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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1917
Page
8
In a Vitagraph feature Kitty Mackay Lilian Walker performs lively Scottish steps with a bagpipe accompaniment. The scene shows her theatrical flair and humor as a puzzled lover reacts to the performance. The film screens at Bru-Nel Theatre tomorrow August 29, with local notes on town life and happenings interwoven.
A caller asks about a large family. The eldest son confirms ten brothers each with a sister. The caller calculates twenty children, but the boy corrects that there are eleven kids in the family.
Mr. B. J. Winchester a prominent Waxhaw citizen was found dead in a wooded area a mile and a half west of Waxhaw at noon. He had left to take sacks to field hands and was not seen again until discovery. Authorities suspect natural causes and a coroner's inquest proceeds today. He leaves a widow and five children with several siblings surviving.
A humorous exchange mocks a thin harness horse with a remark about its poor condition and a suggestion that it could use more weight. The dialogue features two speakers identified as Pat and an unnamed interlocutor. The tone is light and colloquial, typical of informal newspaper chatter.
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