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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1916
Page
3
A prowling cougar on the Pacific Highway near Jackson Prairie, 11 miles southeast of Chehalis, was shot dead by George Blattner from his porch. The seven-foot-three-inch female cougar appeared hungry and ventured into open country, prompting the fatal strike.
Water level report notes Cape Fear river at Javetteville North Carolina stood at 4.5 feet at 8 a m yesterday with a mention of sunrise and sunset times for Thursday. The OCR fragment provides limited coherent details beyond the water height and time.
Albany reports eight hundred attendees in the New York Educational Building to witness Thomas A. Edison being conferred a Doctor of Laws by University of the State of New York president Dr. John H. Finley. Edison accepted the honor via telephone from his Orange, New Jersey laboratory, the first time such a degree was conferred remotely.
New York reports continued buying in the cotton market as the census data ending October 18 shows smaller gains than expected. March hits 20 01 on the call while the general list opens firm with 17 to 23 point advances and active months fall after the opening.
New York report lists Vanderbilt with 208 points, Syracuse 190, Dartmouth and Pennsylvania State 174 each. Dartmouth halfback Gerrish tops individuals with nine touchdowns and sixteen goals totaling 70 points as the season reaches its midpoint.
In New York on October 25 cotton futures climbed above 20 cents with the May option up 20 points to 20.01, the highest level reached since the Civil War.
In Walnut district west of Pomona, rancher W. O. McClintock reports his walnut trees yielded a crop valued at $6000 after recent storms. He states heavy rains and wind left the ground beneath the trees thick with nuts and the weighed crop reflects current market prices.
Stop catarrh and open nostrils with Ely's Cream Balm. The ad claims instant relief from head colds and stuffed noses by applying a small amount into the nostrils, soothing inflamed mucous membranes and clearing breathing. It emphasizes fragrance and antiseptic action.
Mary Onlson sues David Livingstone Montgomery Livingstone Harry Livingstone Virginia Moore Fred Moore Armand Moore Charles Moore Harriet Moore and Rosanna Moore in New Hanover County Superior Court to sell land for partition. Defendants must appear at the November 26 1916 term in Wilmington NC to answer or demur. This 17 October 1916. W N Harriss Clerk.
Two University of California co-eds confined to a peanut diet for three months under Prof M E Jaffa to test peanuts as a concentrated food report strong health, though one student vows she will never eat another peanut. Daily cost 15 cents, weekly 1 50, monthly 4 20, a campus record for frugality. Our Daily Birthday Party lists notable births including Frank M Byrne John N Willys Thomas Garland Ira C Copley Joe Wood Leslie Nunamaker Oscar Dugey.
A Los Angeles dispatch notes Belovier Castle, the Duke of Rutland's great mansion, burned with its priceless art collection. Other dated items include historical world events, a Stanford student plans to run a utility company, a cartoon exchange joke, and a Vatican size description.
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