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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
4
Dorothy Dix argues women err by judging men on height not brains. She cites Napoleon Kipling Barrie Gould Harriman as tiny men with impact, warns little men may be tyrannical yet make ideal husbands, while tall handsome men often fail as partners.
A Cumberland advertisement touts Tonoline Tablets promising rapid weight gain and nerve strength. A man reports gaining forty pounds in forty days and hailing the product as a beauty maker and muscle builder. The claim notes the treatment costs one dollar for fifty days and lists American Proprietary Co. Boston and James K. Ford Cumberland as sellers.
In a $250000 alienation suit in New York, Jeliet Breitung testified that her love for Max F. Kleist is dead. She read intimate letters to Kleist from 1913 and 1914, while Kleist pressed for reconciliation in the courtroom.
Former Austro-Hungarian Premier Weckerle argues the dual monarchy will rebound fastest by leveraging its agricultural base. He notes Hungary's export focus and Austria's improved banking, with war loans paid swiftly and high confidence in postwar recovery despite labor gaps and war destruction.
A Parsons, W. facility of the Lumber Company is shut down due to no demand. The entire storehouse and yard sit with stock and products unpaid. Officials report the plant will remain closed until market demand returns and pulp wood space is filled.
A display ad from the Popular Music Shop of Baltimore Maryland touts the latest popular music at nine cents a copy and discounted classical and musical comedy selections. The firm offers a free list of new songs and a free classical list, plus free lists of ten different musical names in the area. It claims to be one of the state's largest mail order businesses.
The annual meeting of the Mission ary and Church Extension Society of the Frederick district, Baltimore Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, will be at Center Street Church. A 2:30 p.m. business session, 6 p.m. banquet, and a public mass meeting follow, with Bishop Boril Cranston and Rev. Dr. Don Colt speakers. KE. T. Diron serves as secretary.
Hobart Smock of Baltimore addressed Meredith Lodge of Perfection No. 3 Scottish Rite Masons at the Masonic Temple on Optimism. A. C. Williamson spoke on Scottish Rite Masonry. Luncheon followed. Mise May Reid wore Scottish costume and performed dances. Smock sang four selections.
Baltimore and Ohio railroad reports a steady freight rise since January with January up 10 percent from December and February so far up around 3 percent over January. Officials expect furloughed workers may return as double headed trains carry as many as 80 loads on the Pittsburgh division.
A carload of Hillsborough children visited the Panama Exposition in San Francisco funded by prominent residents of the millionaire suburb including Charles T. Crocker and Henry T. Scott. All expenses were paid for the outing.
Mrs John Jacob Astor opened her Fifth Avenue home for a charity musicale benefiting a church hospital to be built in Wu Chang China. This was the first entertainment since the death of Colonel John Jacob Astor aboard the Titanic.
The Cumberland Press asks subscribers and city readers on carrier routes to notify the office by telephone if they miss an issue. Report missing delivery to help ensure prompt, uninterrupted receipt and identify carrier service issues.
Detroit officials report a postal card from a child asking the Belle Isle zoo to "bring me a five-pound baby sister." Park Commissioner William T. Dust must decide whether the request can be fulfilled or explained as impractical.
The Interstate Commerce Commission resumes its probe into alleged $100,000 cash gifts to retiring Chicago Rock Island and Pacific officials. Directors and former executives will testify as investigators seek motives behind the payments. In separate note, Kansas mayoral candidate Jay E. House pledges to do as he pleases if elected, citing the $2,500 annual mayoral pay.
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