the 1906 Sox Cubs confrontation.

The Athletics Frank Baker Yankees Frank Isbell White Sox Sox Cubs

Durand of the Bad Lands at Grand Tomorrow

Dus tin Farnum stars in the William Fox photoplay Durand of the Bad Lands at the Grand. The drama follows an outlaw with a big heart who rescues three children from an Indian massacre, faces pardon, and reunites with the woman who loves him in a clean, thrilling tale.

Durand William Fox Dustin Farnum the Grand Farnum Dick Durand

Banish Catarrh with Hyomei Remedy Ad

An advertisement touts Hyomei as fast relief for catarrh cold in the head and cough. It claims two minute cleansing of the head, one day for a cold, and a week for postnasal signs with inhaler use. The antiseptic from eucalyptus forests is highlighted and an outfit costs little at druggists and R. R. Bellamy.

Dr. Alexander Bickett Clarence Poe Alexander Poe Australia R. R. Bellamy

Anti-Choleric Hog Remedy Promises Cure and Growth Boost

M W Bridgers tours the area distributing Anti-Choleric Hog Remedy through local stores. The ad claims the tonic speeds digestion, expels worms, prevents constipation, and treats cholera swine plague fever, with ten years of study and 1912 perfection. It cites Iowa Virginia and North Carolina hog-raisers, urging a dollar hundred-dose package and ordering from McNair & Prap, Wilmington.

M. W. Bridgers Bridgers Itas Iowa Union Virginia North Carolina McNair & Prap Sail Wilmington N. C Advt

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