Christmas Program Brims with Songs Plays and Recitations
Schools close for Christmas with a district wide program of songs, dialogues, recitations, cantatas and dances. Students from primaries to eighth grade perform at Centre Street, Pennsylvania Avenue and West Side schools featuring Santa Claus, Christmas carols, folk dances and a joint chorus.
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Centre Street School
Centre Street
Dicken
Harry L. Funk
Santa Claus
Pennsylvania Avenue School
Pennsylvania Avenue
Herald Angels
Mother Goose
Holly
Hilda
Miss Stanton
Distress of Poverty Highlighted by Salvation Army
Two recent poverty cases in the city drew Salvation Army attention. A six member family faces hardship with the father in penitentiary service, and a widow with six children struggles for food and shelter. Immediate aid was given and clothing for children aged 4 to 7 is needed. Since December 7, twenty families received baskets of feed.
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Salvation Army
Dealt Out Pine Drunk Man Requests Lodging at Station
Joe McCarty went to the police station last night seeking shelter after admitting a recent 3.75 dollar drunkenness payment. He asked the police to provide a bed and Assistant Chief Wilson granted his request.
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Joe McCarty
Joe
Wilson
Christmas in England entertainments at Central High
Lonaconing public schools closed for Christmas holidays with plays and concerts at Central High School. Students performed carols and readings led by Principal A. F. Smith and Rev. H. L. Earnest. Kathleen and Alice Rowan bid farewell with a party before leaving for Baltimore. Local obituaries and charity actions noted. Sister Isabelle Lynch had neck operation in Donora.
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Central High School
England
Victrola
Christine Edwards
Adeste Fideles
Prin. A. F. Smith
Kathleen
Alice Rowan
Watercliff
Misses Rowan
Baltimore
Nettie Hohing
Waterbury
Mount Savage Death Notices and Local Advertisements
Christian Paul of Mount Savage dies after a month long illness at his home. Natal Note reports a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barth. Acme Store ad promotes Blue Ribbon Chocolates at 29 cents per pound. For sale two black horses about 1500 pounds each. Lost Manchester terrier with black collar. reward offered. Classified notice of magazine feature 20 pages in Every Week.
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Christian Paul
Sand
Virginia Belle Obtains Absolute Divorce in Albemarle
In Albemarle County circuit court Judge John W. Fishburne grants Mrs Hyllis Brooks an absolute divorce from Reginald Brooks on desertion grounds. The decree preserves the 1918 agreement for $12,000 annual support and child custody for Reginald and David G. Brooks. Mrs Brooks, a Langhorne beauty, is sister to Mrs Charles Dana Gibson and the late Mrs Nannie Langhorne Shaw.
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Charlottes v
Circuit Court
Albermaine County
John W. Fishburne
Hyllis Brooks
Reginald Brooks
New York
Brooks
Reginald
David G. Brooks
Langhorne
Chiswell D. Langhorne
Greenwood
Charles Dana Gibson
William Waldorf Astor
London
Nannie Langhorne Shaw
Boston
Paul Phipps
Long Island
Shaw
Albemarle Court
Jackson Stones Plan for Governor's Senate Bid Fails
Baltimore December 17. Former Senator William F Jackson and Governor Goldsborough fail to renew political cooperation. Jackson, after talks with Stone Hanna and Weller, resists endorsing the Governor for the Senate and indicates no fixed candidate. Republicans eye E Weller as a possible reception candidate.
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Baltimore
William F. Jackson
Goldsborough
Ewing
Jackson-Stone
Jackson
William F. Stone
John B.B. Hanna
Weller
Stone
Mr. Jackson
Tragic Onset: Hancock Bus Driver G. H. Thomas Found Dead
G H Thomas 25 a Hancock Bus Line driver was found dead in Hancock's Danielton Lunch Room bathroom with throat cut and a razor nearby. Police ruled death a self inflicted act. he moved from Fork Union Virginia in September and began driving the bus line in October. His body shipped to Fork Union.
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Hagerstown
G. H. Thomas
Hancock
Danielton
Thomas
Fork Union
Magazine Agents Barred In Cumberland After Telegenic Visit
Four magazine agents claiming Huntingdon Pennsylvania as their home were apprehended by Assistant Chief Wilson in Cumberland last night. They stated they arrived yesterday afternoon and did not know they could not operate in the city. After a warning they promised to leave and were allowed to go in the morning.
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Magazine
Huntingdon
Wilson
Cumberland
Two Killed in Mine Cave-In Near Elkins West Virginia
Two men died in a cave-in at Moore and Keppel Company mine Cass City near Elkins West Virginia yesterday. Michael Perch and Carl Brown were killed. bodies recovered soon after. Perch was 24 and left a widow and two children. Brown was 18 and was a stepson of C Snyder of Elkins.
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Elkins
W. Va
Dex
Mike Perch
Carl Brown
Moore and Keppel Company
Cass City
Perchan
Mike Perchan
Ellamore
Brown
C. Synder
Society Notes Hostess Mrs Kamens Hosts Bridge Whist
Mrs. B M Kamens of Cumberland Street hosted a bridge whist gathering yesterday. Honors went to Mrs. Mary Bachyach and Mrs. Arthur Steinweg.
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B. M. Kamens
Cumberland Street
Bridge Whist
Mary Bachyach
Arthur Steinweg
Morning After Feeling Gone Endorsed by Toledo Salesman
Henry Marcus of Do Better Manufacturing Co. testifies Tanlac restored his health after catarrh and stomach pains, noting improved appetite and clearer head. Ad lists Cumberland area retailers carrying Tanlac and credits the medicine with financial as well as physical benefits.
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Toledo
Henry Marcus
Do Better Manufacturing Co
Michigan Street
Tanlac
Mr. Marcus
Cumberland
Lichtenstein’s
Frostburg
Shupeds
Lonaconing
Campbell & Son’s
Westernport
Paul’s
Oakland
Gonder's
Hager Town
Rudy & Meredith’s
Frederick
Williamson’s
Clark University conference discusses world peace lessons
Worcester mass December reports the annual Clark University conference opening with a focus on The Problems and Lessons of the War. The program includes Emily Balch Samuel Elder Mabel Boardman William Walling and Normal Angels among speakers addressing ways to bring about and sustain peace and related themes.
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Worcester
Mass
Clark University
Amthorit
Emily B. Balch
Wellesley College
League To Enforce
Samuel J. Elder
Boston Bar Association
Red Cross
Mabel T. Boardman
American Red Cross Relief Board
William E. Walling
Fischer plans national schoolships for delinquent youths
Williamsburg Pennsylvania December 17 James Fischer soon to be mayor proposes forming a national association to reclaim delinquent boys via schoolships. The plan envisions a workshop styled ship for each state to educate and train youths rather than sending first offenders to prisons, with eligibility limited to non serious infractions.
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Williamsburg
James Fischer
Heater slab planned for traffic officer at Baltimore and Centre
City Engineer James P. Gaffney will install a heated foot slab at the corner of Baltimore and Centre streets for the traffic policeman's convenience and safety. The current slab sits above steam pipes and will be replaced with a heater, following Pittsburgh's recent adoption of electric heaters under police blocks with positive results.
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James P. Gaffney
Baltimore
Centre Streets
Pittsburgh
Timberland Tract of 375 Acres to Be Sold at Public Sale
George Louise Eppler attorney trustee announces a public sale of a timberland tract about 375 acres in the eastern end of the county opposite Paw Paw. The land is suited for orcharding and will be offered tomorrow morning in front of the Third National Bank.
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George Louise Eppler
Third National Bank
Paw Paw
Colonel Heeza Liar to Star with Mary Pickford at Paramount
Paramount announces Col. Heeza Liar will be featured as a star alongside Mary Pickford Marguerite Clark Geraldine Farrar Blanche Sweet and Dustin Farnum. J R Bray creator of the animated series signs with Bray Studios to join Paramount Producers list. Bray describes a tracing paper method for animated backgrounds and a variable exposure system to control motion speed.
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Col. Heeza Liar
Mary Pickford
New Studio
New York
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Heeza Liar
Marguerite Clark
Geraldine Farrar
Blanche Sweet
Dustin Farnum
Cartoon
Biz Company
Bray Studios, Inc
Paramount
Famous Players Film Company
Lasky Feature Play Company
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
Pallas Pictures
Paramount Corporation
The
American Press Association
Ladies’ World
the Dry Goods Economist
John A. Sleicher
Leslie's Weekly
Roger W. Babson
Mr. Bray
Bray
J. R. Bray
Pedestrian feats prove walking aids health and vigor
Edward Payson Weston born December 18 1889 in Portland Missouri lived to an advanced age and his transcontinental walks show walking preserves health. Dan O Leary a top old champ aged 73 continues to claim the title heel and toe walker and has logged over 110000 miles across multiple countries since 1867.
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Edward Payson Weston
Portland
Dan O'Leary
Weston
O'Leary
St. Louis
England
France
Ireland
Austria
Canada
States
Oyster roast planned by Western Maryland Railway men
Western Maryland Railway men plan an oyster roast tonight in the basement room of the new station. The piece suggests a frog farm for fundraising and notes Robert Smith operates one in Missouri. Read about it in EVERY WEEK.
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Western Maryland Railway
Robert Smith
Missouri
Vandal Chips Trees Along Baltimore Avenue Near Hotel Imperial
An unidentified individual damaged multiple unprotected trees along Baltimore Avenue from the Hotel Imperial corner past Decatur Street. An ax or hatchet was used, with several trees badly chipped on the left side as the vandal progressed.
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Baltimore Avenue
Hotel Imperial Corner
Decatur Street
Candale
Cocoanut Cookies Recipe Prompt for Crinkle Cookies
Cream butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and stir in coconut and soda. Mix in flour until dough forms. Chill briefly if needed then shape into small cakes, press with a press, top with candied cherry, bake on buttered paper until done.
Christmas Cake Southern Style Recipe Fragments
A fragmented recipe lists ingredients for a Christmas cake including brown sugar lard buttermilk soda flour and nuts with vague instructions. Readable items specify cinnamon cloves nutmeg orange peel paisina walnuts and dredging flour. The text shows inconsistent spellings and measurements but conveys a traditional spiced fruit cake method.
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Santa
Bethlehem
Kris Kringle
Humbird Street
John Humbird
Eva Johnson
Toinette
Grace Shaffer
Hazel Brinkman
Jeanneton
Dorothy Fischer
Marte
Little Holler
Mare
Jos. Harper
Pierre
Raymond Ryan
Fdna Schell
Lalotte
Elsie House
Gessier
Reuben Riggleman
Frank Whalley
George Poling
Tessie House
St. Nicholas
Helen Hout
Hilly Green
Raymond Brinkman
Calysta Twieg
Beatrice Freeland
Violet Heller
Madge Robertson
Iva Burch
Gladys Weller
Phyllis Smith
Mr. Santa Claus
Harold Wilmoth
Mrs. Santa Claus
Katherine Fischer
Richard Shaffer
Wiliam Storer
Pocahontas Nealis
Pearl
Misse Plummer
Mamie Rinker
the Wise
Anna McCarty
Jolly St. Nicholas
Howard McCarty
Jacky Frost
Violet Riley
Hazel Adams
Ethel Zimmerly
Mabel Brinkman
Opal Stitler
Julia Henderson
Pearl Dyer
Agnes Maphis
Lora Poling
Adeste Fidelis
Florence Cage
Ford Haines
Melvin Ryan
Santa * Claus
Jessie Lloyd
Ted
Ralph Robertson
Louis Brooks
James ‘Reed
Virginia Kline
Roy Bucy
Charlies Pearl
Milton Miller
French Adams
Vienna Nealis
Leonard Devilbliss
William Snyder
Harry Benson
Gerald Lewis
Harry Parker
Ethel Reynolds
Joly Santa Claus
Mother Hubbard
Ballard Ward
Gertina Steepe
Joseph Yeager
Wilheminia Gallmier
George Yeager
Irene Herpich
Virginia Roemer
Herman Miller
Robert Stoff
Anna Lottig
Sadie Kline
Maxwell Bhuck
Helen Conner
Margaret Bowie
Virginia Gearhart
Richard Kohl
Minnie Menhorn
William Smith
Sophia Smith
Alfred Rice
Margaret Chapman
Charles Hoffman
Anna Harnett
Charles Jordan
Shepherd
Mary Louise Birchard
Etish
Lily
Wennie Kram
Beatrice Hiser
Viola Deremer
Betty Judy
Katherine Trompf
Clara Gallmeier
Margaret Richardson
Frances White
William Henry
Margaret Keller
Doris
Helen Galbreth
Ue Water
Charles Barrett
Margaret Johnson
Elizabeth Leasure
Wilhelmina Saum
Margaret Phimmer
Jessie White
Margaret Minnicks
Gerald Hiser
Walter Fisher
Violet Widdows
Louise Little
West Side Secor
West Side
Alice Mc Michael
Katie Lippold
Nellie Dreyer
Edith Madore
Robert Boyd
Ward
Robert Boynd
Denver
Colo
Boyd
Washington
Rder Eastern Star
West Virginia and Maryland Gas Company
Civic Club
Mount Savage
the Bureau of the Cumberland Press
Wm. F. Farrell
Manchester
Richard J. Bruce
Cumberland Steel Co
William
Virginia Belle
Bivorce
U.S
Sticipk
COP
Balto
George L. Eppler
R. Bray
By Tarleton
Winchester
Mr. Pray
Bra
Detroit
Mich
Life
Puck
Jit
Paramount Pictures
W. W. Hochingan
Paramount Prgram
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