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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
6
The Empire presents two vaudeville acts and a Triangle play Pillars of Society starring Henry B. Walthall and Olga Gray with Mary Alden. The program includes a two part Keystone comedy and pictures at 10c. plus 10c. vaudeville at 9.
A large crowd gathered downtown with about a thousand cars observed but only two arrests for drunkenness. Women decorated Stonewall and Mount Hebron Cemeteries with flowers and flags for Confederate soldiers, while veterans rode autos in the parade amid cheers and rebel yell.
The storm caused massive damage with two inch hail and scattered leaves across streets. Many windows broke and hundreds of minor accidents were reported as Hagerstown faced a night of darkness and forced repairs.
A severe storm hit northern Frederick County Maryland with hailstones up to walnut size, heavy wind and lightning. The 25 mile long strip saw leveled wheat fields, ruined gardens, damaged corn, many barns blown over or unroofed, and Johnsville farmer John D. Gaither reporting 100 acres of wheat destroyed.
Yesterday's parade included Stewart A. Shiner who has played the snare drum at Confederate memorial day parades on June 6 for forty three years without missing a procession. His rival for long service is A L Spurr, once of Stonewall Brigade Band and a lifelong Civil War era drummer.
The pampas cover about two million square miles near Buenos Aires with 2000 mile flat lands. Wealthy landowners live in Buenos Aires or Europe and immigration is needed to develop the region. Old aristocracy keeps to itself and shows little interest in reform or new opportunities.
The Nat Defense League announces a dll at 8 o'clock tonight in Armory Market Street. Local observers report a community gathering organized by Company A with turnout expected.
The article previews Mary Miles Minter in A Man of Two Ages, praising her as a young star and noting her ambition to be rich and own an orphan asylum. It discusses the film as a quaint Western set piece with Minter portraying a neglected girl and highlights the era’s appeal and production at Empire.
To prepare, boil two cupfuls sugar with water and a pinch of cream of tartar until brittle in cold water. Pour onto a platter, fold as edges turn opaque, then pull until white. Add peppermint flavor in drops during pulling for a minty finish.
A female employer in Indianapolis set her single yard man up with marriage in mind. The man, whose wife had died years earlier, paused when asked to marry, citing he must rest after seven years of marriage. The anecdote reflects local social tone of the era.
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