Mt Pleasant Sunday School Picnic Planned for Sept 18
The Mount Pleasant Sunday School plans an all day picnic on Saturday September 18. All are invited to attend.
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Sunday School of
Mount Pleasant
Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1915
Page
3
War news wrap continues across fronts and Balkans
Multiple dispatches report Allied losses at the Dardanelles reaching 79 238 while prize courts deny most American cargo claims. Germans announce gains at Pinzg and Austrian destroyers are sunk in the Adriatic. Turkish anti Armenian actions intensify with mass killings and displacement of 200000 villagers. A liner Queensmore catches fire in Liverpool. Bulgarian frontier tensions rise as Greece and Roumania troop concentrations draw Balkan attention. Roumania appears leaning to the Allies per Berlin notices.
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London
House of Commons
Dardanelles
Budahy
Germany
Copenhagen
Jara
Dabney Lee Smith Promotes Buy It in Winchester Movement
Dabney Lee Smith formerly of this city now with the Federal Development Company of Alliance Ohio is in town advocating Buy it in Winchester. His plan mixes printer advertising with motion picture films to boost local business as merchants show strong interest in the campaign and a film series at a local theater is planned.
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Dabney Lee Smith
Federal Development Company
Alliance, Ohio
Noted Stage Manager Dabney Smith Guests in City
Mr Dabney Smith and his wife are visiting at the invitation of W R Stephenson. Smith, a former Winchester boy, rose to manage major Weber and Field attractions, later moving to London to resume theater work. They reside in Clarkburg West Virginia when in the United States.
Hidden Pirate Treasure Sparks Real Life Reunion
In a Washington Square home, David Gordon unearths a buried pirate treasure box with a doll and beads. Barbara Folsom, a pen name for novelist Mrs. John Fraser, reveals herself, inviting David to tea and prompting talk of a romantic story idea.
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David
Captain Kidd
Harbara, Folsom, 1900
Barbara
Barbara Folsom
South Africa
Far East
John Fraser
Washington Square
Mrs. Fraser
David Gordon
Blue Sky Promoters and a Railway Sandwich Anecdote
A fragmented miscellany references blue sky promoters seen as optimistic with others’ money, a Postmaster General remark about a fraudulent promoter, and a railway restaurant joke about a hamless sandwich. It also notes a quip about Mixon’s sadness tied to marriage and winding a wife.
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Blue Sky
New York Tribune
POKER THOUGHTS AND A QUIP ABOUT THE KITTEN
A playful exchange in Renton mocks a new member as the group jokes about "fattening the kitty." The remarks reflect social banter within a local organization and reference to animal welfare society.
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Renton
the Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Athletic Motive in a Suffragette Parade Exchange
A brief dialogue sketches a suffragette’s resolve. Mrs. Torkins explains marching in a parade offers felt benefit beyond voting. The exchange hints at personal growth and independence through self-reliance in facing life’s troubles.
Tempering the Blow in Editorial Tactics
In a terse newsroom exchange, an assistant editor signals returning a young woman's manuscript as unfit for publication, while the editor proposes a cynical ploy to imply tears by sprinkling water on the pages to evoke pity.
Wombat Grocer Charged for Lodge Space
In a local lodge program exchange a playful dispute ends with Wombat the grocer agreeing to be billed ten dollars for advertising space. The taunt prompts a lighthearted note about honoring the charge.
Landscape Painter Refuses Portrait Commission
A judge reports a claim from a painter who says he never uses models and paints landscapes only. He states he has not posed for portraits but is open to learning. The exchange highlights tensions between artistic autonomy and portraiture expectations.
Lottery Bluff Between Brothers Sparks Sly Offer
Two men joke about using influence for a small bribe as a playful street exchange. The line implies a lighthearted wager to win affection, reflecting a casual conversation rather than a serious plan.
Not the Same
When told he had a level head Jones was unhappy and the speaker mocked him calling it flat. The remark targets Jonesy and portrays hostility over a casual compliment.
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Jones
Jonesy
To Fit the Crime
The judge sentences the defendant to thirty years after a tense courtroom exchange about prior acquaintance and a humorous defense remark involving singing lessons.
Judge cites precedent in coin loan over Wombat
In a terse exchange, the judge explains avoiding a precedent by resisting a minor loan of a quarter to Wombat, underscoring the importance of not setting a guiding rule for future cases.
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