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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
6
The article quotes verses about a mysterious “something in the block” delaying a train and reflecting on life and fate. It notes events like SHANAHAN-PRICE wedding details and a flood of local society items, including church services and social notices.
Wilmington Shoe Co advertises new shipment of tan walking shoes for women highlighting comfort and style.
Willim MacRaf Smith died in New York City on October 11, 1917 at age 45. Funeral services will be at the family residence 616 Dock Street Sunday at 2:20 PM. He was the son of Thomas Jefferson and Ada Costen Smith.
William McR Smith secretary of the F S Royster Guano Company of Norfolk died in New York yesterday after ill health and a recent operation. The body will be brought to Wilmington tomorrow for funeral services at his parents' residence. He was son of Captain and Mrs Jefferson Smith and had not lived here for years.
The Farris Bakery operated by Mr. W. T. Farris has installed a full new bakery outfit with an automatic sifting machine powered by electricity. The upgrade improves capacity and quality to serve the public with bread and cake supply.
Sheriff J. E. Robinson of Brunswick county visits the city today on official business. Winnabow resident Jackson Johnson also arrives for meetings. Representative L. Cleyton Grant will travel to Topsail tomorrow to represent a client in a magistrate court appearance.
Mrs M E Rail of Mt Pleasant Tenn credits Cardui with lifting years of fainting spells dizziness and bed rest. She began using it around age 45 and over two to three years took 8 to 10 bottles. Now 62 and healthy she urges other women to try Cardui advertising.
Eugene S. Martin resigns as chairman of the Bar Association of New Hanover County at a courthouse meeting. A committee of A. G. Ricaud Gee Rountree and Robert Ruagk was named to report on October 23. The bar set the term of court to begin Monday, October 22, and adjourned the meeting.
News of the death of Eva Huggins wife of I F Huggins occurred this morning at 7 10 at her home No 1195 North Third street after a long illness She was in her fortieth year a longtime member of Bladen Street Methodist church Survived by husband and two daughters Annie and Lucile Funeral from the late home tomorrow at 3 o clock with Rev B C Sell Interment in Oakdale Cemetery
A trolley car and a Clark Lynch Lumber wagon collided at Twentyeth and Woollcott about 1 AM causing major damage and no injuries. Later an automobile driven by Sheriff George C. Jackson struck a streetcar near Fourth and Castle Streets around 1 PM with only slight damage and no injuries.
Attendees from this city join the two day session at Clarkton Presbyterian church starting 8 o clock tomorrow. The program features registrations, sessions, devotional times, music, and officer elections with noted speakers from Wilmington Wallace and Kinston among others.
An advertisement promises quick relief for stomach upset and poor appetite with a sixty cent remedy sold by R. R. Bellamy Alongside local event notes listing Tiime Minute Talks and a series of evening meetings with speakers Bert G. Jones W H Goodman Wyatt A Taylor and others scheduled through 8:45 PM
County Commissioners place a 25 horsepower engine at Gregerson Quarry to power the rock crusher and lime grinding machinery. The relayed outfit, costing about $2000, will provide an ample supply of road building material for county use and farmer access.
An advertisement claims Rheumatism germs reside in blood and S. S. S. will purify blood and rout disease germs. It touts fifty years of use, promises to build strength and relieve pain, and invites readers to write to Swift Specific Co in Atlanta, Georgia for medical guidance.
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