Gambling club tale and gamblers' sanitarium tale
A narrator recalls leaving a party with Dr Grahm to visit a Berlin gambling club where patrons wore marks of scars and illness. The doctor explains a nearby gamblers sanitarium run by Dr Mathews Impartz, where patients receive moral treatment and willpower strengthening before stories pivot to cautionary memories of testing restraint at a race track and later at a baccarat table.
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Dr. Grahm
Kurfuerstendamm
Baron Sonderoff
Wagner
Bii
Berlin
Mathews Impartz
Agoulder
Confused War Dispatch Describes Belgian Front Movements
An unclear report notes troops, civilians, and a dog in a Sunday excursion scene near Con Sturg. The text references arms, Belgian defense, and fear of murder of a Liege defender, with mentions of spies and deliberate enemy actions amid wartime tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con Sturg
John
Practical homemaking tips for kitchen and cleaning
The article offers practical household hacks. It explains bleaching discolored china with washing soda and chloride of lime, cleaning burnt kettle residues with water and ashes, cooking cabbage to reduce odor, and using a greased bowl to trap red ants before repeating until infestation ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Clam Broth Chicken Salad and Vintage Dessert Recipes
The article describes a chicken salad with celery and mayonnaise, plus a method for a cooked dressing, and offers chocolate sauce for vanilla ice cream. It includes a vanilla ice cream serving suggestion, a blueberry cake recipe, and a butter sugar vanilla cake with blueberries.
Household Tips From a Bygone Era
Practical hints on maintaining bamboo furniture and wood finishes with turpentine linseed oil polish. Cleaning pearl items with olive oil and nail polish remover. Stain removal for hardwood floors with turpentine. Fix for overcooked frosting using butter. Instructions for washing pure cloth gloves and preserving meat with vinegar and onion. Adding salt to apples for better tenderness and flavor.
West Virginia National Guard Encampment Instructor Change
Major William Wallace of the Eleventh Infantry succeeds Major Isaac C. Jenks as instructor for the National Guard Encampment in West Virginia. Brigadier General Ramsay D. Potts retires at 64 from Vancouver Barracks. First Lieutenant Richard Wetherhill to teach military science at the University of Virginia Morgantown from today. Major Johnson Hirgood relieved as coast defense commander in the Philippine department bound for Fort Mills, P I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Wallace
Eleventh Infantry
Isaac C. Jenks
National Guard
West Virginia
Jenks
Ramsay D. Potts
Potts
Vancouver Barracks
Richard Wetherhill
Sixth Infantry
United States Ships Move into Northern Waters
Washington reports that by the end of the next day or two the large US warships will enter northern waters after leaving Vera Cruz. Portsmouth and Brooklyn navy yards anticipate fleet assembly, expect a boost in work and a prosperous fall for the yards with increased employment and activity.
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Washington
United States
Vera Cruz
Navy
Portsmouth
Brooklyn
List of unclaimed letters at Cumberland Post Office 1914
Unclaimed mail as of August 29 1914 includes Mrs No man H Blake Walter Carroll two entries H H Casteel Miss Pleasant Crawford E L Dolp William Graham Artie Hoffman Jack Mattews Odie Mayse Okey S Meredith Chiodawpeppine William Repp A W Reynolds Mercurio Serpino Miss Mary Smith Mrs C M Wheaton William Wise Domenico Picogne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Post Office
Noman H. Blake
Walter Carroll
H. H. Casteel
Anna Glick
Miss Pleasant Crawford
E. L. Dolp
William Graham
Artie Hoffman
Jack Mattews
Odie Mayse
Okey S. Meredith
Chiodawpeppine
William Repp
A. W. Reynolds
Mercurio Serpino
Mary Smith
C. M. Wheaton
William Wise
Domenico Picogne
Lady Solicitors Wanted Ads Posted in County Notices
Fragmentary classified text seeks female solicitors for local positions. Reads like an early 20th century employment notice asking women to respond to a district address for consideration by a legal firm or agency.
December Blanket Sale by McMullen Bros
These blankets come from leading American mills and are of top quality. A month from now you cannot buy their like from the makers. McMullen Bros. will offer them for sale in this December sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
McMullen Bros
Winter Merchandise Sale Appeals to Foresight
A midsummer sale highlights rising prices and scarce winter goods. Buyers can preempt higher costs by purchasing essentials like blankets contracted for delivery in July, with the lowest prices of the year obtained here before current market disruptions. Special price reductions add to the bargains for prudent shoppers.
Beaken Plaid Wool Blankets at Special Price
Beaken plaid wool blankets 64 by 80 inches available in assorted colors priced at 5.50 values. Special price 34.98.
Wool blankets offered at special price
Wool blankets sized 70 by 82 inches priced at 6.98 dollars each. Sale highlights value on home furnishing item.
Special price on wool blankets 70 by 84 inches
Offer lists wool blankets sized 70 by 84 inches priced at 8.00 dollars with a special discount bringing the cost to 6.98 dollars. The item targets shoppers seeking a warm, larger blanket at a reduced rate.
Special price on extra fine wool blankets at sale
Extra fine wool blankets in 70 by 80 and 72 by 84 inch sizes offered at a special price of 7.98 dollars, with assorted borders available for customers seeking affordable luxury.
Plaid Wool Blankets Offered in Several Colorways
Five dollar plaid wool blankets advertised in colors black and white grey and white red and black and tan and white. A follow on price note lists three eighty eight or three ninety eight in small type.
Blankets in Various Weaves and Colors for Room Match
Advertises blankets in several shades with 60 by 80 inch and 72 by 90 inch sizes. Special price mentions five dollars and seven dollars ninety eight cents.
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Gambler’s Sanitarium
Louis Wolf
Preyolst
Perdy
Dave
Eisenhauer
John J. Stump
Thos. J. Eisenhauer
KE. Letty
Hela
Robert MaccDonald
White
Heeych
Manufacturers and Wholes
Dealers Association, Inc
Throvaiy Whiting & Eppler
Field
Liege
Army Notes
Cumberl
Gany Co
Aga
Cumberland Ares
Asuita
A. AB. Bender
Phogle
Citizens Garage Company
MeShanic Street
J. L. Howard
Wm. Billmyre
Howard & Billmyre
Cumberland, Md
Aex Rip
S . Lewis
Woodside Ave
Williama Road
Broadway
Boyd A. Reinhart
Cumberland, MI
South Cumberland
Planing Mill CO
Roo
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