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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
6
Chaplin returns in a two reel satire The Pawn Shop with Edna Purveyance in a tale of a pawnbroker clerk in love. A row follows in a pawnshop as watches clocks and coins figure in the mix up. Chaplin triumphs with a rolling pin in the end.
Despondency is described as rare and linked to indigestion. The ad promotes Mylberlain's Tablets as a remedy to help feel right within a day or two. It claims the tablets are especially valuable for stomach-related discouragement and are obtainable everywhere.
A notice to Troop 1 members announces a special meeting at the scout headquarters at 7 30 this evening. Scoutmaster signs the message.
In The Habit of Happiness Douglas Fairbanks Jr plays a virtuoso physician curing a crabbed millionaire to win his daughter. A comical plot twist uncovers a scheme to rob the old man, resolved with swift, laugh filled action. Also features Keystones A Bathhouse Blunder and a strong supporting cast including Fawcett Rankin Backus West and Harlam along with vaudeville.
Mrs Branson McKinee is returned this morning from a visit to relatives in Star Tannery Virginia.
Briscoe Auto Agency lists 5 passenger touring cars and roadsters for sale at 625 dollars fob in Winchester. F Amos Shryock, Pell phone 93w, is the contact person for this automobile agency with long established service in Winchester.
The First Troop of Boy Scouts postpones its Second Anniversary Meeting and exhibition of scout work due to the death of comrade Scout John Evans. The exhibition scheduled for Friday evening is postponed with further notice to follow. Scoutmaster:
Mrs James Carlyle died in Baltimore on Sunday at about seventy years of age. Her remains were brought to Berryville and taken to the home of her son, Clayon Carlyle. Funeral services were conducted in the Baptist church by Rev Julian Broaddus and the body was interred in Green Hill Cemetery. She is survived by a large family.
A large gathering of friends surprised Mr and Mrs Newton Swartz at their home to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Refreshments were served and many presents were given to the couple. Attendees included Mrs Elizabeth Barr Miss Virginia Barr Mr and Mrs W T Barr Misses Virginia and Helen Barr and other local residents.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent nightly solution for torpid liver and clogged bowels. It links symptoms like foul breath, indigestion, headaches, and skin issues to undigested food and promises a morning cleanse. The copy targets adults and children, urging regular use to maintain stomach and bowel discipline.
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