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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1916
Page
6
A Charles Chaplin feature billed as his biggest comedy since Tillies Punctured Romance opens with Chaplin as a love struck soldier and an actress playing Carmen in a humorous travesty. The program includes The Secrets of the Submarine serial and a Jack Daniel comedy reel with admission at ten cents up.
Beatrice FairfaxMysteries of Myra will open Thursday at the Empire with the serial The ss of Myra plus Hearst News reel a three shot comedy cartoon and a fashion review. A two reel Beatrice Fairfax picturized drama will also be shown each Thursday night at 10c admission.
A Boston based company touts Mildredina Hair Remedy claiming it will soon be used by nearly everyone and eliminate dandruff itching scalp and scalp diseases. The claim, attributed to a leading American druggist, urges readers to mail 10 cents plus postage for samples and notes sales through Miller’s Drug Store.
Edith Story appears Tuesday at the Empire in a gripping five year society drama The Two Edge Sword a Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature by J Sluart Brackton and Albert E Smith. Admission 10c or matinee.
The Pathe program extends the popular Who's Guilty? with two more reels. The upcoming Monday brings The Girl and the Game, a late Pathe News item, followed by the thirteenth installment The Good of Jealousy starring Tom Moore and Anna Nilsson. Admission is 10 cents with no matinee.
A Webster City reader Joe Dingman reports severe stomach pains eased after using Chamberlain's Tablets. He says after half a bottle he felt well with no remaining pain. The note appears as a personal testimonial in the local paper.
W H Wynd and D C Snider of Hagerstown Md explore a vast land survey along North Mountain with thousands of acres of timber and minerals, fueling talk of a Winchester to Capon Valley road. Residents Ella Benner and Mrs Jones vacation at Willow Lea. Edward Frye visits Rosebrook. Fremont festival draws crowds and profit. Mt Olive all day meeting well attended.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to the people of Winchester for sympathy and noble deeds. Special appreciation to the nurses at Winchester Memorial Hospital and to the doctors who gave their care. Sincerely, W. B. Smith E. A. Bumstom and Family.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association union meeting of the Women missionary societies met August 3 at First Baptist Church. Miss Maynard of Richmond spoke on Virginia and home and foreign missions and Buchanan Mountain School. Betty gave a talk on doing the word. reports from YW A and Sunbeam Bands were read. several musical numbers entertained. The gathering closed with a luncheon and adjourned for August 1917 at Berryville.
The document notes discontent in the ranks as married men fear for families and may seek discharges with affidavits proving dependence. Enlistment dates exclude those who joined after June 10. It mentions leadership changes, shaved heads, a shift to Supply Sergeant Jones, and Company I designated as the color company.
A classified ad from Wilson of New York offers a gentlemen’s estate of 10,500 acres in the Piedmont Valley. The buyer seeks a well watered farm with modern improvements, orchard, and amenities. Respond with full description, lowest price via first mail to No. 55 Central Park West, New York.
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