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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
4
A mosaic of editorials and quips critiques Roosevelt Hughes and Taft in the 1912 race. Mentions King Constantine O Leary and Koo as political targets, with satirical jabs at Progres sives and language reform, plus straw polls and public sentiment. The piece remarks on campaigning methods and the global backdrop of conflict.
The item claims Lillian Russell says she never asked a man for money yet hints she may have thief-like traits by rummaging through a sleeping suitor’s pockets while he snores and rips boards at night.
The Maxton Scottish Chief urges Wilmington to establish a packing house and a fifty ton paper mill to tap North Carolina timber as a steady pulp source. He argues state forests are underutilized, notes potential profits within a hundred miles, and cites W H Crocker and Bion H Butler as proponents of NC becoming a printer and paper hub.
A government report sparks a cotton price surge on the Wilmington market. Prices climbed past 15 cents, with some bids reaching 15 to 15 8 cents as demand rises amid wartime needs. Authors urge Southern farmers to diversify crops to avoid debt and boost cash flow even after the war ends.
A health ad claims meat causes uric acid harming kidneys and urges daily flush with Jad Salts from a pharmacy. It says four ounces in water before breakfast for a few days cleanses sluggish kidneys and neutralizes urine acids, ending bladder weakness.
The New York World cartoon shows Richard Olney leading a billy goat while Charles E Hughes rages in the background. The piece portrays Olney’s jab at Hughes over a proposed eight hour bill and a looming strike, arguing Hughes yelled against Wilson while avoiding specifics.
The State saddens with the death of John Co. Drewery a longtime booster for North Carolina and its progress. It marks a second major loss within a week following James H. Southgate’s passing.
A Republican lieutenant’s hopes that the West backs Wilson over the eight hour bill and that the South rebels over child labor measures collapse. The author insists no sane observer believes the South is incensed enough to flip the election, or that Republicans can win any southern state this time.
The Rocky Mount branch of the Woodrow Wilson Club has been formed under the North Carolina committee. The club launches a mammoth campaign and committees solicit funds to carry on the campaign and will send out circular letters asking for contributions.
Senator Elect E H Cranmer of Southport North Carolina will address voters this week. He will speak Thursday night at 8 at the Winter Park School building and Friday night at 8 at the Sea gate School building. large crowds are expected to hear him.
Notice to mariners from Charleston Lighthouse Inspector Beck that the Middle Ground buoy HS dragged from position on Oct 2 will be replaced as soon as practicable. Sheriff Cowan announces tax collection sites this month at Baldwin's Store Cape Fear Township on the 1st Harnett Township on the 17th Seven-Mile Post Seagate on the 18th Masonboro Township Capp's Store and Federal Point Township Biddle's Store on the 19th.
Beach fishers on Wrightsville Beach report exceptional blue fish bites and good luck recently, with anglers noting unusually plentiful catches despite prior scarcity. Several anglers said fishing on the beach yielded strong luck yesterday.
A humorous sketch titled The Ethics of Sinning satirizes Sunday lawn care. Billy is urged not to mow on Sunday to avoid public judgment, while a noisy lawn mower provokes comic doubt about propriety.
Editor Frank G. Odell surveys Wilson era farm policy highlighting post office job linkage, rural credits, currency reform, good roads, extension service, cotton futures act, warehouse act, grain standards, crop moving funds, interest on government deposits, and improved marketing to show farmer benefits and square dealing with labor.
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