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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1919
Page
8
A lively Empire Vodvil show drew a youthful crowd with old time stump humor on Prohibition and witty asides. A leading female performer delivered a celebrated solo and triple tongue coronet routine, inspiring applause, and the act returns tonight with same pricing for new and repeat visitors.
The item promotes Greased Lightning and vodvil show with emphasis on Charlie Ray and a race referenced by Cy Perkins. It notes prices 11 to 22 cents for pictures and 8 55 for the show, with local characters and comic lines about crowds and games.
D W Griffith explores the lone girl at home faced with a tempting call from life and bright lights. The film follows the inner conflict of the girl who stayed home in wartime France and America, presented with bold relief on screen. Shows at Empire tomorrow with late Pathe News. 11 and 17 cents admission.
Lewis Brady dies at his cousin’s home in Oswego New York after a long career as a Civil War Confederate soldier and US Army veteran. Masons from Frontier City Lodge No 422 Oswego and Hiram Lodge will conduct last rites with a burial service at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Brady served thirty years in the US Army and took part in the Boxer uprising and the Philippine insurrection.
Mr. Henry M. Alexander left this morning for Perryopolis Pennsylvania after visiting his wife under medical care. He is connected with the Jamison Coal Company a major bituminous coal producer in Fayette county. He renewed many old acquaintances while in town. Mrs Pope and children and Mr and Mrs Wise Carver returned from a motor trip to Hagerstown Maryland where they stayed with Mrs Pope's sister Mrs Gibney. Mrs Minnie H Taylor and her son James came back from Pen Mar after a week away. Miss Mary Robinson returned from several weeks at Atlantic City.
Major 8. Porter House formerly of Winchester who runs the Martinsburg West Virginia Fruit Exchange has closed a deal to market over 100 carloads of peaches for growers in Hardy county West Virginia. Shipments have begun and will continue daily until about October first. Mr Hugh Duffey has returned to Columbia University New York after a brief stay at home.
The bank describes a 15 year exclusive service featuring OUR BOOKLET listing all Apple Growers in Frederick County mailed nationwide and to Europe. An Apple Bulletin Board in the lobby shows growers and crop by barrels while bank ads appear in Apple Journals.
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