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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1916

Page

2

Dorsett praises Tanlac after recovery in personal sales ad

W L Dorsett of Hick Point says he suffered la grippe indigestion and catarrh with loss of appetite and insomnia before Tanlac. After a few doses he reports improved hunger sleep and energy gaining three pounds in a week and recommends Tanlac as sold by local dealers in multiple towns.

W. L. Dorsett Tanlac Tanine Taniac Dorsett Hich Point G. W. Locklear Advt

The Victoria Presents Sunshine Girls and Big Vaudeville Week

The Victoria offers the Sunshine Girls Company in Little Dolly Dimples with the Three Musical Kings and other vaudeville acts changing bills three times during the week. A ladies free admission offer accompanies thirty cent tickets. Tomorrow Robert Mantell Genevieve Hamper Stuart Holmes and Claire Whitney star in Fox drama The Spider and The Fly at the Royal, a six act all star production.

Victoria Arthur Hank Sunshine Girls Company Little Dolly Dimples Jenger and Song Vaugeville Robert Mantell Genevieve Hamper Algo Stuart’ Holmes Claire Whitney William Fox the Royal Fox Fox Productions Theda Bara Stuart Holmes

Wake Forest Builds New Athletic Field on Campus

Wake Forest announces a new athletic field under construction at the northern campus near the gymnasium. Architect Frank E. Perkins of New York drew the plans and the site will include a baseball diamond football gridiron tennis courts and track lanes. The project aims to provide a modern facility and aid the track team with a proper cinder path, with completion hoped for by spring field meets.

Wake Forest Frank E. Perkins New York

Southern Railway Schedule and Round Trip Fares to Asheville

Southern Railway lists daily departures from Ly. Goldsboro Selma Raleigh Durham Henderson Oxford Turlington Greenshorn with round trip fares from intermediate points. Round trips to Asheville include 12:30 p m and 8:00 p m arrivals with tickets valid for trains leaving Asheville through Oct 1 1916. A day trip through the mountains offers three days in Asheville the Land of the Sky. For information contact Southern Railway agents or traveling passenger agent J O Jones Nalheigh NC.

Asheville Southern Railway J. O. Jones Naleigh N. C

Earl Metcalfe to Star in New Niagara Film Service Feature

Earl Metcalfe, popular leading man and screen favorite, will soon appear in a new feature for the Niagara Film Service. Metcalfe needs no introduction after starring in many big pictures.

Earl Metcalfe Hfe Niagara Film Service

Matt & Jeff Wedding at Academy of Music in New York

Gus Hill and Bud Fisher present Mutt and Jeff in a Broadway style Funny Pictures production billed as a sure fire crowd pleaser. The wedding show headlines with high box office expectations and matinee prices from 25 to 50 cents with night seats up to 1 dollar. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at Plummers.

Gus Hill Mutt & Jeff New York Matt & Jeff Bud Fisher America United States Canada Matt Jeff Mr. Hill Academy of Music Plummers

Linger Long Lucy Star Bets Keefe Attracts Public Favor

Miss Bets Keefe, familiar to readers from childhood on stage and in vaudeville, has progressed to film. She has headlined numerous productions and has been in pictures for three years, becoming a favorite with audiences and major producers.

Bets “Keefey Miss Keefe Kayttm

Theatre show hailed by managers with full company

Critics praise a touring production as a money maker with a well balanced company and a lady brass band. seats go on sale with matinee options and pay scales listed. The article notes strong demand from managers to buy the show and describes prior acclaim and features such as the street concert and theatre engagement.

Plummers

Football squad at Chapel Hill shows early progress

Chapel Hill reports the 1916 football squad coaches drilling players in fundamentals and forward passing. The dummy has aided practice and several afternoons feature regular scrimmage with four teams active. New men appear promising as tough scrimmage work excludes no one from drills.

Chapel Hill

Milk Ticket System Fails To Fix Berlin Milk Lines

Berlin reports milk tickets help distribution but fail to reduce crowds as quality drops. Cattle from across Germany suffer poor fodder, lowering milk output. a dairy holder who once got 1900 litres now receives about 1200 litres under contract, with others around 1000 litres.

Berlin Strettiner Basihof Germany Johannes Foenns Frankfurst Denmark Stock Exchange Copenhagen Holland von Bratocki Hungary Budapest

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W. Ik. ‘Dorsett The Academy Goldshoro Selma Raleigh Durham Henderson Ly Oxford Turlington Greenshorn Winston-Salem Beaufort- Moorehead City Winston- Salem Downshore Raleigh, N. C Southern Shivar Shelton, D. C E. L. Mathews Candy Company Crescent Candy Company, Distributors Che Kenny Mutt Billy Clifford Lucy Ytstan Berliner Tageblatt Claire Whitney Belgium Jeffs Plummer’s Arthur Hauk Sunshine Girls Dollie Genevieve Valier Valiec Tue Corbett Co Wilwingie Pitter’ “S Tinty F Younes Dezs Hasad Florida Seaboard Air Line Railway Company Wilmington Jacksonville Tampa ST. Petersburg Sarasota R. W. Wallace Union H. .E. Pleasants Hillsboro Tampa, Fla L. B. Skinner H. P. Driver Jacksonville, Fla Seminole Sack Sonvelle Chas G, Day
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