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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
7
An OCR fragment discusses a World War II era battle at La Reole and references payment guarantees and product claims for hair dye. The text is fragmented and includes promotional language about Creole hair products and a drug company ad. The readable content centers on the battle mention and an unrelated advertisement.
Foreclosure sale set for October 1917 at the Hanover County courthouse to auction the land described as part of lot 3 in Block in the City of Wilmington. The mortgage terms defaulted, with the property including a 165 by 30 foot parcel along Dawson and Twelfth streets and all appurtenances. Auction will occur at the courthouse door to the highest bidder.
An advertisement touts Freezone from Cincinnati as a cheap remedy to remove corns and calluses. It claims instant soreness relief and easy lifting off of softened corns with a few drops, suggesting use on hard and soft corns and between the toes.
National League schedule shows Boston vs Brooklyn at Brooklyn and Boston at Philadelphia with results: Brooklyn 3-3 Boston 9-1. Philadelphia 1-0 New York 3-2. Other games and scores listed, plus numerous names in a local section.
A crowded page lists numerous contestants and scores from a regional contest in North Carolina. Names include Ida Sages, Juanita Scull, Mattie Powell, Bertha Allsbrook, Connie Bellamy, Jennie Cox, Katie Chestnut, Grace Autry, Fay Cashwell, Pandié Holmen, Annie May Hobbs, Lizzie Council, Mary Marlowe, Carlotta Love, Mattie Evans, Florence Cain, and Ellen Timan among others with varied totals.
Beatrice Burks leads a long roll call of names from Lumberton to Warsaw and Parkersburg with values ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 plus for local catchers or contributors. The survey includes dozens of individuals across North Carolina towns such as Montague, Vineland, Orrum, and Wrightsville with scattered figures like 7,100 9,170 and 8,860 noted beside several names. The compilation appears to document a regional roster or contributions, highlighting multiple Middles and N.C. locations in a dense ledger-like listing.
An 19th century advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness results from an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and promises a constitutional remedy. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine can cure many cases and offers $100 to any case not cured, with a Toledo, Ohio, seller endorsement.
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