Frostburg social news and town notices from Frostburg
Frostburg reports motor party guests to Somerfield and Addison pa. many residents attend social events at the Price home and James Martin Orchestra performs. Knights of Columbus grant Mrs Lyons a $1000 death benefit. New Frostburg ordinances regulate dry closets and patent medicines. Various residents visit or return to Frostburg, with local ads and shop notices interspersed.
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Addison
Somerfield
Harry Fuller
James Willison
James Fuller
Sophia Fuller
Philadelhia
John Cook
John
George Lapp
Irma
Ellick Neil
John Mitchell
Thomas W. Price
W. Union Street
Cecil Carter
John Stewart
G. W. M. Zeller
William A. Gunter
Rudolph Nickel
James Jeffries
Stanley Duggan
G. W. McElfish
Jabez Workman
Otto Hohing
Cliffton Jeffries
Clifton Hosken
Walter Jefries
William Stevens
James Martin
Lyons
John T. Lyons
Knights of Columbus
Owen Winters
Frostburg
Prince Leopold in German drive through western Russia
Prince Leopold of Bavaria plays a leading role in the German advance through western Russia cooperating with Field Marshalannenburg to cut off Russian troops near the Vighast Vine and Grodno.
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Leopold
Bavaria
Warsaw
Russia
Annenburg
Anget
Lonaconing Bureau Representative Joseph Meager
Lonaconing Bureau of the Cumberland Press announces Joseph Meager as representative. Contact via phone 134 K for information and services.
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Bureau of the Cumberland Press
Joseph Meager
R. A. Hoffmeister
Nichols Hurt Jumping From Runaway Train in Alaska
Clarence G Nichols youngest son of Grace Nichols East Main St was badly injured when he jumped from a runaway ore train at Juneau Alaska He suffered a fractured skull jawbone and leg and is confined in St Ann s Hospital Friends of William T Warburton Republican governor candidate held a meeting last night Warburton spoke from the Brady House perch introduced by Mayor Thomas A Smith The Lonaconing City Band played Central High School shows record enrollment 469 pupils with 105 in senior class and 365 in grade department Other local notes list Mt Washington visitors Miss Annie Muir and Mrs W L Lynn of Hagerstown among those calling on Lonaconing residents
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Clarence G. Nichols
Grace Nichols
East Main St
Juneau
Alaska
St. Ann's Hospital
Friends
William T. Warburton
Warburton
Brady House
Thomas A. Smith
Lonaconing
A. F. Smith
Central High School
John R. Miller
William Kalbaugh
Mt. Washington
Baumann
Main Street
Andrew M. Smith
James Wradley
Maryland Agricultural College
David E. Dick
Annie Muir
Pittsburgh
Misa Agnes Durkin
Waterbury
Conn
John Donald
W. L. Lynn
Hagerstown
Knights of Columbus to organize six basketball teams
A meeting tonight at the K of C Home Mechanic Street aims to form six basketball teams from members. Twenty five names have been submitted and more are expected. at least five teams will be organized. London September 7 The London Times reports British soldiers are selling uniforms and equipment, with government ownership retained and strict punishment for selling or disposing of government property.
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K. of C
Mechanic Street
London
London Times
geologists investigate coal deposits at Harned farm near Oakland
Dr. C. K. Swartz of the Maryland Geological Survey with colleagues Dr. Bassler J. G. Bartram and P. D. Hull visits the Harned farm to study coal deposits uncovered by a test gas well drilled years ago by local Oakland residents.
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Oakland
K. Swartz
Maryland Geological Survey
H. Bassler
J. G. Bartram
P. D. Hull
Harned Farm
Here
Mount Savage Bureau at Acme Store Contact
The Cumberland Press bureau operates from the Acme Store with phone 9-R and representation by William F. Farrell.
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Acme
Phone 9-R
Wm. F. Farrell
Cooperative Woods Picnic At Western Maryland Depot
A lively basket picnic occurred in Coop's Woods near the Western Maryland depot on Monday afternoon with games and amusements. A 6 p.m. supper followed as numerous local residents and New York guests mingled, with musical entertainments at the Goetz residence and several visiting families from Pittsburgh, Cumberland, and Baltimore.
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Coop
Western Maryland Depot
Eldrid Roberts
Anna Tankin
Lonaconing
Mary
Agnes Graham
Eula Lemmert
Emma Pollock
Grace Himmelwright
Theodore Barth
George Koontz
Victor Trimble
Clinton Uhlin
Andrews. Roemer
Lynn
Colon Graham
Soldier with artificial feet fascinates recruiters
London reports a British soldier who lost his feet at the front and was fitted with artificial feet. He uses them dexterously and is frequently approached by recruiting sergeants. Paris notes a new military order forbidding uniforms in courting. London says the Overseas Club adopts maple seed planting for Canadian fallen soldiers.
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London
Paris
Irish Leaders Put in Prison Under Alien Act
Four Irish nationalist leaders were deported under the alien act for refusing to leave Ireland. Ernest Blythe Liam Mellowes Denis McCullough and a Belfast official were ordered to reside outside Ireland within seven days. The London Labor Leader notes this marks a new phase of militarist repression and anticipates treason trials and executions.
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London
Ireland
Volunteer Movement
Ernest Blythe
Belfast
County Kerry
Irish Volunteers
Liam Mellowes
Dublin
Galway
Denis McCuljiough
A. Newman
Nationality
Irish Volunteer
The Tri Towns Press Faces Hoffmeister Representation
The Tri Towns Press lists R A Hoffmeister as its representative. Hoffmeister is named in the document as the agent managing operations for the publication.
Carnival Set for Potomac Park in Westernport
The Loyal Order of Jacose will hold a week long carnival at Potomac Park Westernport starting next Monday while a Cumberland show runs this week Medicine Vendors Bake In Coin Hundreds visit free acts on Maryland avenue spending on cures by so called doctors in the Tri Towns leaving the town 2000 poorer Miss Mariella Gannon from Bismarck Arizona visits Westernport with sister Mrs John McGuigan Mytrle Amstott departs Tuesday for Dayton Virginia to attend college Mrs C G Bouzie of Fairmont West Virginia visits with Mrs Hudson Chaney
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Walter Herring
Mount Savage
Earl Tooley
Harry Crowley
Cumberland
Baltimore
Edward Fannon
P. A. Fannon
Mary Fannon
Leona Herbert
Barton
Patrick Conroy
John Erickson
Gerard Murray
Ware
Maria Mullooley
McKeesport
Angus McAfee
John Mathews
David
Ruth
Pittsburgh
Potomac Park
Westernport
Maryland Avenue
Tri-Towns
Mariella Gannon
Bismarck
Ariz
John McGuigan
Mytrle Amstott
Dayton
C. G. Bouzie
Fairmont
W. Va
Hudson Chaney
British and German Fronts in World War I
One year ago today British crossed the Marne and Germans retreated about 25 miles. Allied gains noted as success in halting German advances. Berlin claimed Maubeuge fell with 40,000 prisoners, a Bordeaux dispatch denied. St Petersburg said Russian Poland was freed of Austrians. Kaiser issued a protest to President Wilson over Belgian involvement and condemned destruction of notable places. He also accused the English of using dum-dum bullets.
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Marne
War Office
Berlin
Maubeuge
Bordeaux
St. Petersbore
Poland
Ine Kaiser
Wilson
Belgium
War duration forecast by St. Louis professor
Ralph J. Thompson of Saint Louis University, back from France, predicted the European war would last five to fifteen years. He cited western front deadlock and British hospital and preparation as signs of a long struggle, noting Britain recently completed a $130,000 steam laundry behind the battle line.
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St. Louis
Ralph J. Thompson
St. Louis University
France
Thompson
Battle Line
Stains on flannels cleaned with egg yolk and glycerine
A nineteenth century home remedy suggests mixing egg yolks and glycerine in equal parts to treat stains on flannels. Apply, leave for thirty minutes, then wash away.
Washington Wigwags by George A. Martin
Government spends six thousand dollars to boost fog horn at Stratford Shoal New York. Temple of Agriculture grounds in Peking transformed into park with tennis courts and lily ponds. Twenty tons of Chicago butter reach Hongkong en route to South China. Plumbers favor glue based tubes and piping with a new lick and claim.
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Stratford Shoal
New York
Commerce Department
Temple of Agriculture
Peking
China
Consul Anderson
Chicago
Hongkong
South China
San Francisco
Sydney
Velvet Care Tip: Switch to Soapstone for Smoother Velvet
A crafting note suggests using a soapstone instead of a flatiron to steam velvet. The method promises smoother texture and better finish on delicate fabric. Use low heat and light pressure for best results.
Kentucky Fall Racing Opens With Multiple Tracks
Kentucky racing enters its fall season with a nine day meet in Lexington starting September 20. Douglas Park in Louisville runs an eight day meet. Louisville Jockey Club opens September 29 as the Latonia meeting begins October 9 and lasts sixteen days.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Douglas Park
Louisville
Louisville Jockey Club
Latonia
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Prince Leopold
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George Gibson
Minnie Stevens
Charles Goetz
Frederick Foster Snow
Amy Graham
James Graham
John PD. Porter
Schultz
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Stewart
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Tennant
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Funep
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Owen
Winningham Suits
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Fishions
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Carr
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Witchins Brothers CO
George A. Martin
Voles
Cumberland Brewing Co
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Frank Watts
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