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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1926
Page
3
Hollywood art director Charles Cadwallader argues that parlorlike settings with refined room design better suit amorous scenes than coarse or boorish backdrops. He says a picture’s love scene must harmonize with sophisticated surroundings to avoid shocking audiences and to preserve suggestiveness.
Philadelphia reports the states' committee of the Sesqui-Centennial celebrates art literature music and civics by naming four leading women per state. Governors will select two women to represent each state and honorary hostesses will attend state day ceremonies. Virginia day set for October 12.
The 22nd session opens September 16 for day pupils and resident students under fifteen in grades from kindergarten to preparatory. Miss Affleck, Miss Ardenia Jones, and others teach. Piano by Mrs. Greene. Kindergarten tuition $74.00. Katherine Glass Greene, president.
An advertisement touts P D Q as a fast chemical that instantly kills bedbugs roaches and fleas without damaging belongings or upholstery. It claims hotel hospital and railroad endorsements with a patent spout and a money back guarantee if pests are not gone by tomorrow.
Pat Sullivan creator of Felix the Cat notes that a seven minute animated cartoon needs 5 000 to 9 000 separate pencil drawings per reel of 500 to 600 feet. He says two weeks of practice and a team of fourteen animators handle most work while one artist draws 100 to 200 pictures daily. Each drawing is on transparent paper held by pegs, with new sheets added as action changes.
In a sunny Oklahoma pasture a dairy worker, Mrs. Cora Short, describes tiredness and poor health improving after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports weight gain from 115 to 135 pounds after seven bottles and renewed energy for her farm duties and daily tasks.
The text describes transferring drawings to celluloid, filling black clothing areas, photographing the sequence per a timing chart, with twelve to fifteen days needed for photographing. Each frame requires forty details to show a figure crossing the street, moving one quarter inch per step.
In Hagerstown Maryland on August 19 officials warn a new rain record will come and continued showers threaten crops. Five inches have fallen, Potomac and tributaries rise and farmers fear damage to corn and late crops. In Martinsburg West Virginia a 72 hour rain totals three inches with rising streams and rivers.
A woman recounts her year of severe right side pain and stomach trouble that resisted medicine until a nurse recommended a remedy. She claims quick health by M 2 S and credits the treatment with helping her support her husband in the election. The ad claims it removes mucus from the intestinal tract and calms inflammation, promising money back.
Roanoke residents say the rumored Cooper estate of 16,000 acres near Roanoke valued up to 9 million dollars does not exist. Journalists and officials report no knowledge of Mary Bradford or the property and inquiries have failed to locate any supporting details.
Prof. John Roy Baylor famed educator and founder dies in Chattanooga Tennessee. He was Virginia born and a graduate of the University of Virginia.
An old advertisement promises quick relief for varicose veins and skin ailments with Moone's Emerald Oil. It claims rapid vein reduction after days of use and notes the product also treats eczema itch cast rheum and other skin troubles. Baker's Drug Store is listed as a seller.
Apple Pie Ridge Va August notes report Rev Rueseh of Brucetown leading sermons at Welltown M E Church and offering guidance to listeners. The column also lists local visits and family gatherings across Welltown Winchester Martinsburg Pitcairn Port Clinton and nearby households with names including Bennitt Livengood Dix Braithwaite Fisher Carson Barrett Smith Dix and Dorsey.
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