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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1915
Page
6
A visiting writer describes why shopping in Cumberland feels joyful. A cheerful saleswoman’s greeting and patient, personal care turn routine purchases into pleasant experiences, forming lasting customer bonds and happiness in the store.
Used car notice appears in the For Sale column with a November dateline and advertising tease urging readers to check Glisan's for the listing. The fragment signals a classified buy or trade section item.
Crowds praised the Maryland Theatre matinee and night shows. Six acts compared with top vaudeville houses with Dorothy Meather delivering songs and the trained seals of Captain Trieber displaying notable intelligence. The Dixon Sisters impressed with dancing musicianship and the Two Neutral Admirals provided sharp comedy and parodies. The featured act was the old Oxford wheel basketball demonstration.
William Fox presents Samson at the Grande Theatre this afternoon and night starring William Farnum in the title role. The modern Samson destroys wealth and the scheming rake, then rises triumphant with his wife’s love as he begins anew.
A Portsmouth musician credits Tanlac with curing headaches backaches rheumatism and nerve trouble that plagued her work in a local theatre. Lena Byhanna says relief came after trying Tanlac from Lichtensteins 61 Baltimore Street Cumberland as it gains a master medicine reputation.
A revival in Barton county mining centers on Caledonia mine under new managers KE R Brydon H R Brydon Carroll Wattison of Bloomington MD. They ship Tyson and Big Vein coal and lease the four foot vein from A B Shaw along the Cumberland and Pennsylvania tracks. Wotomac mines at Barton produce about 250 tons daily and plan to add Potomac small vein with electric mining and haulage to raise output by 500 to 600 tons daily. W J Chapman Coal Co at Barton, run by John Frenzel, ships about 300 tons daily from the Swanton mines a four foot vein covering hundreds of acres.
A classic ad lists multiple western Maryland pharmacies including Frostburg Campbell and Son Lonaconing Pauls Pharmacy Westernport and Gonder s Pharmacy Oakland. It offers postpaid delivery on receipt of one dollar per bottle through these agencies.
Edison Electric Co at 30 N Liberty street runs a carton offer for Mazda Lamps rated 5 to 40 watts. Sale appears in Novi dated June 21.
A plan to tackle rising living costs through community action is outlined in EVERY WEEK. The feature details steps to organize a neighborhood club, recruit members, and plan collective buyings and local initiatives to ease expenses.
Lieber Company presents The Garden of Allah by Hichens and Anderson at the Maryland Theatre on December 1 and 2. Domini Enfiden seeks peace in Africa finds love with Boris in a tale of desire and confession set against desert vistas and exotic interiors. A large company of players and scenic splendor accompany the production with rail excursions advertised.
A wartime era catalog notes toy inventories still thriving despite conflict. It highlights warm coats with fur collars, Japanese robes for men, brown walking shoes, crystal jewelry boxes, crepe de Chine lingerie, colored silks, and skating sets for children with matching caps and mittens in blue brown and green tones.
United Press reports Yoshihito will travel after his coronation to the tomb of Jimmu Tenno, founder of Japan's first dynasty, to tell the late emperor that he now rules by divine right. The visit honors ancestral gods and marks a ceremonial link with Japan’s imperial lineage.
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