Attractive Dance at Braddock Heights Pavilion
Social highlights from Braddock Heights where Miss Gertrude Fitesimmons and Miss Margaret Neidhardt hosted an elegant dancing party for over fifty guests at the mountain resort. The event featured a Paul Jones opening, confectionery treats, imponed favors for ladies, and a program of fox trots and waltzes. Attendees included Elizabeth Apple, Jane McElhenny, and many others from Baltimore, Washington, and nearby towns. A separate well-attended 500 and Valley View party followed at Avalon and later at Braddock Heights, with prizes awarded to several guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Heights
Frederick County
Gertrude Fitesimmons
Margaret Neidhardt
Baltimore
Catalpin Cottage
Paul Jones
May Lindsay
Portsmouth
Pauline Staub
Beatrice Traill
Medora Mantz
Gertude Fitzsimmons
Inez Willard
Margaret Neidlhardte
dMarriet
Mantz
Feline
Rohrback
Anne
Mary Hoheback
Abbie
McCamtel
Julia Worthington
Catherine
Virginia McCarthy
John W. Quynn
Edward
Avalon
T. H. Myers
Ellen M. Estabrook
Lee Walz
Charles
H. Rogers
Valley View
Valley View Cottage
J. C. Simpson
Elizabeth Corridon
Someship
Florida
Newport
Rt White
Miss Steiner
Gaines
Frederick
Mre. G. Hastings
Mise Hastings
Washington
Camden Terrace
Heights Picnic Draws Knights And Royal Events
Braddock Heights hosts a tall day with riders from Washington and nearby counties. A grandstand and band stand rise on Schley avenue while a moving picture show, fireworks, music, and a Royal Ball fill the schedule. Dorsey Etchison and J I France will speak as part of the day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Heights
Washington
Daltimore
Schley Avenue
Knights
H. Dorsey Etchison
Frederick
Congress
United States Senate
J. I. France
Chartes Opel
Braddock Heights Orchestra
Empire Theatre Co
H. and F. Rattway
Engineer
The Engineering Record notes that in America the word engineer is misapplied to boiler operators and locomotives drivers. It argues these men are mechanics, not engineers, and that no clear domestic term distinguishes them from bridge builders and sanitary experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Canada
Who the Letts Are
A Philadelphia Press description explains the Letts as a branch of the Lithuanian nation, a Slavonic division dwelling in Russia’s Baltic provinces. It notes Lithuania’s historic shifts from a great kingdom to Polish then to parts of Russia and Prussia, with Letts numbering over 2,000,000. Their average height, build, and striking features such as fair hair and blue eyes distinguish them from Poles or Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Lithuania
Prussia
Prégent
Philadelphia Press
Compulsion and nerves in a Washington Star excerpt
The dialogue features a square jawed youngster defending himself after a punch from a rival who removed a chip from his shoulder. Air Paar and Maud air a nervous scene as Clara frets over Fred's upcoming interview with his father and fear he may not appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compulsion
Washington Star
Maud
Clara
Fred
Papa
Crane kills man at Southwark Foundry plant in Philadelphia
William Eisenbarg, 46, of 2211 South Bancroft Street, Philadelphia, was instant ly killed when struck by a traveling crane at the Southwark Foundry plant on Fi wnd Washington Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitley
Philadelphia
William Eisenbarg
South
Bancroft Street
Southwark
Washington Avenue
Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 If It Fails
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh claiming to cure in all stages. It says the product works through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers $100 to any case it cannot cure, inviting readers to obtain testimonials via mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siw
Stu
Hall
Cheney
Russians Break Through At Stokhod Front in Crimea Area
The war office reports further Russian advances along the Stokhod line after last week’s breakthrough the Austro Hungarian defenses. More than 1300 enemy troops captured in two days along with cannon machine guns bomb mortars searchlights and rifles. Russian forces push through three Carpathian passes toward Hungary and claim gains near Korosmezd just beyond the border. Captives at Jablonitsa and Fereskul on the Cheremosh river mark boundary actions north of the Hungarian frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
Stokhod
War Office
Lubieszow
Badlogn
Russia
Carpathian
Hungary
Korosmezd
Cat mummy found while digging in Princeton real estate lot
Workmen uncover a naturally preserved cat mummy at 38 Nessau Street in Princeton. The specimen is largely intact except for fur, with detailed features including whiskers and claws. historians note no Egyptian methods involved, likening preservation to aging lime and chemicals over 15 to 20 years. Local wit references a former barber shop owner once linked to politics.
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Princeton
N. J
Fhe
O. H. Hubbard
Nessau Street
German Denies Opposing Danish West Indies Sale
A Berlin foreign office official denied Germany opposed the Danish conservatives over the sale of the Danish West Indian Islands to America. He said Germany had no interest and would not object if the United States sought the islands. In other unrelated notes, U S Steel stock hit a new high at $5 with a prior peak of 947 8 in 1908, and Mexico City reports the government accepts an invitation to participate in an October natural products exposition in Texas.
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Paul Jones
Bagsa
Philadelphia
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
West Indian
America
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Mexico
Mexico City
Tetras
British French gains on the Somme near Thiepval and Guillemont
German detachments retreated under British fire northwest of Highwood as French and British assaults secured a fortified wood between Quillemont and Maurepas and a trench area north of Bazién-le-Petit. Foch forces seized large war matériel and British advances tightened the Thiepval line, threatening Combles and isolating the Thiepval stronghold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Highwood
Somme
Baves
War Office
Quillemont
Maurepas
Bazentin-le-Petit
Foch
Hale
Lelpate
Hage
Advanchvs
Thiepval
Monaco
Guillemont
Combies
Physician Attacked in Camden Office by Patient
Dr W P Wingenther, former Camden coroner and Wildwood practitioner, was attacked by 76 year old patient James Adams at his 806 Market Street office. Adams slashed the doctor’s throat with a razor, three inches long, before Wingenther subdued him with a club. Adams is held for a sanity examination. Wingerther’s wound is not dangerously serious. Adams’ home is on Camden’s int Warren Avenue. Carnegie Feeble Condition While Yacht Trip Near Mt Desert Island
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
W. P Wingenther
Wildwood
James Adams
Wingenther
Market Street
Adams
Carnegie
Bar Harbor
Andrew Carnegie
Mt. Desert Island
Panama land for Japanese investigation report
Secretary of State Lansing ordered inquiry into reports that a 60 000 acre concession at the Atlantic end of the canal is sought by a Spaniard named Fernandez for Japanese interests. No definite outcome, rumors had circulated since the canal era began, possible coal storage base at lower rates than U S monopoly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Washington
Tanama
Atlantic
Fernandez
Wilson Appeals to Rail Chiefs on Eight Hour Day
President Wilson urged railroad executives to accept an eight hour workday to avert national crisis. He warned the nation cannot survive if living conditions falter as strikes loom. Executives said they would weigh his appeal and meet to decide, aiming to reach a concrete conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hven
Wilson
White House
Holden
Wilson Plans Long Stay at Shadow Lawn in Elberon
President Wilson intends to spend virtually all September and October at Shadow Lawn the summer White House in Elberon New Jersey removal of office furniture to clerical quarters has begun and a New York car strike has been averted by settlement differences between the New York Railways company and their employer announced by public service commissioner Hayward in New York on August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shadow Lawn
Washington
Wilson
White House
Elberon
New Jersey
New York
New York Railways Company
Hayward
Public Service Commissioner
Turkish retreat reported from Sinai peninsula
London August 22 exchange telegraph dispatches indicate the Turkish army on the Sinai peninsula is retreating toward its base. The report notes Turkish withdrawals under pressure with possible strategic repositioning as French glove production figures are cited at 26,600,000 pairs annually.
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Canal
London
Sinai Peninsula
Cairn
Varnish Sain Stain Advertises Pint Cans at Low Price
An old ad promotes varnish stain in colors such as Cherry Mahogany Walnut and Oak. It lists 12 pint cans at 12 cents each and pint cans at 20 cents. A quart option is mentioned at 10 vents, with a bold claim none better.
Floor finishes and finishes sale at right prices
Floor stain offered in Cherry Mahogany Walnut Dark Oak Light Oak in gallon and 12 gallon cans with pricing. Kalkomo and Muresco cold water paint sold in 5 lb packs at 35 cents per package. Floor varnish Wanine floor oil also advertised at competitive prices.
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Fitzaimmons and Neidhardt
Tueuta
Timamae
Heights
Dosleetown
Pahaw
Teutons
Pennsylvania
D.D.D
A. Williamson
Resorts
Atlantic City, Nd Ba
Monticello
Kentucky Ave
Panama
Pottaville
Adam Greissinger
Cressona
Chicago
Catharing le Belle
Shenandosh
Shenandoah
Walter Hogan
Shenandoah City
France
Echam
the Modern Lighting CO
Haun H. v
Dodge Brothers
Paige Automobiles
PAIGE
Mountain City Garage CO
James E. Doll
Kalkomo and
Muresco
Atuy
I. Columbus Knott
Besant & Kaptt
Gettysburg
Fox
Charles L. H. Fox
North Market
R. Frederick
Hygeia Ice & Coal CO
Ice Factory
W. Patrick
W. H. Knock
Market ST. Frederick
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