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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1915
Page
11
The article marks the steam locomotive centenary and notes its global impact on travel and industry. It then cites a 1914 railway safety report showing 10,785 trespass accidents nationwide, with 4,712 injuries from walking tracks. It details demographics, locations, and severities of injuries and fatalities across the United States.
The article notes steam locomotives are near retirement as electric power becomes the preferred rail transport method across the country. It emphasizes past usefulness while signaling a gradual phaseout and modernization of the rail network.
Buick C 25 five passenger priced at 500 Buick B 25 five passenger 456 Buick 35 passenger 8350 Krit 1915 five passenger 285.06 Franklin 6 20 five passenger 600 Franklin 6 30 five passenger 675 75 250 We have never offered such a nice lot of cars at such low figures Glisan s Garage Nov 4 10 Want to swat the high cost of living Then form a neighborhood club Find out how in Every Week
The commission has not yet ruled on West Virginia Ohio and Pennsylvania mine rate issues as tariffs remain unfiled. Four cases loom including existing rate reasonableness, long and short haul suspensions, and a general coal rate investigation. No hearing date set. cold weather slows train crews and risks frozen rubber hoses causing delays.
Reports say the Pennsylvania railroad plans to file a tariff with the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise rates from West Virginia to 25 cents per ton, higher than the initially proposed 15 cents. Coal operators plan to renew opposition as similar rate hikes may extend to trunk lines through West Virginia if approved.
Father Bernard Vaughan notes that while some make excuses for wrongs the true hero acts to correct them, emphasizing moral responsibility and constructive reform.
F. F. Shriver, a Cumberland railroad brakeman, credits Tanlac with dramatic health gains after a catarrhal illness. He reports clearer head and throat, restored appetite, and better sleep after one bottle, and urges others to try the tonic. Tanlac is distributed at multiple local pharmacies in Cumberland and surrounding towns.
Advertisement reads for sale cars at Glisan's with a note to read the ad in the November 24 1910 issue. The column invites readers to see the cars offered in the stock.
A health fad marketed as a fat cure allegedly caused a woman to gain two pounds instead of losing weight. The warning urges against extreme dieting and promises that starvation is unnecessary for weight management.
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