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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
2
A young man learns his first lesson in relationships after a woman seeks his opinion on a new dress. The tale centers on miscommunication, vanity, and the wisdom of an older adviser who explains that praise, not critique, is what she seeks.
In Circuit Court Judge Robert Henderson legally approved the adoption of 18 month old Jesse Frantz by Thomas Hollen and Eva L. Hollen of 199 Maryland Avenue. The child’s name was changed to Anna Virginia Hollen. Mrs. Minnie Frantz, mother, had left the city earlier.
The famous chef at the Washington Lunch Room declares fresh soft shell crabs and frogs legs arriving from their swimming grounds. The dishes are prepared in the signature style that has made the Wash ington a popular dining spot.
A fragmented recipe column outlines a summer luncheon menu featuring a salad with chicken and prunes, cold consommé, and tea. It includes detailed methods for a creamy dressing, a prune dessert bake, a fruit cake batter, and a chicken and ham mousse served in ramekins, with notes on chilling and serving.
Herbert Montgomery of Westernport Maryland was held on $500 bond after the grand jury indicted him on embezzlement from the Loyal Order of Moose. State's Attorney Frank A. Perdew and Wilbur V. Wilson prosecuted the case. He was tried at Westernport.
The big masque and pageant celebrating St Louis hundred and fiftieth anniversary opened May 28 and runs through May 31. The three act historical re reenactment covers Mound Builders to the Civil War with over seven thousand participants and officials from multiple cities attending. The Day of the Three Flags portrays St Louis passing from Spanish to French to American rule in a key act.
Examinations for Princeton University entrance will occur in this city from June 17 to 20 at the Board of School Commissioners office on Union Street. Superintendent John E. Edwards urges interessados to notify him promptly if taking preliminary or final exams. Time is short.
An advertisement by the National Painless Dentists at 100 Baltimore St advertises a five tooth set of fine false teeth with painless extraction offered at no cost.
George Schell a 19 year old Woodland resident injured his eye with a pick while digging coal at Klondyke mine. He was brought to the city and examined by Dr. A H Hawkins who could not determine if sight could be saved.
The congregation of St. Ambrose's Catholic Church Cresapown invites all to a May Festival in Gunning's Grove Cresaptown on Decoration Day Saturday. Enjoy a pleasant day in the woods with family and friends.
A Civil War era battlefield plough area in Nottoway County Virginia yielded bullets. William Hunt of the Arlington Hotel brought the finds to town. The field is now a farm owned by O G Ashby Wilbur Craig and Howard Dawson formerly of Preston County West Virginia. The owners report several old bullets discovered since they assumed possession.
Isaac H. Smith the well known groceryman of 273 Baltimore Avenue underwent an appendicitis operation yesterday at Western Maryland Hospital. At noon he was reported to be getting along well.
The Washing ton Lunch Room attracts attention as soft shell crabs arrive and are served in the exact method that has made the place famous. The note mentions the novelty and the exact preparation praised by diners.
William Edward Dye and Ruth Symons of Barton Maryland. John Henry Lapp and Annie Elizabeth Weisenbor of Frostburg Maryland. Russell Sage Morse and Sadie Work of Broadford Pennsylvania. John Ezra Youngblood Omps West Virginia and Susie V Spikes Alpine West Virginia. Sidney Rowland Shepherd and Margaret May Everett Greensburg Pennsylvania. Vincent Edward Minnick and Clara Evelin Ravenscroft Frostburg Maryland. William Leo Millman and Myrtle Geeting Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. John Barr Johnstown Pennsylvania and May Rice Cresson Pennsylvania. Edward Corwent Jones and Tamnah Cecela Mulkerin Yukon Pennsylvania. James Pockery Mt Pleasant Pennsylvania and Mary Jane Moser Osborn Pennsylvania. James Arthur Walker and Helena Miller Cumberland Maryland. James Henry Hushen and Anna Mary Barrett Keyser West Virginia. Edgar C Hillegass and Pauline Keiser Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. George Martin Anspach Petersburg Pennsylvania and Rose Pansy Burns Huntingdon Pennsylvania. Jule Likene Jordan Monessen Pennsylvania and Dorelda Emma Kirkpatrick Pricedale Pennsylvania.
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