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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1917
Page
6
The Empire audience watched a striking balloon act that carried passengers above the crowd after darkness fell. The program opened with a Gypsy scene and a Japanese Garden illuminated swing, followed by singing and dancing, with strong audience applause and plans to return for remaining performances.
John Wood of Roanoke spoke at the Middletown gathering on the value of a chamber of commerce. He cited how a chamber attracts money for merchants and professionals and urged town, community service through business organization. Kirkwood praised self-sacrifice and honest work.
Doctors note Peptiron Pills fuse iron with pepsin and other tonics for blood cleansing and strength. When taken after meals alongside Hood's Sarsaparilla, the duo is said to yield fourfold benefits. The ad promotes economy and merit in these remedies.
The article discusses opposition to a bill blending volunteering with a conscription provision. It argues against stigmatizing slackers and calls for a fair enlistment path. It cites the President's plan to recruit regular army and National Guard to full strength by volunteering, avoiding mandatory draft for those not willing to enlist.
A representative speaks from the House floor praising veterans from Woodstock to Gettysburg and Appomattox. He highlights Virginians who fought in earlier wars, notes local enlistment in his district, and backs the President’s war burden plan as fair and necessary. He pledges faith in the soldiers and in national leadership.
The piece urges warm welcomes for visiting performers on Chautauqua programs noting they live far from home and endure long separations from family while touring. It stresses hospitality and recognizing their homes away from home during weeks among strangers.
An ad fragment promotes spring goods with urgency and seasonal appeal. It highlights new stock and urges readers to act for fresh items this season.
The program features the popular Fox photoplays headed by William Farnum in Fires of Conscience with Nell Chipman and Gladys Brockwell. Farnum battles inner and external foes in a tale of love and struggle ending in triumph.
George Baxter brings home Margery, a college girl he married after meeting her once. His father Robert Baxter, longtime city police chief, welcomes her to the family. Neighbor Paul Sneed returns and knew Margery before the marriage, setting the stage for a heartstrings story that ends happily. See Keith vaudeville tonight.
An advertisement urges readers to use Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism relief and notes its value beyond its price. It states it is sold by all druggists.
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