New Gurrurattur Charter Forms Harris Printing Company
The Harris Printing Company chartered by the Secretary of State with $25,000 capital. It will operate at 14 Princess Street, old Fidelity and Trust office, starting October 1. Meares Harriss serves as president and treasurer. R L Pittman and Thomas Hill lead printing and mail departments. new firm consolidates two former companies and expands services.
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Harris Printing
Conan m
Conte Aid
Pittman-McColl Company
Secretary of
Princess Street
Fidelity and Trust Company
Meares Harriss
New
Messrs. Meares Harriss
R. L. Pittman
Thomas Hill
Henry Heyer
W. S. Baxter
R. le Pittman
Record crowd eyed for Wilmington Light Infantry visit
Fort Caswell N C Sept 14 Special to The Dispatch the Wilmington Light Infantry now the 8th Company Coast Artillery Cape Fear awaits a record crowd of mothers fathers sweethearts and friends for a Sunday visit by steamer Wilmington. The unit notes a transition in designation but drills paused for mess hall construction and post events include moving pictures athletics and dances. A wrestling match at the post gym saw Private William Love Farmer defeat Private Bangier with Rock Hall praised as a standout.
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Fort Caswell
N.C
Wilmington
Fort Boen
Cape
Light
Wilmington Light Infantry
North Carolina Coast Artillery
Coast Artillery
Cape Fear
Tor Mables
Woulld
National
Fort Pleasant
Fort
Southport
Post
Wil Southport Aave Band
William Love Farmer
W. L
Bangier
Charlotte Company
Farmer
Charlotte Boys
Dark Horse
W. L. IT
Rock” Hall
Winter Park church social and local notices blend of town events
A long list of social happenings fills the page headlined by community plans. Readers learn of visits among residents from Fayetteville to Washington and Richmond, plus dances at Lumina and church league devotionals. A wedding follows details of Elsie Redman Cleary and Daniel Lockfaw in Salisbury Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockfaw-Cleary
Delmar
Del
Elsie Redman Cleary
James B. Cleary
Delimare
Daniel Lockfaw
Wilmington
N. C
St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church
Salisbury
Maryland
J. J. Monaghan
Delaware
Walter Knight
Lohengrin
Norman Hastings
Hastings
Grace Eliott
Alice Cleary
Norman Shepard
Milton Cleary
Ord Raleigh
Ridgely
Lockfaw
New York Express
City residents welcome home amid court term news
Dr B J Willingham and R J have returned to the city after visiting relatives in Richmond. James Monroe son of Captain W P Monroe is seriously ill with pneumonia in a Fort Douglas Wisconsin military hospital. He serves in Company E Fifth Wisconsin Infantry. J L Baxton has reformed from a business trip to Kenansville. L J Poisson and C N Weeks and ex Judge E K Bryan returned from Kenansville where they attended Superior Court. W W Stacy is beginning a three week term of Superior Court at Kenansville and has recovered from a recent indisposition that closed the Clinon adjournment weeks before.
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B. J. Willingham
Gon. R. J
Richmond
James Monroe
W. P. Monroe
Fort Douglas
Wisconsin
Monroe
Fifth Wisconsin Infantry
J. L. Bacten
Kenansville
L. J. Poisson
N. Weeks
E. K. Bryan
Superior Court
Jince
P. Stacy
Borin
Clin
Strange Money Practices Across Lands
An excerpt from London Tit-Bits notes unusual currencies used worldwide. Iron money circulates in Germany, cardboard money in Mexico due to metal loss, porcelain money in Burma and Siam, and feather money from parrots’ tail feathers serving as everyday currency in the Santa Asfanders region.
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London
Germany
Mexico
Burma
Siam
Peetof
Awstratia
Tickets Go On Sale For Twin Beds Opener
Advance tickets for Twin Beds at the Academy of Music went on sale this morning at Elvington's pharmacy. The box office opens tomorrow evening and demand is high with many desirable seats already claimed.
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Academy of Music
Elvington
Colored boys hurt while passing trolley car on Front Street
Henry Lloyd and Warren Quick, about fourteen, were struck by a northbound trolley on Front Street near Deck Street while attempting to pass a southbound car. Lloyd had a cut above the eye, Quick a minor hand injury. bicycle undamaged. Motorman Raynor operated the northbound car. Dr. E S Bullock treated them.
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Henry Lloyd
Warren Quick
Front Street
Front
Deck
Lloyd
Quick
E. S. Bullock
Raynor
Four Cases on Docket With One Continued
Four cases before Recorder George Harriss were slated for today. Edward Livingston was remanded to the juvenile dock et and paroled for 12 months. Steve Lawrence and Arthur Holmes had their charges disposed of upon payment of costs. John McDould’s case was continued to September 18 for trial.
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George Harriss
Edward Livingston
Johnson
Steve Lawrence
Arthur Holmes
John McDould
President insists on soldiers insurance bill before adjournment
Washington report says President Wilson will press that the soldiers and sailors insurance measure become law before Congress adjourns. Senate sentiment favors closing Congress and delaying action until December. The question will be raised upon his return from a yachting trip.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate
Soldiers’ and Sailors
Wilson
Frgness
Nuxated Iron Promises Quick Strength Boost
An upcoming large article promises that Nuxated Iron increases strength in delicate and rundown people by about 100 percent in ten days in many cases and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. The ad urges asking a doctor and notes availability from Jarman and Putrelle.
American Aviator Meeker Killed in Paris Air Crash
Paris reports Corporal Meeker an American aviator was killed Tuesday in an airplane accident caused by motor staging. The Herald notes the tragic incident and memorials follow.
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Paris
Corporal Meeker
The
Herald
A Mother's Love Celebrated in Period Ad
An old ad praising a mother's love as the strongest human sentiment. It extols maternal pride and introduces a product named Mother's Friend claimed to ease pregnancy discomfort by supporting abdominal muscles and skin during and after birth.
British Naval Air Raids Hit Belgian Military Targets
British naval aircraft conducted another raid during the night of September 12-13 against German military establishments in Belgium. The Admiralty says the Royal Naval Air Service bombed targets at Ghent and Thourout airdromes and returned safely.
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Associated Press
London
Belgium
Admiraltty
Royal Naval Air Service
Ghistelies Lise
Thourout
German Troops Break Through French Line on Aisne Front
Berlin reports German forces penetrated to the second French line west of Guignicourt on the Aisne front and inflicted heavy losses. In Flanders the artillery duel intensified with drum fire, though no English attack was announced.
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D ‘Preas
Berlin
Tennan
Skheck
Guignicourt
Aisne
War Office
Flanders
Scherer Case Continued To Preliminary Hearing
Charles Scherer, a retired man charged with the murder of Neil Walton, did not appear in Recorder's court as scheduled and the case was continued to tomorrow for a preliminary hearing. The defendant remains in jail and was not brought to court, disappointing many who sought to see him.
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Charles Scherer
Neil Walton
Bellevue
Acid Iron Mineral Promises Digestive Relief And Blood Build Up
An old advertisement touts Acid Iron Mineral as a tonic to treat indigestion headaches and weight loss by delivering iron plus minerals like calcium sodium potassium and magnesium. It claims to cleanse and enrich blood and support tissue growth while warning against alcohol and advising a second laxative if constipation persists.
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Gurrurattur
Oi Sahay
Brighton
Belk-Williams Company
John Charles Mecneill
Thomas Fry
Fayetteville
R. E. Jones
Washington, D. C
Sophia Kohter
Bessie Vaught
Conway
U S. C
Louise Stedman
Bertha Page
Bladen County
Teachers’ Institute
Christie Bearson
Clinton
J. H. Register
Mrs. Omega Crumpier
Goldsboro
Philip H. Mason
Grage Street
Annie Lamb
Lulu Her- Ting
Garland
N. G. Shaw
North Fourth Street
Beile Raches
Salembourg
J. A. Brown
Harnett Street
Will Prnnctt
New York
Jersey City
Winter Park Presbyterian Sonaay Schol
Tomorow
Lumina
Whitlock-West Ocestra
Will Temple
Brunswick County
R. G. Clay
Roseporo
Carrie
Dollie Banks
Greensboro
W. G. Butler
Richmond, Va
Carrie’ Hutter Rigdlotte
Winston-Salem
T. Jess Smith
Dock. Street
Julia . Faison
Highland Lake Inn
Flat Rock
W. Carr
Kenneth
Greases
Doris Eubanks
Epworth League
Grace Methodist Church
N. J. Levinson
Little Sons
Hilman and
Fite
Hkton, Pa
M. K. Smith
South Second Street
Nora Davis
Thersia Davis
ST. John’s Lodge
A. F
A. M
Holden
Sec’y
Satine
Strange -Moneys
French Line
Scherer
BROWN
Royal Theater Building
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