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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1916
Page
3
A column discusses eating calmly to aid digestion and cheerful meals, stressing do not eat when tired or stressed and to say grace for health. It also includes a Q and A with self instructed skin and body care tips, a lotion to remove blackheads and a bust developer, plus advice on tonics and exercise.
The Concord gallows, last used 23 years ago for Frank Almy, are being reinstalled for next Friday to execute Oscar J. Connery who confessed to murdering his wife for inheritance. Sheriff Sterns faces the duty despite opposition to capital punishment, after Connery bought strychnine while the wife’s death prompted police action and a rare capital verdict.
The Automobile Club of Maryland announces that unifications can be secured through The Press Office. The notice directs members to contact the office for arrangements and details.
New York February 9 Special. The Societe Des Beaux Arts will stage the Bal des Dieux at a major New York hotel. The ballroom becomes a Cyprus temple with Hindu Egyptian and Greek mythologic costumes. Baroness von Rottenthal as the Egyptian goddess of fire and Mrs Hindu as the goddess of the dawn headline a cast including John Jacob Astor as Hera. Over two thousand guests expected. eighteen pageant groups and a dawn ballet accompany ceremonies and a bow of rainbows at the finale.
Washington reports a major step toward preparedness as bids open this week for two new fleet submarines. The 1,300 ton vessels designed by the Navy will outsize the 800 ton and 1,000 ton boats then in service and aim for 25 knots on the surface. Multiple firms are expected to bid with one boat possibly built by the government under a department policy.
New York reports Hans Schmidt awaiting his fate at Sing Sing after a conviction for the murder of Anna Aumuller. Lawyers argue the cause of death was an illegal operation, while Schmidt remains in the death house ahead of a possible Wednesday execution.
In San Francisco on February 14 the Newthot cult leader Dr Newo New and Marie L. T. Graham face federal indictments for mail fraud. The government accuses Newo New of selling a youth secret through a nonreligious system while posing as an octogenarian. A former associate provides the informant basis amid exposition sales of Newthot books.
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania workers cut more than ten cords of wood from a 300 year old elm discovered by its growth rings. The tree was felled at Price's Church of the Brethren, last of a dozen elms planted when the church was built nearby.
The record notes a tree described as 76 feet tall with a 6 foot 3 inch diameter, identified as a Mien Wal variety.
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