New York Gets Costly Fountain
The Catskill aqueduct, a vast water system 120 miles from the Catskills to Manhattan, cost 140 million and eight years of labor. It will supply 5 billion gallons daily, with a public pageant in Central Park and an illumination program each night.
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Ty Associated Press
New York
Catskill Omains
Catskill Aqueduct
Hudson-Fulton
Ashoken Dam
Oter Supply
Ack
Charles Strauss
Board of Water Supply
Mayo
Central Park
Yue
Catskill
Manhattan Island
Rome
Miraculous Malaria Cure Claims Elixir Babek Endorsed
An advertisement touts Elixir Babek as a miraculous cure for malaria and related fevers. It cites a testimonial from J. F. Grerlet of Vienna praising its effectiveness, claims the Elixir stopped chills with three doses, and promotes availability from druggists at 50 cents or by mail order.
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J. F. Grerlet
Vieni
Crix
Dlixir Babek
Local Market Prices for Eggs Butter and More
Readable market list shows eggs and butter per pound or dozen, chicken prices, beef and pork cuts, Irish potatoes, cabbage, hides, wool, corn, onions, and other staples with per unit or per bag pricing. Several line items use nonstandard spellings and formatting but convey general wholesale price points.
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Jersey
N. C
Wilmington Naval Stores Price Report
Spirits 47 cents Rosin N D Tar 50 and 16 cents Crude 4.00 4.00 and 1.00 Market figures listed for naval stores goods in Wilmington trade notes.
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Wilmington Naval Stores
Rosin—N. D
Fragmentary Cotton Market Note
Incomplete OCR reads like a local cotton market blurb with scattered figures and names. The legible bits point to prices or quantities on a date near February 24 and mention MOSID or a broker name and a loosed shipment but many words are garbled.
Grain Market Slumps as Corn Declines on Weather Fears
Chicago grain and provisions dropped today with corn leading the decline as rain and warmth threaten curing and storage. December prices fell to around 1.13 5 8 to 1.14 and May near 1. 0. Oats held briefly before following the trend. Wholesale pork, lard and ribs saw weak demand with pork down about 2 a barrel.
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Chicago
Mercantile Prices and Rates from New York
Mercantile papers listed from 1 to 5 1 half, sterling 60 day bills at 4.71 1 2, commercial 60 day bills bank 4.71, commercial 60 day bills 79 7 8, demand 4.75 1 4, cables 4.75 7 16. Bar silver quoted at 86 2 4.
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New York
Mercantile
Banks
Liberty Loan urged as war effort demands support
Readers are urged to back the Liberty Loan drive as the nation previews wartime weather reports and calls for unity. The message stresses full subscription to finance the war and sustain milestones ahead.
Goldsboro to Host Next District Council Meeting
New Bern reports Goldsboro will host the next District Council of the Red Men for the Eastern District of North Carolina in April 1918, with a special interim meeting planned for Morehead City. The Norfolk Southern strike was averted, embargoes lifted, and Senator Simmons arrived for a possible war talks event at the Fairgrounds.
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New Bern
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Morehead City
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Senthers
F. M. Simmons
We Cuy
Congress
Senator Simmons
Fairgrounds
Moreheal City
South Carolina
Taylor B. Attmore
Pamlico County
Sun Rise And Sun Set At Fayetteville NC
Stage of water in the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville North Carolina measured 3.8 feet at 8 a m yesterday. The report notes 6 17 5 4 hours for sun rise and set while referencing a world war home front message about housewives aiding allies by preventing shortages.
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Cape Fear River
Fayetteville
N. C
Weither
Hsv
Plame
Ders
Flanders
University Set to Celebrate 123rd Birthday
Special to The Dispatch Chapel Hill October 1 described North Carolina University clubs studying counties. Judge Gilbert Stepherson will discuss County Officers and Court House Customs at the October 15 meeting. Governor Bickett to address campus and review new military companies with 500 students drilling daily. trenches to be dug and field maneuvers held.
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Dispatch
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Eha
University of North Carollina
North Carolina
Coun
United States
Gilbert Stepherson
Winston Salem
Thomas W. Bickett
Bickett
J. Stuart Allen
Band
Signal Corps
North Carolina tobacco sales set September record high
Special to The Dispatch Raleigh Oct 13. September tobacco sales shattered records with a grand total of 84 806 760 pounds across 45 markets. Farmers earned over 25 cents per pound on average in Eastern counties as Winston Salem and Piedmont markets led but Greenville Rocky Mount and Wilson also posted strong totals. Analysts estimate 25 million dollars flowed to farmers in September with near perfect harvest conditions aside from wilt in Granville.
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Raleigh
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Greenville
Rocky Mount
Wilson
Piedmont
Farmville
Granville
Individmonth
Ual
Ahoskie
Apex
Ayden
Burlington
Creedmoor
Carthage
Durham
Elkin
Fuquay Springs
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Henderson
Kinston
Lamberton
LaGrange
Leaksville
Louisburg
Madison
Mebane
Mt. Airy
New Bern
Oxford
Pine Tops
Reidsville
Robertsonville
Richlands Roxboro
Stoneville
Smithfield
Spring Hope
Snow Hill
Vanceboro
Washington
Wilson Wendell
Warsaw
Williamston
Wallace
Warrenton
Youngsville
Zebulon
Catarrhal Deafness Claimed Curable by Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and that local applications cannot cure it. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is promoted as acting on mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for any case not cured, circulating from F J Chenney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Te. F. J. Chenney & CO
Toledo
Stock and Cotton Exchanges Closed in New York
New York on October 15 sees both the stock and cotton exchanges closed for the day. Market activity paused across major financial hubs.
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New York
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Sets Birthday Milestone
Sunday birthday noted for Mrs. Woodrow Wilson born October 14 1872 in Wytheville Virginia. No White House observance planned beyond an informal dinner with two families. A recent shopping trip hints at a possible addition to her jewel collection. The First Lady is described as a democratic figure in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Virginia Mountain
Wytheville
White House
Capital trader and well known city driver
A prominent businesswoman is often seen strolling the capital streets. She drives her own electric runabout and is familiar to many tradespeople of Washington. She shops cafes and is regarded as a capable businesswoman by locals.
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Washi
Starving Baby Dies in France Amid Policy Debate
A famine relief controversy in France culminates in the death of a starving infant. The incident underscores mounting calls for policy change and humanitarian aid amid mounting public pressure.
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France
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Lity Livery Co
Mercantile Paper
Liberty Loan
Atlanta
Charleston
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Galveston
Clear
Jacksonville
N. Orleans
N. York
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Wilmington
Goungil
Red
Wayne Capital
Wales
Cic
Boa N.C
N. A. Colbreth
Murchison Building
Liberty Bond
Chichester
Amondea
Pruggists
Park
Washington D.C
Capitol
Union Station
W. T. Knight
REX
Bien Jolie
Benjamin & Johnes
Warren Street
Newark
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