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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1917
Page
2
An old advertisement claims La Creole Half Dressing cures gray hair by reviving natural color and even grows new hair. It also stops dandruff and itching scalp, selling for $1 a bottle with money back guarantee from Jarman & Futrelle or prepaid by Van Vlee Drug Co., Memphis Tenn.
Coast Line Hotel Cafe advertises rooms by the day week or month at reasonable rates and meals at any hour. It lists fresh oysters fish and shrimps with contact at 208 North Front Street and phone 208-W.
Southern Railway announces the Winston-Salem Morehead City Beaufort line will be shortened to Winston-Salem Goldsboro with last cars into Beaufort Sunday Aug 12. The car continues on trains 232-112 and 111-237. For details contact Southern Railway System agents or Traveling Passenger Agent J Jones Raleigh NC.
National League fixtures include Brooklyn versus Chicago at St Louis New York hosting at St Louis Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh all clear and ready for play as announced by league officials.
In the American League the Chicago at Boston game is listed as clear weather. Cleveland at Philadelphia shows cloudy conditions. Detroit at Washington is cloudy. St Louis at New York is noted as part of a double header Saturday.
Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 2 to 8 while Brooklyn scored 5 to 0 in the same matchup. Chicago hosted Philadelphia with Philadelphia winning 11 to 4 over Chicago. St Louis led Boston 11 to 1 but Boston closed to 7.
Atlantic City hosts America's top financiers for the forty-third annual American Bankers Association convention. Thousands from across the nation converge to discuss wartime business and financial issues with speakers including Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo George M Reynolds Lord Northcliffe and Carl Vrooman.
George Gibson veteran coach and McGraws trusted right hand will coach the Giants pitchers in the big series and will have a strong voice in selecting mound duty.
Management of the Mutt and Jeff Divorced company presents a theatre act described as lacking the charm of average youth and feminine ensembles. It plays the Academy of Music with both matinee and evening shows tomorrow. Matinee tickets cost 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults, with sales at Elvington's.
Mitzi in Pom Pom a Pom crafts a comic prank as she and a small dog trash a tailor made boy’s suit during a rehearsal. The tailor laments the “temperament” of the prima donna as prices for matinee and night performances are posted and tickets go on sale Friday at Elvington’s.
The article profiles Holmes, star of Mutual Signal 21, noted for daring scenes in multiple motion pictures. It describes her as fearless, driving cars off docks, leaping from bridges, surviving wrecks and explosions with calm, and having endured thousands of dramatic attempts to end her life on screen.
J Gordon Edwards, head of William Fox producing forces, trained his Fox players in riding for a new Theda Bara feature at St Augustine Florida. He halted shooting after seeing clumsy mounting and taught the cast the basics, turning athletically inclined actors into capable riders by day one.
A Peplac advertisement touts Peplac as a tonic that nourishes the body by "paving the path for preservation" of health. It links stomach distress to fatigue and loss of interest, urges urgent reparation, and notes many users report improvement after taking Peplac or its oral rehydration formula. Local retailers listed include Bellamy's and Jarman & Jelle.
Frankford's Dixie Dancing Dolls Company headlines a weeklong Royal engagement. Advance reports from many towns praise the act and stars including Milt Frankford and the May Sisters, with a snappy vaudeville program drawing capacity crowds.
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