Grip of Evil at Empire Tonight with Jackie Saunders
The Empire screens The Grip of Evil a fourteen chapter Balboa feature starring Jackie Saunders and Roland Bottomley as the trio of reels on a diversified program. Included is a late Pathe News from the Mexican border plus sports fashions and general news in a ten cent cinema bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balboa
Jackie Saunders
Maude Adams
Screen
Roland Bottomley
the Empire Tonight
Pathe
10C
Farmers' Club Elects Officers For Ensuing Year
The Mutual Farmers' Club met at the Winchester Inn June 24 and re-elected the current officers for the coming year. Discussion covered hay crop curing and farming economics. The program outlined future topics on hay yields and crop value, with the next meeting set for August 5 1916 at Lewis Pidgeon's in Wadesville.
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Mutual Farmers’ Club
Winchester Inn
G. C. Shepard
S. L. Lupton
Club Advertiser
R. ‘P. Duvall
Thwaite
J. C. Cather
W. E. Branson
H. S. Lupton
Lewis ‘Pidgeon
Wadesville
J. R. Lupton
Emma Conner Returns Home From Visit in Stephens City
Miss Emma Conner of Stephens City returns home after visiting Miss Olive Funk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Funk
Helene Funk
Emma Conner
Stephens City
Olive Funk
In loving remembrance of John Kline
Poem memorializes John Kline who died August 2 1915. The verse expresses a mother’s grief after one year apart, stating he is safe in heaven and praising his pure and noble nature while recognizing the Lord called him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kline
Heaven
Jesus
Frederick county voters urged to choose a circuit court judge
A letter to The Star argues that Frederick County residents should express their views on the Circuit Court judge appointment. The writer criticizes Delegate John M. Steck for endorsing Aubrey G. Weaver, saying the endorsement misrepresents constituent sentiment and misleads Governor Stuart about the people’s views.
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John M. Steck
Aubrey G. Weaver
Weaver
Stuart
Logan R. Fay
The Spender and The Fortunes of Peter at the Royal Arms
A Pathé Gold Rooster feature with strong cast and lively settings. The Fortunes of Peter stars Geo. Probert as Peter Lobert who, amid debt and deception, travels to America posing as a prince to win a Yankee heiress. Bagley aids him in comic romance and misadventure at the Royal Arms cafe. A fine comedy subject accompanies the feature at 10 cents admission.
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Pathe Gold Rooster
Sue Spender
Peter
Mr. Geo. Probert
Peter Lobert
Bagley
Royal Arms
America
Peter and
New York
Mr. Tanquary to Be Buried Tomorrow
The funeral for Charles W. Tanquary will be held at his Burnt Factory home at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. The Rev. C. D. Lambert and Rev. W. Q. Talbert will officiate, with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester after services at the house. Pallbearers are John Bromley, Thomas Sawyer, William Bromley, Howard Levi, F. H. Pierce, John Fishpan, Roy Duvall, and Charles Cunningham.
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Charles W. Tanquary
Burnt Factory
Star
C. D. Lambert
Brucetown
W. Q. Talbert
Braddock Street Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Winchester
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Messrs
John Bromley
Thomas Sawyer
William Bromley
Howard Levi
F. H. Pierce
John Fishpan
Roy Duvall
Charles Cunningham
Window dresser uses 1 cent sign in Liberty Street shop
A humorist in New York City placed a large cigar box filled with generic stogies in a Liberty Street cigar shop window. A sign on the box proclaimed one cent, followed by the remark that enough was said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Liberty Street
Hnough
Blacksmith Opens Shop at Old Dunlap Stand
James Rehill announces a new blacksmith shop at the Old Dunlap Stand East Picca tilly street offering all kinds of metal work with horse shoeing as a specialty and solicits patronage from friends and the public.
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Dunlap Stand
Piccatilly Street
James Rehill
Boy warns girl with wooden eye joke in class scissor incident
A six year old boy in a primary class cautions a classmate using scissors pointing toward her eye. He warns her she may end up with a wooden eye, illustrating classroom safety concerns.
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Joey
Commerce Chamber Meets Thursday In Winchester
The Winchester Cham bers of Commerce will hold an 8 PM meeting at city hall to plan a reception for a Roanoke Chamber delegation arriving Tuesday August 8. The railroad into West Virginia mineral and timber lands will be discussed as a key development project. Citizens of Winchester and Frederick county are urged to attend.
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Champians of Commerce
Roanoke Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
West Virginia
Frederick County
Remnant Cigars Prompt Curious Sale At Shop
A woman stands outside a tobacconist for about thirty minutes then enters and reveals a small stub end of a cigar from her husband. She asks if the shop has anything to match the remnant, presenting it for inspection.
When Tobacco Was New in Parliament Army Camps
The article notes many pipe finds at sites of the parliamentary armies in England. It asks if Cromwell smoked, cites Milton smoking nightly, and recalls a Presbyterian minister so strict he prayed for grace before lighting a pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Cromwell
Milton
Poor Daddy Hint Sparks Silent Family Gaze
A mother's praise of the father becomes a quiet moment of doubt as children look at her with reproachful eyes, as if questioning her sanity.
Fort Loudoun Seminary Historic Virginia School Ad
Fort Loudoun Seminary in the Shenandoah Valley Virginia offers resident and day pupils with outdoor sports and health emphasis. A junior college program spans two to four years with music, commerce, art, and expression specialties. Next term starts September 14 1916. Katherine R Glass president.
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Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Washington, D.C
Handley Library
Handley
Katherine R. Glass
Public Speaking Skills Urged by School Authority
A school authority on oratory asserts that effective speaking requires the right word for precise shade of meaning and the proper temperament. He emphasizes a pleasing adaptable voice and absolute control of facial and bodily muscles, achieved through hard persistent practice.
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S. H. Hable
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Ss Rad
Iron Chief
ROUND
Glaize & Bro
Commercial and Savings Bank “Safety and Service
Piccadilly
Muresco
Bell Phone
Jessie Hillyard
East Water Street
Jones
Creamery
W.M. Fletcher
Boyd P. Newlin
Bell
Water St
C. R. Grubbs’ Meat Market
State Road
Railroad Station
Good & CO
Farmers’ Club
Vitagraph
Gold Rooster
Spender
Tangle
Love Conquers
Chaplin
Carmen
the Star
Probert Thars
Mr. Tanquary
Danger
Commerce Chamber
Fort Loudoun Seminary
Castoria
Ss. H. Hable
Main
Water
Gray & Sheetz
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Farmers & Merchants Nat. Bank
H. R. Willis
Agt
N. Market St. Rambler
Iver Johnson
Capon Springs
United States
Ae Senntin
Appucaron
Fletcher
W. Va
Huntsberry
City
Woodward’s
Buth
Main Street
Fairview
Lloyd Watson
New Church
Summit Point
Pleasant Valley Sunday School
Little Mountain Church
Calciumumback & Bro
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