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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1915
Page
3
Henry Ford shows exploratory plans for a river Rouge world city and a Ford tractor to expand farming power. He describes a near production timeline, tests on his 1000 acre estate, and a dramatic axle improvement reached after a long pursuit.
New York dispatches say the Santa Anna, a liner, was afire about 1,000 miles east of New York with 1,500 Italian reservists and over 40 passengers aboard. No official word has come, traders expect aid from Baltic Adriatic Saxonia and Ancona, suspicion points to spies and delays after a September 7 sailing.
The fair concluded with a motorcycle race won by W. Hardesty in eight minutes twenty one seconds. H. Arthurs and Van Metre Hack finished second and third. The mule race drew big crowds with Charles McCann first, Harry F. Byrd second, Score Grand third, and Bob Smith later seen at the refreshment stand. The pony race went to Tom McCann with Beverley Wright second and Berkeley Grove third. Fireworks display delighted spectators. carnival week closed as one of the season’s most successful.
In a Puck quote, a man complains about the lack of ordinary sandwiches in the depot restaurant. The waitress replies that their selection avoids coal dust, implying a focus on quality or novelty rather than common fare.
A quirky dialogue unfolds with two women and an old fogy, joking about clerks, stamps, and a get rich quick scheme. The piece riffs on a missing cheerful character, a busy bee, and a playful battle of wits in a Cincinnati Boguirer column style.
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