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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
6
A visitor to Winchester writes to the Civic League asking how waste paper drives are used in the city and requests information on the club’s activities and its constitution and by laws. The correspondence, received by the Winchester Civic League, reflects local civic spirit and interest from outsiders.
Dorothy Gish stars in Children of the Feud at the Empire tonight in a five part Fine Arts Triangle-Griffith production. The program includes a Keystone comedy His Busted Trust and a vaudeville act Shuman and Shuman the song birds. Admission 10c up to 15c down.
The issue advertises the farewell chapter of The Double Cross serial and the debut of The Fatal Ring at the Empire tomorrow at 10 and 15 cents. Pearl White leads with News reel, Luke rich, and Florence Rose fashion reel, plus a vaudeville comedy act. Henry Moling Sr. and W M Seal sail to New York to buy fall goods.
A compact quotation notes that little minds are tamed by misfortune while great minds rise above it attributed to Washington Irving. The line reflects resilience and character in facing hardship.
Mary Ward faces moral trials in J. Stuart Blackton's drama Womanhood starring Alice Joyce and Harry T. Morey. The picture compares to Battle Cry of Peace and plays Monday and Tuesday August 20 and 21 at the Empire.
Notice from Shirley Carter director of Valley Turnpike Co states yearly tolls for pleasure wagons travel will be issued during August for the period from Sept 1 1917 to Sept 1 1918.
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