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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
6
Miss Anna Q. Nilsson visits Winchester while working with the lem Cony and gains fame from her role in Who's Guilty. She is cast in The Scarlet Road a five part society drama at The Empire tonight with a rich comedy on the program.
Gloria Burke, hailed as America's charming actress and best dressed star, heads the cast in Gloria's Romance. The production features gowns by Bendel, Lucile, and Balcom costing over 40000 dollars. The Empire plans to premiere the film on Monday, April 28, after Burke appears in the seven part Triangle feature Peggy starting tomorrow, August 25.
E W Brubaker, pastor, announces services on Sunday August 27 at Rouin Hill 11 a m Paxton 3 p m and Lamps Memorial 8 p m with preaching at each site.
A Buford North Dakota man recalls a severe diarrhoea episode lasting a week. After one dose of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, he improved within two days and fully recovered. Drugstores widely recommend the remedy.
A heavy afternoon storm struck Strasburg Virginia on Monday about 4 o clock. Lightning stunned a dozen people and damaged several homes. Hail large as nuts and eggs damaged crops and toppled a tree near the Grove residence. The Standard Lime Co plant area saw a near miss and a worker fainted but recovered.
Eight acres of corn on Clarence Funk’s river farm were ruined. Other ruined crops include thirty acres on A. J. Miller’s farm and 500 bushels of apples in Jacob Hammer’s orchard. A camping party’s tents blew down and campers were soaked. A buggy accident occurred near the Turner Stickley place when Charles Mowery and Miss Miller were thrown from the buggy. driver Martin Bly blamed failing lights. Dr. Woods visits, William Beeler tours home from Cumberland, and C L Fletcher reports twenty five bass to win the championship.
Valley Turnpike Co announces yearly tolls for pleasure wagons during August for the period September 1 1916 to September 1 1917. Shirley Carter director signs the notice.
Empire screens the seven reel Triangle master production Peggy featuring Billy Burke tomorrow with matinee and night showings in Winchester. Supporting cast includes William Thompson Wmn Desmond Charles Ray and others in a gentle romantic drama. ads note upcoming Gloria's Romance starting Monday. Admission tomorrow matinee ten cents. night show ten and fifteen cents.
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