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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1916
Page
4
The item lists cash in advance subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions and carrier delivery options. It then shifts to comments on baseball and electric fans, mentions Detroit in the American League context, Hall Caine and wartime rhetoric, and a note that protests against Britain opening American mail should not be ignored.
The page surveys figures from government to media and culture. It rails at phoniness in politics while lampooning media personalities and public figures. It references Hughes Linney Wilson and Pancho Villa with critical tone.
Last week in Tennessee an elephant was hanged while Mr. Hughes, seasoned by Nashville, judged that locals harbored little sympathy for elephants and especially the G Q O P mammal.
The Dispatch adds Ira F. Cates as local editor from Durham Herald, joined by Owen Fillyan and H. M. Hillard in state and AP work. Lottie Thorpe moves to business with social gathering duties. H. Earl King leads circulation, bringing Wilmington Star experience, as the paper strengthens its team for future growth.
The article argues marriage should be a partnership not strict obedience. It says partners should love trust and help each other share sorrows and joys. Obedience is unnecessary and can weaken the bond if the code of conduct isn’t updated.
Indiana marks James Whitcomb Riley's birthday with a commemorative tribute that honors him while he is alive. The article notes the warmth and genuine appreciation surpassing posthumous resolutions, highlighting a forward looking respect for the beloved poet.
Richmond Times Dispatch frames two views on the Susan B Anthony amendment. One argues men question women's logic. the other attributes opposition to pure envy and fear of states' rights interference.
Japan expresses satisfaction at China's choice of Lieut General No busumi Aoki as military adviser to the Chinese governor. Aoki, known as the General of China, has long served in Shanghai and Pekin, regarded as a capable diplomat as well as a soldier. The move signals warmer China Japan ties despite a recent clash at Chenchiatun in Mongolia with 17 Japanese casualties.
A southern preacher visits a Georgia household and wakes to a contralto singing Abide with Me. He praises the hostess for her devout morning task, and she replies that the hymn “boils eyes” by verses for soft and five for hard, in her own humorous phrasing.
The funeral for Mrs. James A. McKeithan of 505 South Fifth Street will be held at 5 p.m. today from the family home, led by Rev. A. D. McClure of St. Andrew's Presbyterian, with interment in Oakdale cemetery. She died at 83 yesterday morning from old age. Survived by two nephews J. C. Newton and W. J. Newton and two sisters Mrs. W. F. Carr of Wilmington and Mrs. T. A. Rawls of Armour.
New York Sept 18 Miss Marjorie Hubbs a Brooklyn noted horsewoman and exhibitor to Mr George A Anderson another noted horse exhibitor announce engagement. The couple met through showing blue blooded horses in New York Newport and Bryn Mawr.
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