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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1916

Page

6

Local residents and travelers move through city

Miss Dollie Mills journeys to Parkersburg to visit her sister Mrs. R H Mills. Edna Johnson heads to Raleigh for the State Fair. Mrs. Townsend of Wilson returns home after city visits. Numerous friends and relatives accompany and visit as others depart for Raleigh and Washington. A wedding in Savannah binds Fred E Hashagen Jr to Susan Ella Urquhart. families accompany him. Several women sail to Raleigh for the State Fair and to visit kin.

R. E. Townsend Wilson Leah Weeks Annie E. St. George Blanche Newton Southport City Raleigh Washington Fred E. Hashagen, Jr Savannah Susan Ella Urquhart Hashagen F. E. Hashagen, Sr Ida Friend Peterburg Henry White Robert H. Northrop Sue Northrop Charlotte J. W. Thompson Miss Thompson Orton Hotel

Pockets Picked On Rowan Street Train Theft Report

Private J. F. Smith of Company A Engineering Troops arrived from Boston and told Lieut. Edward H. Holmes that his pocketbook with money was stolen from his pocket on the train.

J. F. Smith Company A Boston Edward H. Holmes

Local Officials and Residents Depart on Trips and Moves

Mayor A. E. Waldron travels to Fort Caswell on an inspection trip. Mrs. W. O. Page of Aubudon and her sister Mrs. H. H. Jarman of Jacksonville NC plan an extended tour to Asheboro Moultrie Tifton Ga then Brewton Ala with a family reunion in Brewton. W W Whaley joins G W Huggins jewelry firm in Lumberton. M S Harrell of Point Caswell visits the city. Notables from Currie attend the Wild West Show including several Bell and Nunalee family members. M T Y MacManus leaves for Hamlet to join Rev O W MacManus and Clyde Jordan for a Bear Creek visit by auto.

A. E. Waldron Fort Caswell W. O. Page Aubudon H. H. Jarman Jacksonville N. C Asheboro Moultrie Tifton Brewton Ala Florida C. M. Palmore W. W. Whaley Lumberton G. W. Huggins M. S. Harrell Point Caswell Currie Messrs Harry Nunalee Mack Nunalee L. M. Jackson F. B. Orr C. L. Willis H. C. Bell C. H. Bell C. S. Bell L. M. Bell D. J. Johnson Hugh Walker Archie Walker Daniel Lockey M. T. Y. MacManus Hamlet Rev O. W. MacManus Clyde Jordan Bear Creek

Rifle Events Dominate National Shoot in Jacksonville

The National Rifle shoot at Florida range in Jacksonville features the presidential match for the individual military championship of the United States as today’s main event, with the Wimbleton cup match also scheduled to be shot.

Jacksonville Fla United States Florida Range

The Bravest of the Brave Wear Straw Hats

A brief Hartford Post item notes the bravest fashion is straw hats de cree of fashion. The remark highlights a humorous stylistic stance without further details.

Hartford (Conn

Democrats Predict Large North Carolina Win in 1914 Style

Raleigh reports Democratic leaders claim at least ten congressmen and a 45 000 vote statewide majority with strong showings in both houses. They cite gains from surveys across the state and point to Bett's defeat as proof of Wilson era traction while criticizing Republican calls of fraud and a tax backlash amid ongoing debates and re assessments.

Raleigh General Assembly Harrnett County Craig Tom Settle Britt Wilson Claude Kitchin Zeb Weaver Gudger-Reynolds Overman Weaver Doughton-Williams Godwin-McCaskill New York State Board of Elections Linney

Cardui credited with cure after long illness in Sheffield

Mrs J T Stonecipher recalls severe health decline over ten years with walking difficulty and pain. Doctors proposed surgery and medicines offered no relief. After taking Cardui, she improved dramatically and remained well, urging others to try Cardui for similar relief.

Sheffield Ala J. T. Stonecipher Cardus

History of Advertising From Ancient Egypt to Modern Magazines

The piece traces advertising origins from an Egyptian script seeking a runaway slave to Greek and Roman signs, town criers, and inn insignia. It notes printing’s rise with Caxton and the first newspapers, pills and books ads, and the 1864 rise of J. Walter Thompson heralding magazine advertising.

British Museum Philadelphia Herbert W. Hess Crior France England Dr. Hess William Caxton Westminster Abbey Germany Hungary Bohemia Nathaniel Butler Godey Peterson’s J. Walter Thompson

Waterway project progress at Brown's Landing noted

Cap Matthewson and Major Waldron discuss completing stone rip-raps at the Brown's Landing lock near Fayetteville. Canalization will yield eight feet of year round water to Fayetteville. project expected to finish by January 1, 1917. Also a public notice of sale for partition of land in New Hanover County with October 23 1916 court date.

A. E. Waldron J. R. D. Matthewson Cape Fear River Brown's Landing Fayetteville South Carolina New Hanover County Mary Onlson David Livingstone Montgomery J Livingstone Harry Livingstone Virginia Moore Fred Moore Armand Moore Charles Moore Harriet Moore Rosanna Murott Wilmington North Carolina W. N. Harriss Superior Court

Cottage Salvation Army Prayer Meeting Tonight

The local Salvation Army corps hosts a cottage prayer meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at 417 Wright Street. Mrs. Djutaht Yates and Lieut. B. Horne lead. the public is invited and welcome.

Corps of the Salvation Army

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Dollie Mills Parkersburg R. H. Mills Edna Johnson T. G. Vickers C. T. Lumsden J. H. Newkirk Watha William Sheehan M. J. Register Isabel Doby R. J. Williams Rocky Point Cecil Myers and Brother Burgaw J. EB. Sliva Co. D. Upchurch J. W. Mallard Rose Hill Shallotte Mabel Cannon Town Creek Annie Bell Branch J. M. Branch Edward Parker Buck Del A. J. Brinkley the Sorosis Fayetteville, N. C Charlie Taylor Alton Moffitt Janie Strange Rowan Street A. D. Brown Poer Demoghats Democratic History OF Advertising Pompseii Herculaneum Capt. Matthewson Waldron Meehan la Grécour Belk-Williams Company J. W. H .Fitch’s Department Store the Store of Service
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