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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1917

Page

6

Black Draught praised for liver stomach relief by local farmer

Ridgeway Virginia resident T A Walker recounts long battle with liver and stomach trouble. After failed remedies he used Thedford's Black Draught and improved, gaining appetite and vigor. He now keeps it on hand and endorses it as best liver and stomach medicine. Also a separate incident reports G W Brinson losing control of a motorcycle on Front Street and narrowly escaping serious injury amid shattered plate glass.

Ridgecway T. A. ‘Walker Thedford Tomer G. W. Brinson Bet Ueunting Front Street G. W.brinson Mr. Brinson Mr. Brimson Wrightsboro School Ant Courty Home K. J. McKinney Mt. Vernon

Y W C A Directors Meet at 40330 Baler

The regular monthly meeting of the Y W C A curtains board of directors will be held tomorrow morning at 40330 Baler. Full attendance is urged.

Local Social and Civic Notes From Raleigh and Nearby

Mrs W T Farris travels to Raleigh for the State fair. Daisy Crowly returns from Black Mountain. YWCA board holds its monthly meeting at 10 30 this morning. Miss Gladys Miller heads to Sanford for a period with PerAeyCR. Miss Willis Thomas returns to Raleigh after visiting friends. Mildred Fool of Norlina visits here before Burgaw trip. Mrs W J Maynard of Atkinson passes through en route home from Whiteville. Mae McInnis returns after weeks in Savannah and Georgia. Alberta Dudley and sister Mrs Weathersbee visit relatives in Winston Salem. Cape Fear Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy will meet tomorrow at 4 at the Armory. Mrs J F Baggett of Atkinson is seriously ill at James Walker Memorial. Lucy M Cobb in city for Corn Show executive meeting. Mrs Eliza Penny and Lydia Penny return from Hampton Va. Friends of Mrs C W Beery note her improved condition. Hallowe en party at Wrightsboro school has been postponed to Monday to avoid Governor Bickett address at the Academy of Music.

Daisy Crowly Black Mountain Gladys Miller Sanford Peraeycr Willis Thomas Raleigh Mildred Fool Norlina Burgaw W. J. Maynard Atkinson City Whiteville Cape Fear Daughters of the Confederacy W. L. 1. Armory J. F. Baggett James Walker Memorial Hospital Baggett Lucy M. Cobb Duplin County Hallowe'en Wrightsboro School House Wrightsboro National Special Aid Unit Bickett Academy of Music

Governor Bickett to Speak at Academy of Music Event

Arrangements are set for Governor Thomas W. Bickett to address a patriotic program at the Academy of Music Friday at 8 30 p m. He will be hosted by Dr. James Sprunt with an onstage gathering of city officials, civic groups, Red Cross, Council of Defense and many others. Special music and decorative planning accompany the event, with schoolchildren and boy scouts as potential participants.

Thomas W. Bickett Academy of Music James Sprunt State Council of Defense Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club Red Cross National Special Aid Society Council of Defense Soldiers’ Business Aid ‘Committee Sorosis Woman'’S Section Liberty Loan Clearing House, Bar Association Selective Draft Board Henry C. McQuen E. H. Mtinson W. Pervogt

Will Meet Tomorrow Executive Committee of Food Authority

Chairman McCormick calls 11 o clock meeting of New Hanover County Food Administration executive committee at the Chamber of Commerce. Attending are Annie Pretlow Herring Catlett Stover Bellamy Cooner Willard Hewlett and other county officials for urgent matters.

McCormick New Hanover County Food Administration Chamber of Commerce J. G. McCormick Food Administration Annie P. Pretlow J. P. Herring Washington Catlett Women’s Council of Defeuse Marsden Bellamy E. Cooner American National Bank Addison Hewlett Willard The Caroling Insurance Company

Beloved Woman Ruth Woodcock Dies After Long Illness

Mrs Ruth Celestal Woodcock of Seagate dies at James Walker Memorial Hospital at 7 am after a long decline. A Baptist church member she would have turned 75 October 18, 1842 birth in Pender County. Survived by three children, two sons P C Woodcock in Savannah and W P Woodcock of this city, daughter Mrs Frank Sanland of Seagate, two stepsons Mrs Woodcock and Mrs Lewis of Atkinson. Funeral from Calvary Baptist Church tomorrow at 3 pm with Rev J A Sullivan officiating.

Woodcock Ruth Celestal Woodcock Seagate James Walker Memorial Hospital Calvary Baptist

First Train Crosses Quebec Bridge on Opening Day

The first train crossed the recently completed Quebec bridge today. The inaugural run carried guests of the builders as it traversed the structure, marking a historic milestone in the project’s completion.

Quebec Communte Quebec

Masonic Lecturer to Visit City for 10 Days

J W Rowell assistant grand lecturer of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons arrives today for a 10 day stay at the Masonic Temple to instruct Blue lodge members. Remains of Jim Big Chinaman to be sent to New York this evening. relatives expected to accompany the body from Yopp's undertaking.

J. W. Rowell North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons Masonic Temple Jim Big New York Yopp

Local Anglers Report Fine Fishing at Carolina and Nearby Beaches

Local anglers report splendid sport at Carolina Wilmington and Kure Beach during the last several days. Upward of 154 pounds of large fish were caught yesterday weighing from one to sixty pounds each, and many drums were landed.

Carolina Wilmington Kure

Second Training Class Meeting for City Teachers

The second meeting of the training class for all Sunday school teachers in the city will be held tomorrow night at St James Parish House. Attendance is urged. the session will last one hour.

St. James

In France Lieutenant Curtis Arrives Safely

Lieutenant Ernest J. Curtis has arrived safely in France according to Mr and Mrs Jackson Johnson of Winnabow grandparents of the officer He is a son of Reverend W Curtis of Macon Ga He trained at Fort McPherson and was ordered to Hoboken whence he embarked for France

France Ernest J. Curtis Jackson Johnson Winnabow

Newman cafe still sells cigarettes at old prices

The Newman cafe continues to retail cigarettes of all brands at the same prices as before. Mr. Newman says he never intended any profit, offering the cigarettes for accommodation and sees no reason to raise prices. He confirms he will keep selling at the old prices.

Newman Cafe Newman

Schedule changes in Wilmington train times announced

A notice at 12 01 am Sunday October 21 states trains No 55 to Florence will depart Wilmington 3 30 pm instead of 3 45 pm and No 54 from Florence and the west and south will arrive Wilmington 1 00 pm instead of 12 56 noon.

Wilmington Florence

Slacker Suspect Ties to Ahoskie Prisoner and Draft Checks

Sheriff Jackson returns from Raleigh after attending a Liberty Loan briefing with Governor Bickett and 94 sheriffs. He plans a countywide bond sales canvass to urge farmers to buy bonds, while authorities in Ahoskie seek to verify a suspected slack­er prisoner tied to a warrant. Also report notes a foul odor near Grace Street blamed on fish scrap shipments between river factories and a fertilizer plant.

Ahoskie Jackson George C. Jackson Raleighs Bickett

Eight Counties Represented at Chamber Meeting on Corn Show

Executive committee members from eight of ten counties attended yesterday's session at the Chamber of Commerce in Wilmington. Chairman Joseph W. Little announced prize funds would aid farm and home programs and schools where agents are absent.

Cchamber of Commerce Joseph W. Little W. R. Tingle Columbus County S. G. Wooten Bladen W. B. Pace Brunswick Lucy Cobb H. M. Wooten Duplin J. H. Ama

Senator Labollette Faces Serious Inquiry

The Observer-Even notes Senator Labollette now treats the investigation as serious, with his forthcoming explanation expected to be more than perfunctory. The tone suggests heightened attention to the inquiry's implications for the senator.

Charlotte Labollette

Local Veterans Convention Update With Names Mentioned

Major General Jas Meyth returns to Raleigh after visiting Mississippi. Rioters over the convention in Connect rie veterans today. Divisional officers will be elected or business transacted during the gathering.

Rey T. G. Glaaney Berg Panic Mississippi Jas. J. Meyth Raleigh Connect Rie Eitry Adier

Relieve Rheumatism With Prheuma Dose Daily

Advert says a daily Prheuma dose can dissolve uric acid and relieve rheumatism. Claims swift, certain relief and dramatic joint improvement. Cites Judge John Barhorst of Ft Lommie, Ohio as endorsement. available from R. R. Bellemy or any druggist.

R. R. Bellemy John Barhorst Ft. Lommie Ohio Leusy

Thedford's Black-Draught: A Popular Liver Remedy

An old advertisement extols Thedford's Black-Draught as a natural, vegetable liver and bowel aid. It claims to purify the system, avoid calomel risks, and treat indigestion biliousness and headaches, with testimonial praise from Mt. Vernon Kentucky resident K J McKinney.

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Tek Atlanta H. E. Harman W. T. Farris Miss Mae McInnis Savannah Georgia Alberta Dudley Mrs. Weathersbee Winston- Salem C. W. Beery Naoto A.D. Brown Epathy Nea Mit Alweiy Apel Hell Stylepmus Belk-Williams CO New Hanover Pretlow Agricultural Department J. H. LeGwin Poultry Washington Catlitt Louis T. Moore Industrial and Manufacturing Division Darcel Post the Evans Chemical CO Cincinnati G.A
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