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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1916

Page

6

Great Cartoonist Billy Pliwodd At Empire

The Martinsburg Evening Journal reports Billy Pliwodd the cartoonist performed at Central last night with audience sketches that drew uproar and laughter. Ellwood, ex New York American cartoonist famed for Ding at Family and Laughing Sam, earned 100 dollars a week in Pittsburgh next. The same act is billed as the Empire feature for Friday and Saturday.

Billy Pliwodd Bill the Central Mr. Ellwood New York Érican Martinsburg Evening Journal aLpls Empire For

Victors Over Washington County High In Narrow Rise

The Bucnardoch Valley Academy beat Washington County High School of Hagerstown 60 to 10 after a close first half 19 to 6. Barnes starred for S V A and Peyton and Hart led the High School offense. Referee Lewis and Umpire Cross handled the game amid several fouls. Mrs. Charles R. Landon of New York City visited the Keller sisters at their North Loudoun Street home.

Washington County High Sehgal Hagerstown Barnes Magerstown Boys H.S. Barnes Recker Hurst Peott Kuhn Hart Mathias Coyner J.pepe Mobley Washington Watkins Peyton Coyner Hurst Heagerstown Lewis Cross Gregory Timekeeper R. Hart Charles R. Landon New York City Misses Keller North Loudoun Street

Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief

An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for sour, gas, and indigestion. It claims relief in five minutes and markets the product as safe, scientific, and a staple in every home, urging readers to buy a fifty cent box at drug stores.

Pape

Big Moonshine Distillery Raided in Greene County Virginia

IRS field deputies Bailey and J D Hilton located a 200 gallon copper still in Greene County on property owned by Gen John E Roller of Harrisonburg. No arrests were made as liquor was removed before the raid. Deputies traveled between Winchester and Woodstock with Deputy Collector D W Ritenour.

United States Internal Revenue Service Virginia Mondaiks Greene County Bailey J. D. Hilton John E. Roller Harrisonburg Hilton and Bailey Winchester Woodstock D. W. Ritenour

Pretty Wedding at Christian Parsonage Ends in Matrimony

Miss May Somerville wed Walter Harrison in a quiet 11 am ceremony at the Christian parsonage performed by Rev William T. Walters. Bride from Pennsylvania, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Somerville of Grimes, WV groom son of Mr and Mrs Benton Whitacre of Hampshire County WV. After the ceremony the couple visited the home of Mr A Larrick Harris ston then left by afternoon train for Pittsburgh to begin their life together.

All May Somerville Walter Harrison Wastacre William T. Walters The Christian Church Bribal Warley Whitacre Edna Somerville Pennsylvania Joseph Somerville Grimes Benton Whitacre Hampshire County West Virginia Dundal Pany Larrick Harrisston Cumperland

Harry C Smith Dies in Washington at 37

Messages announce the death of Harry C Smith aged 37 in Washington D C He lived at 1206 G Street NE and died after a period of typhoid fever He leaves a widow Agnes Baxter and one child Funeral services were held at his home and the body went to Rotherville Maryland for burial

Winchester Harry C. Smith G Street Washington, D. C

Embargo Lifts for Grain Exports via Baltimore Ports

Grain shippers in Winchester area learn that the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroads have dropped embargoes on export grain through the Baltimore port with the exception of corn. The orders took effect late last year and allow shipments from Baltimore lines to Chicago and Fairport, though embargoes on all exports via connections remain in place. 1,900 carloads are currently stored or in transit on the system.

Winchester Baltimore Pennsylvania Baltimore and Ohio Ohio Maryland Covington Chicago Fairport

Railroaders Are Making Good Time in Freezing Weather

Frigid conditions boost railroad workload as freight engineers and firemen push to keep trains moving. Crews endure 16 hour shifts with eight hour rests, and recalls when rest periods end, risking fatigue as Brunswick area crews face extended hours.

Brunswick

Women Sufferers Need Swamp-Root

Thousands of women suffer kidney or bladder trouble and may not know it. Poor kidney health can trigger pain, headaches, and irritability. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root claims to restore kidney health. sample bottle offer available by mail.

Kilmer

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