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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
4
The piece surveys campaign chatter around Theodore Roosevelt and the 1976 race. It rails at Roosevelt, Hughes, and Wilson while mocking political tactics and predicting November outcomes. The tone blends editorial musings with sharp dismissals of opposing viewpoints.
Report says Villa occupies part of William Randolph Hearst’s mining property. Hearst, a noted patriot, is expected to urge stronger American intervention to defend the nation’s honor and protect its people’s lives.
A critical address attacks Republican insistence on hard times and 1907 as a disaster year. It contrasts wartime and postwar prosperity, citing cotton prices, mills, shipbuilding, railroads, and wage gains, arguing that true prosperity stems from war and trade, not doleful framing. It notes Hughes praise and Wall Street skepticism, labeling opposition as weak and misleading.
The writer questions whether Hughes can be understood by the Wilson administration or the public. They claim Hughes speaks in opaque, puzzle-like terms and may be pandering to special interests. The piece suggests the electorate and administration share a lack of clear understanding of Hughes and his aims.
The genial foreman admitted yesterday he slipped Mrs Somebody's advice into the editorial without credit. He apologized saying the scorched spot removal recipe fit the "hot stuff" section.
The piece argues for Woodrow Wilson across labor and business groups and cites a $10,000 donation from R. J. Reynolds of Winston-Salem to Wilson's campaign. It contrasts spontaneous Chicago reception for Wilson with planned Hughes events, claiming broad, fair support and strong leadership in Congress and the Federal Reserve Act.
In New Bern the public playground project draws interest as a worthy cause, with time effort and money urged to support a facility seen as essential to building strong character and communal happiness.
Mrs. H L Barnhill, wife of a Wilmington Fire Department member, credits Tanlac with improved appetite strength and sleep. She says kidneys improved and nerves steadied after two bottles, amid prior kidney trouble and debility. Tanlac sold in Wilmington at Bellamy Drug Store and at several listed hometown outlets.
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