Concord and Wilmington Echo War Era Wit and Climate Talk
The piece notes Concord NC returning to attention with remarks on wartime leadership and a Kaiser approval quip. It reflects on Goats milk conservation, tin can surplus, and a Smokeless Day idea. Camp Wadsworth hosts NYC soldiers voting from SC, plus an orphan appeal by NC Orphans Association. It ends praising lower Cape Fear climate.
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Charlotte Observer
North Carolina
Wilmington
Cape Fear
Food circular warns wheat feeding to hogs endangers allies
The State food administrator issues a circular stressing that feeding wheat to animals jeopardizes Allied armies. He denounces the practice as almost traitorous and cites reports of farmers in parts of the State feeding wheat to hogs despite nationwide appeals to conserve wheat for our allies.
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North Carolina
Wilmington Fair Draws Pender Farmers and Townfolk
The Pender Chronicle promotes the Wilmington Corn Show next month urging strong county turnout. It highlights diverse exhibits, prizes, and exchanges among farmers, stockmen, and poultry men from ten counties, plus benefits for merchants and residents to visit and enjoy the event.
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Pender Chronicle
Wilmington
Pender County
Pender
Kaiser William Fears Air Raids And Warships Aim
The article states Kaiser William dreads air raids and fears for his life, believing an Allied airman could kill him. It notes his superstition about American pilots, his anxiety over German airship builds for bombing, and his wish to witness Paris or London attacked by such airships.
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Rocky Mount
London Chronicle
Riga Bay
North Sea
Kaiser William
Paris
London
Warning to stop violence by a minority group in the city
The editorial urges law abiding Black residents to help halt stoning of police and streetcars by a small portion of the colored population. It warns authorities and citizens will not tolerate such conduct and calls for immediate punishment of the guilty to prevent repeats. It notes the need to curb harmful impressions.
Germans Brought Fire to Their Warships in Bahia
The text contrasts Germans who set fire to ships in Bahia harbor to prevent Brazilian seizure with those who sank a vessel in Charleston harbor. It notes the American government has shown notable leniency toward German offenders, more than other nations would have.
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Bahia
Charleston
Textbook plan by Uncle Sam for pupils active in thrift
High Point Enterprise notes a new government effort to issue monthly leaflets for grammar and high school pupils from October to May. The Food Administration and the Bureau of Education will edit the material led by Professor Charles H. Judd of the University of Chicago. State Journal reports Governor Bickett proclaims next month as Thrift Month.
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High Point Enterprise
Sam
Food. Administration
Bureau of_ Education
Charles H. Judd
Bureau of Education
University of Chicago
State Journal
Bickett
Favorite Prescription Promised Relief for Women’s Ailments
A nurse and several testimonials tout Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for women’s weakness and ailments from puberty to the change of life. Advertisements claim it aids overwork nervousness and chronic gynecological issues, with alcohol free tablets offered for trial and proof claims from patients in Obion Tennessee Porterville Mississippi and other places.
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Winston Sentinel
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Obion
Tenn
M. C. Purpps
Route
Porterville
Miss
Florida
Mississippi
Iva Grantham
Prink Edelweiss Beverage Review
A brief, light note on Edelweiss presented as a non alcoholic beverage. The item is described as delightful and preferable to others, with a casual advertisement tone typical of consumer blurbs.
Edelweiss Beverage Ad Promises Delightful Non Intoxicating Drink
An advertisement touts Edelweiss as a delightful non intoxicating beverage that surpasses all others in taste. It markets a refreshing alternative with no alcohol content.
Quit Meat When Kidneys Bother
Claiming meat triggers kidney strain the advert cites a famous authority and urges stopping meat intake at warning signals. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon acid lithia preparation to flush kidneys, improve urine, end bladder weakness, and keep blood pure.
North Carolina Seeks Thanksgiving Day to Help Orphans
In a Raleigh plea, public figures urge all North Carolinians to donate a day’s income on Thanksgiving to orphanages. The call targets editors pastors fraternal groups and schools to raise funds to expand facilities and shelter programs, stressing charity begins at home and the need to protect vulnerable children.
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North Carolina
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Young Men’s Christian Association
Old
Commonwealth
North Carolina Orphan Association
News and Messenger
M. L. Shipman
James R. Young
John D. Berry
A. S. Barnes
Livingston Johnson
Inside Bath Health Craze Promises Quick Cleanse
The article touts drinking two glasses of real hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning as an internal bath. It claims this cleanses the stomach liver kidneys and bowels, removes waste and toxins, and cures a range of ailments. Readers are urged to buy limestone phosphate.
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