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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1914
Page
11
Readable sections explain jelly making with pectin and sugar ratios, fruit prep, straining, preserving, and storage. Parallel passages recount Franco Prussian War troop numbers and battles around Saarbrucken and Weissenburg with dates and generals, leading to a note that the story continues tomorrow.
A recipe feature presents Onion Soup a la Waldorf with beef stock and creamed texture, plus fried tomatoes as a meat substitute. It lists side dishes like string bean salad and watermelon fancies, and includes methods for lobster meat salad with liver, butter, and sauces.
The piece compares the Franco Prussian War to the 1914 crisis, noting England offered mediation, Napoleon and William I rejected it, and France misread northern and southern German states. It highlights mobilization before declaration and Bismarck’s aims to unite the German states through victory.
The text details Bismarck inflaming public opinion after demands to France and the July 1 mobilization order. It notes King William V in Berlin meeting Bismarck and Moltke, the North German Confederation mobilizing 450,000 soldiers, and Southern German states joining Prussia. France faces rapid mobilization of about 260,000 at the outbreak, reshaping expectations for Napoleon III.
Timetable outlines first and last cars from Frostburg to Cumberland and Cumberland to Frostburg with hourly departures from 6:00 a m to 11:00 p m and 7:00 a m to 12:00 midnight, listing intermediate stops Eckhart Clarysville Red Hill Long’s Narrows Park and Reynolds along the route.
A fragmented ad offers to buy old false teeth silver watches frames and broken jewelry. It lists a Cumberland Maryland representative Howard Terl Steckman Motel and a Baltimore contact Baltimore Repairing Co 429 N Broadway with request to cut ad for future reference.
This midsummer sale offers blankets contracted last spring for July delivery. Prudent buyers can secure essentials of the winter season at the year's lowest prices before market disruptions raise costs. Special price reductions create bargains rarely seen for winter merchandise.
The advertisement lists Beaken plaid wool blankets sized 64 by 80 inches in assorted colors. Regular value tag shows $5.50, with a special sale price of $4.98.
Wool blankets priced at 6.98 dollars for 70 by 82 inches and 8.00 dollars for 70 by 84 inches as a special offer in the notice.
Wool blankets in 70x80 and 72x84 inches with assorted borders offered at 7.98 dollars each, a special price for this sale.
Readable text notes sale items including plaid wool blankets in multiple color combinations and reduced prices, with partial prices indicating a discount or sale.
A range of blankets in special weave and multiple colors sized 60 by 80 inches and 72 by 90 inches are offered at special prices of 5.00 dollars and 7.98 dollars.
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