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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
5
A column urges mothers to avoid overdressing children, arguing simplicity in dress fosters healthy tastes. It recommends practical romper outfits for babies, washable dresses for older kids, and comfortable footwear with room to grow, noting styles like sailor and Russian blouse remain popular.
Exclusive letter from New York notes James Forbes new play The Shaw Shop at the Hudson is the lone bright spot in early January. Ina Claire gains attention for Lady Luxury after Quaker Girl and London contrasts. A Danish actress Nansen arrives with a $10,600 gown bound for the movies.
Recipes include Puree of Leeks with milk and cream, a Sultana Sauce with raisins and vanilla, a cranberry nut fruit mixture with gelatin, and Yocomain Takes Place of Meat using wide noodles, onions, mushrooms, eggs and butter.
A photographer filming target practice on a battleship was knocked unconscious when a loaded gun fired. The incident is part of a Navy life pictorial to be shown at the Maryland Theatre with Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmut ter, brought by A. H. Woods, promising a crowded show.
The Weekly Report notes Germany relies little on world copper output yet holds large reserves and can meet army and industrial needs. It cites 1913 imports at 220 892 tons and production at 40 278 tons, with four months of war showing expanded electroline and blister copper output and heavy use of scrap. U S copper exports to Germany in 1918 reached 193 403 tons valued around 300 million marks.
Taken suddenly with convulsions Ir. M. Rockwell of Martinsburg Va collapsed in the office of General Yard Master W O Shields at Brunswick Thursday afternoon. He was rushed to the Brunswick Hospital, Train No. 1 was stopped and he was taken aboard and sent home, a railroad surgeon accompanied him.
Notice to the public that after January 15 1915 Cumberland Electric Railway Co will accept payments for on any Pay As You Go service. There are no packages delivery or fare entered by cars of the Railway Co.
Harold Richards and Clement Bray, local high-voiced performers, opened with a duo song at the Maryland theatre vaudeville debut. Their act included violin and piano solos, gongs, and a piano violin performance of The Rosary, earning extraordinary applause and praise for stage presence. Phasma, a standout sequence, is described as unusually beautiful and destined for greater stages.
The Moose Club beat Independent Brewing 91 pins in duck pins on Moose alleys. Braves won two of three from Pirate by 31 pins in South End League. Stars vs Heroes Smith’s team: three straight wins by 145 pins in Diamond League. Yankees of Savoy League defeated Whitman’s Rip Raps by 38 pins on Whitman’s alleys.
Lady Diana Manners daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland has completed training at Way's hospital in London and has enlisted in the Red Cross to work with the armies on the continent.
Rev. Dr. S. J. McDowell, field secretary for the Eastern district of the Board of Home Missions, will visit the city Sunday to speak at three Lutheran churches. He will preach at St Stephen's English Lutheran at 11, address St Luke's German Lutheran School at 2, and preach at St John's English Lutheran at 7 30. He is known as a fluent speaker with strong Home Mission facts for Lutherans.
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