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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1917
Page
6
With the British in Saloniki region, geese from Kale-Zir warned a British detachment of an assault by 200 German-led raiders. A sentry and orderly rode to alert the camp as the raiders closed in, firing four shots and triggering a starlight barrage that caused heavy casualties and mass surrender among the attackers.
A fragment from Teane’s Weekly notes Kraut Week in New Hanover County North Carolina with a humorous editorial voice praising local recognition. It muses on education, home life and sayings from Pope and Poe, ending with a playful pun about words and meaning.
The Wayte County area reports quiet declines in the tobacco market with satisfactory farmer prices and a large influx of new cotton, though crops are described as the poorest ever for the county. The death of Mrs. Pope is noted along with funeral details and survivors. Political chatter hints at Abernethy and Butler as potential congressional candidates. Construction on Southern Bell's new three story building progresses. The county Sunday School convention opens at Ebenezer church with E. E. Broughton to speak. From New York, a feature profile on composer Carroll highlights his rise from Pittsburgh theater usher to Broadway tunes, detailing early work at Leo Feist and a knack for creating successful songs and shows.
An advertisement touts Emerson clerkship promising to make customers feel at home while selling not just shoes but satisfaction. It stresses guaranteed quality and long wear with a focus on finding the right shoe at the right price for each customer. A free booklet, Your Feet and Mine by Charles O. Emerson, is offered to readers who inquire in store.
The Bangor UP notes Maine's old whalers, barks, and schooners being restored as ships adapt to wartime needs. New paint, patched sails, rebuilt yards revive old fleets and shipyards while fronts of competition show major baseball series counts with eight American league and five National league championships, and a total 88 wins to 24 for the Americans and Nationals 24.
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