Daily and Sunday Newspaper Pricing and Notices
The page lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions including weekly and advance payment options, with carrier delivery and post office circulation details. It includes a published date October 16, 1917 and references foreign representatives, audit bureau membership, and newspaper packaging. It also contains a wartime editorial urging duty to country and support for aggressive action, referencing Hearst and Bolo Pasha and a call to support Uncle Sam.
How much could Red Cross ambulances be bought
A reader asks to estimate how many ambulances the Red Cross could purchase with the funds spent on six baseball games, implying a comparison between charitable giving and sports entertainment costs.
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Red Cross
Christmas Pack Delivery Deadline for Front-Line Boys
The note reminds that Christmas packages for the troops must reach the post office by the fifteenth of next month to ensure delivery by Christmas Day. It emphasizes timely mailing for all front-line servicemen.
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Coast Line Hotel
North Front Street
Vital Call to Action on Bond Buying and Neighborhood Talk
The message urges reader participation in finance by subscribing to bonds if able, or discussing bond buying with a neighbor if funds are tight. It promotes taking some concrete action rather than inaction.
Mutiny Blame Ring Traced to Russsian Revolution
Ex Marine Minister Von Capelle blames the recent mutiny in the German navy on the Russian revolution. He mocks calls to look elsewhere and says the cause lies near at hand. The piece ties Berlin reports of Hindenburg line resilience to conspiracy among LaFollette and Watson supporters in the United States. It also advises Liberty bond coupon collection through banks or postmasters.
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von Capelle
Russia
Easling
Berlin
Hindenburg
Haig
LaFollette
Tom Watson
Sheep on White House lawn as morale mirror plan
The National Sheep and Wool bureau proposes placing sheep on the White House lawn to illustrate orderly conduct versus picketers. The notion, described with humor, suggests sheep could outpace protests in decorum and behavior.
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Greensboro News
National Sheep and Wool Bureau
White House
Ladies of Wilmington Aid Society Appeal
The National Aid Society women in Wilmington urge weekly penny contributions to support the boys at the front. They warn that a shortfall this week would disappoint their efforts and ask several hundred residents to save and give a few pennies each week to sustain their charitable rod work.
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Wilmington
National Aid Society
Firearms Rush Amid Crime Fears In Raleigh
The State Journal notes a surge in gun sales with at least five hundred pistols sold in Raleigh as robberies and break-ins increase. Repair shops handle old firearms, and editors urge households to consider self defense while discouraging gun carrying.
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The
State Journal
Raleigh
Fishery policy clash over suspension of fishing laws
A regional debate questions the State Fish Commission move to suspend fishing laws in the sounds and navigable rivers. Proponents urge conservation to secure future food supply while critics warn of possible industry ruin and misjudged action under Hoover guidance.
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State Fish Commission
Lago
Hoover
Fish Commission
Why are we in the war and what it aims to stop
The article argues the war is needed to prevent Germany from dominating the U S on home soil. It cites the Kaiser's warning to Ambassador Gerard that America should beware after the war and claims his belief in total conquest of Britain and France failed due to U S entry. It portrays these statements as grave miscalculations by the Kaiser and his advisors.
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Germany
Gerard
America
Great Britain
France
United States
Winston. Sentinel
Jahve
Odin
Neitzsch
Europe
Disforth
Sir Gilbert Parker
Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg
Scherwin
Negroes Buy Bonds In North Carolina
Durham NC October 16 The North Carolina Mutual and Providence Association a negro industrial organization announced the purchase of 20000 dollars in Liberty bonds as an investment and show of faith in the government The association subscribed 5000 dollars to the first Liberty loan
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Associated Press
Durham
N. C
North Carolina Mutual and Providence Association
Senators Named in 1918 Loyalist Pressure Aim
A reform society urges expulsion of several U S Senators for disloyal utterances during wartime. The sample resolution targets LaFollette Reed Stone Grenna Gore Hardwick and Vardaman and calls widespread petitions to pressure the Senate before December and upcoming elections.
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Fede
Senate
LaFollette
Reed
Stone
Grenna
Gore
Hardwick
Vardamann
Senate of the United States
Messrs. Hardwick
Georgia
Vardaman
Mississippi
Granta
Gare Apes
Messrs
LaFollette and
Rise of Pan American Unity Amid War Era
The passage predicts stronger pan Americanism as Western Hemisphere republics unite for mutual protection and shared interests. It foresees Europe fearing aggression in Central and South America fading, reduced jealousy toward the United States, and a view of the Americas as a true community of states.
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Western Hemisphere
United States
Americas
Montgomery bride weds Chapel Hill professor at home
Miss Nell Battle daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Battle of Montgomery Alabama former North Carolinians married Tuesday of last week to Dr John Manning Broker professor of English at the University and former Baltimorian. The ceremony was held at the bride's parents home with only Miss Julia Andrews Marks attending.
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Nell Battle
Herbert Battle
Monttgomery
Ala
John Manning Broker
Chapel Hill
N. C. Br
Broker
Julia Andrews Marks
The
State Journal
Red Cross Fund Gains From Local Tobacco Sale
Yesterday the Red Cross Society in New Bern raised fifty dollars and ninety three cents from tobacco donated by patriotic farmers of the area at the tobacco warehouses.
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Red Cross Society
New Bernian
Rice Grower’s Prize Sample From Hoke County
The Red Springs Citizen praises Mr. W. A. Brown of Hoke county for exceptionally fine home-grown rice. They note his skill with farming, cotton as a surplus crop, and ample family provisions, calling his sample a potential blue ribbon winner at any fair.
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W. A. Brown
Hoke County
Brown
Red Springs
Rankin Lecture Seats Sell Fast at Memorial Hall
Tickets for Miss Jeanette Rankin’s lecture at Memorial Hall opened this morning at O Hardsens and Welfare drug stores. Scores sold in minutes with steady sales all day. All seats likely sold before Tuesday night’s event. Many orders came from out of town.
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Memorial Hall
Jeanette Rankin
Congress
Montana
O’harden
War skeptics and law on strikes draw editorials from Greenville and Hickory papers
The Greenville Reflector condemns strike action during wartime as treasonous when law allows penalties. The Hickory Record recalls William Bayard Hale, once a Hearst correspondent, now backing Morris Hillquit the Socialist for New York mayor to push for peace with Germany.
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Hickory
William Bayard Hale
von Bernstorff Hope
Willie Hearst
Gany
Morris Hilquit
New York
Irish German figure chafes at German press portrayal
Jeremiah O'Leary nicknamed the Irish German learns German masters view him as indiscreet. The article notes Bernstorff finds him reliable yet lacking discretion and warns he cannot keep secrets.
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Hickory Record
Jeremiah O'Leary
Jerry
Bernstorff
Suffragist Picketing White House and War Commentary
Readers note suffragists picketing the White House in Washington and Ambassadors commentary on war origins. The Salisbury papers discuss the Liberty loan bond slow uptake and urge broad public participation to support the war effort.
Taking Two Chances in War Bond Call
A Salisbury Post editorial urges Americans to stay committed to World War efforts. It warns against complacent talk of a quick end, stresses long, serious participation, and advocates purchasing Liberty Loan bonds as a first act to fuel victory. It cautions against German propaganda and calls for continued readiness for years of conflict.
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Salisbury
Pos
Europe
Salisbur Post
Washington
United States
Paris
Friends of Germany
Germany
Wives Meet While Husbands Work at Dayton Convention
Dayton October 16 A unique convention gathers more than 500 wives of National Cash Register Company agents and salesmen. They attend in Dayton to learn about the business their husbands earn from daily income. John H Patterson predicts boosted sales force efficiency and broader employer employee relations if successful. Sessions fill the company school house with talks and visual lectures on manufacturing and selling.
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Dayton
National Cash Register Company
United States
Canada
John H. Patterson
National Liberty Loan Day Allegory and German War Quotes
A collection of wartime excerpts presents views attributed to German leaders and thinkers. Quotes praise conquest and war, condemn treaties, and warn of German aims as maritime and imperial power grows. The items reflect pro and anti Kaiser arguments during the Boxer era and World War I era sentiment.
Play Shows Women Tackling Salesmanship Roles
To acquaint women with sales problems a play will be staged tomorrow. Women will portray storekeepers clerks and cash register salesmen in a light weight local production.
Sleeping Car Line Renamed on Southern Route
Southern Railway announces the Winston Salem Goldsboro sleeping car line replacing the Beaufort route effective with the last cars into and out of Beaufort Sunday August 12. The car will be handled on trains 232 112 and 111 237. For details contact Southern Railway agents or traveling passenger agent J O Jones Raleigh NC.
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Winston-Salem-Morehead City-Beaufort
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Uncle Sam
Ness
State News
Greenville Reflector
Theite Ps
High Point Enterprise
Tsoreeaersat
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U.S
the Reily~Taylor Company
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Chelsea
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Jersey Central
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Prop
J.B. McCabe & CO
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