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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
4
This ad urges men to choose training to raise earnings, contrasting trained and untrained workers. It promotes the International Correspondence Schools as a path to qualified positions, claiming many have advanced through their programs and inviting readers to enroll now.
Advertising notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions including yearly and half year options. It notes cash in advance requirement and carrier delivery within the city. Also lists office entry and foreign advertising representation details in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The edition centers on war coverage and political chatter with Wilson Day observed today and a larger Wilson Day planned for November 7 1916. Rumors of a Wayne county lynching are denied by law officers and rumor founders must prove their claim. Preparations for the Wilmington Corn Show the week of November 6 accelerate as a substantial booster event for the region.
Secretary Baker and Republican Chairman Cox spar over Mexico policy. The piece argues that wealthy American interests favor intervention to shield property acquired from Mexicans, likening them to buccaneers who risk lives for gold while leaders stay distant.
Doings for democracy heat up in Wilmington New Hanover and Charlotte with a large rally on November 6. Prominent speakers will cover live political topics in a five minute limit to ensure variety and audience enjoyment.
Thousands gathered in Chadbourn for a rally day and county fair praising Columbus education. Over fifteen hundred school children marched in a parade as speeches on education stressed progress and community growth. Agricultural and industrial exhibits showcased local enterprise and civic ambition.
The article argues West and Middle West women favor President Wilson for home safety and family protection. It cites Wilson’s support for woman suffrage, contrasts Hughes, and notes Henry Ford’s wage parity for women after a chat with Wilson. It frames women voters as essential for Wilson’s renomination.
A group backing Charles E Hughes accuses Woodrow Wilson critics of distrust toward country people. The piece argues Republicans misjudge the toilers, mocking urban bias and noting figures like Hughes Lodge Smoot Penrose Barnes Mann. It warns voters to respond on November 7.
One hundred years ago today 1816 Mary F Thomas a pioneer woman physician and leader in progressives was born in Montgomery county Maryland. She died in Richmond Indiana on August 19 1888.
The New York Sun cites James Wilson of Iowa saying the eight hour law hurts farmers who grow and sell food. The piece argues farmers faced high costs from monopolies and that Woodrow Wilson protected farmer markets during 1916, creating Rural Credits and markets bureaus to curb extortion. It recalls farmer protests to Republican indifference and signals a November 7 vote.
Notable birthdays include Sir Moses Ezekiel born Richmond Virginia 72 years ago Joseph W Folk born Brownsville Tennessee 47 years ago Richmond Folson Cleveland son of Grover Cleveland born Princeton New Jersey 19 years ago Joseph W Pifer born Staunton Virginia 66 years ago John Mason veteran actor born Orange New Jersey 59 years ago John J Lavan shortstop for St Louis American League born Grand Rapids Michigan 26 years ago.
Year ago today reports recall King George being thrown from a horse during a troop review in France. French gains near Arras noted as Italian forces mount a strong Isonzo attack. A Belgian woman and three men were sentenced by German authorities at Liege as spies.
The State Board of Health through its Bureau of Tuberculosis at Sanatorium North Carolina has established a public health nursing service led by Miss S H Cabaniss R N of Virginia as state director with headquarters at Sanatorium She brings extensive city and rural nursing experience and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company funds half her salary and travel costs The nurse will perform duties beyond those of the former visiting nurse and recently returned from a tour covering Fayetteville Lamberton Wilmington New Bern Kinston Goldsboro and Raleigh
The notice urges attendance at Wilson Day events at the Court House with Democratic doctrine to be presented. It notes the national observance to spur interest and a larger victory, urging people to become aroused and support the Democratic party for self protection.
A Durham man who found a dead mouse in a beverage bottle now faces serious trouble. With North Carolina described as arid, he sees few other ways to obtain bottled goods except returning to the same risky source and avoiding similar purchases in the future.
Tickets to New Bern via Atlantic Coast Line for the Easter Carolina Fair are on sale November 7 8 9 and 10 with return by midnight November 11 1916. Special trains run November 8 9 10 from Wilmington and Jacksonville to New Bern. returns to Wilmington by about 8 15 PM. Stage of water at Fayetteville NC reported 2.6 feet at 8 am yesterday.
Old John Street Methodist Church in New York plans a week of services to mark 150 years since its 1766 founding by Philip Embury. The event features bishops and notable preachers from Canada, New York, and the United States, with relics of early American Methodism on display.
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