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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
3
The article advises mothers to protect children from the intense July August heat with cool water, shade play areas, and a light diet. It recommends sand play in shade, no red meat in heat, and lightweight clothing while emphasizing hydration and sunstroke prevention.
A kitchen column presents a menu and step by step methods for soups and dressings. Split pea soup with a light meat option pairs with creole salad as a roast substitute. Includes Boiled Dressing and a strawberry whipped dessert with gelatin and lemon extract.
The Maryland Farmers Institute, directed by Dr. Richard S. Hill, holds three sessions today in Flintstone. Cumberland Chamber of Commerce members travel to attend. Topics cover Potatoes, The Draft Horse, Farm Poultry, and Grass and Hay Crops. Flintstone hosts Allegany County's only agricultural high school.
Hancock ice man Isaac Swain paused ice delivery to pick cherries near Belle Grove along the Allegany County line. He uses a motor truck to gather fruit, delivering ice daily to Hancock residents.
The Barton House at Hancock Maryland once a staging inn and long held by the Barton family will be sold after the death of Miss Ellen Barton. Charles Barton formerly ran the inn while Ellen’s passing ends a generation. Wason Barton and Ellen Barton seek sale to partition the estate among heirs.
The Lincoln Chautauqua featured Conservatory Players with scenes from The Mikado and selections from Il Trovatore plus wind instrument pieces and a bagpipe act. Dr J T McCrory of Pittsburg lectured on Four Young Fellows stressing education and drive. Governor West of Oregon was slated to speak on When You are King with Emerson Winters Company planned for the first half.
The 21st annual meeting of the West Virginia Bankers Association ended in Martinsburg with new officers named. President H. W Chadduck of Grafton Banking & Trust. Vice president R. E. Tartbott of Citizens National Bank Phillippi. Secretary-Treasurer J. B. Hill of National Citizens Bank Charleston. Ledard Nelley of Parkersburg named executive committee member. H. H. Emmert of Old Nations Bank Martinsburg vice president in the American Bankers Association. Next meeting site undecided. Banquet toast by Harry R. Warfield on Why the Terrapins Didn't Land the Reserve Bank.
Regular and two special trains brought over 400 members of the Pennsylvania Bankers association to Bedford Springs for a two day convention. Attendees include Montgomery Evans D S Kloss A D Swift and Arthur Reynolds. A musicale and baseball at Bedford park were highlights with the Tyrone shop band in attendance.
New floral organza fabrics arrive in a large lot with a wide range of patterns. Prices start at ten cents and extend to twelve and a half cents per yard, inviting quick selection and purchase.
Alfred Leroy, legless and with one arm, arrived yesterday on a motorcycle with a sidecar and guide bar. He lost his legs in a Connellsville street car crash seven years ago, came from Gettysburg, and will head to Los Angeles for the American Motorcyclists convention before shipping his machine home.
Vendors offer high class merchandise at economy prices for two days only. Bathing suits from 54 inch flannel in multiple colors, 86 Ware t.17, over 42 inch imported crepe in shades, yard 75c. 50 inch all wool shepherds check, yard $1.00.
Advertises a new star check fabric 42 inches wide at special price. Threed 5 psice yard wide embroidered silk for waists described as entirely new. Silk poplin 40 inches wide in all new shades offered at one dollar per yard.
A retail notice promotes value fabrics for homemakers listing 98 cent unbleached options and 32 inch Madras patterns. It markets yard goods including Devonshire cloth at 32 inches wide and 39 cent bleached Turkish textiles. The ad highlights multiple fabrics, colors, and price points for household use.
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