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VOL: XXXVIII MEYERSDALE; PA.. JUNE 21 1917.
COMMERCIAL MAKES /MEYERSDALE
_ BIGOFFER To READERS} ~ = CHAUTAUQUA.
Mme. Lillian Ringsdorf
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OMMERCIAL.
NO. 24
$850 00 in Prizes to be Given Absolutely
Free to Anyone with Ambition.
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This week shows all the candidates
are most active and that next weck
may find any of them in the lead. :
There is only a little over two weeks
left in which to get the automobile
and the one who gets it will have to
get out and rustle a little. All the
candidates have an even chance thus
far and may the best one win.
. We want subscriptions and judging
from the many new ones that are be-
ing turned in beside the renewals we done your best at least, and if you do
are receiving, the Commercial will . not get the automobile you will know
have the largest circulation of any that it was because someone tried
Paper in this whole section of Pen- harder than you.
nsylvania. It just goes to show the | The time is now—today—don’t
. standing this paper has in the com- wait until someone else has taken the
munity and the number of people car and is having the enjoyment you
now you may lose them. As the time
is getting rather short you had bet-
ter get busy and get every sub-
scription you .possibly can for none
can forsee how many you may need
to get the automobile. You may |
possibly have enough now but the
chances are that you have not even
. half enough. The. only way to ae
is get every subscription you possibly
can, then you will know you have
: paper of this section and are going
-
who will be glad to subs:ribe when
they they are approached by one of
our contestants.
We want this to be the leading
to give our readers one of the best
papers published anywhere. If you
! are already a subscriber we invite
you to do your bit and renew, and
help one of the contestants. You can
do this with the full assurance that |
you will receive a paper that wi
be!
a credit to Meyersdale and will have
all the news {nat you may be interest- |
ed in. ; i
‘This next few days v ’ be the best |
time for the contesta ‘0 see that,
the many promises * ac: them are |
fulfilled. If you dc:% -:t them in.
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“The fifst and big prize is a 1
Light Four—Overland automobile the '
‘retail price of which is $665 plus the |
freight which makes the value |
practically $700. This machine is a |
382 horse power auto. Lite starting |
and lighting, vacuum gasoline system '
106 inch wheelbase, 81¥4 inch tics,
‘non-skid rear, Cantilver rear springs.
Finish. body, Brewster green with
ivory striping; wheels, fenders and
trimmings, black. The best car on
the market to-day for the mone
You will get it free if you will work
for it. This car was purchased from
R. Reich & Son at the Overland Gar-
age where they will be glad to tell
you all about it.
The second and next best prize is a
Humanola (manufactured at home
by Meyersdale workmen) and a!
beauty in every way. You may ,
have your choice in Mahogany, Fum-
ed or Golden Oak and Early Finish. |
Case is forty-seven inches high with
large apartment for records. The
machine is fitted with a tone modifier, |
giving any desired expression in|
playing. It is also fitted with a uni- |
wy .
should be having. The time for you
is now and the way to get that Over.
land is by getting subscriptions
They will not come to you—you will
. have to go after Ahem and keep going
after them if you are going to get the
car. Someone is going to get it and
it is up to you whether you are going
to have it or if you are going to let
someone else have it. >
This vote schedule is good until
Wednesday,
another drop of 10 per cent will be
made. For this week you will be al-
lowed 3,000 extra votes on each sub-
scription you get. You will ‘get the
most votes by getting the subscrip-
tions now. “Hustle,
to get the automobile.
June 27th, after which |
that i§ the way
"The Lincoln Chautauqua.
Next Monday, the tent of the
Chautauqua will be erected on the
grounds, and the sessions will be
opened, to the public. =
While Chautauquas have been
versal tone arm, which plays any
disc record. Taken all in all this is
one of the best machines on the
market and more than worth work-
ing for. This machine has been
bought from the Humanola Talking
Machine Co., Inc., of Meyersdale, at
whose retail store the machine is on
display and where you can find out all
about this
machine. .
The third and one of the prizes
worth having is a $50 diamond ring.
The selection made is a ladies ring
of one quarter carat size surrounded
by a cluster of five genuine pearls.
| The winner of this has his or her
selection of any $50 ring in the store.
‘There is a great variety of the most
exclusive gems on the market to
select from and the winner of this
third prize has his or her selection of
the entire stock up to the value of
$50. The selection made by the Com-
mercial is on display in the windows
of H. M. Cook’s store
.™ STANDING OF THE CANDIDATES
Meyersdale Hardware
Company,
J. W.
Mrs. Susan Phillips, Meyersdale ......... ... .. .. .. wee =eesiinnen: 146,092
Miss Lillian Thompson, Rockwood .... em ee woes ors oon “ae war iaee 144,625
Biss Irene Rhodes, Garrett .... .... ........ .... °°" = 141,900
Jack Dively, Meyersdale, Barber ... .. mes wins mans rans’ muse ens mans oeen. 120,000
George W. Collins, Meyersdale, .... ....... ...... .. .... ._ Ho 95,500
Miss Gertrude Lintz, Meyersdale, Habel & Phillips... ... 71,900
MissGrace Beal, Sand Pateh, ....... .... .. 7 oT 7 50,450
MissEdith RieBer 2... LL od iia 43,750
W. WeNieholson, Vinx... 2... ... .. 4 31250
H. G, Lepley, Route 2, Meyersdale ....... .... coco coco oes oon oo oo 1000
Miss Marion Leydig, Glencoe .... .... o..cc. .. ... .o 0 0 ETE 1000
John A. Gower, Fort HI} .... .... ... ...... ... _... = 1000
4G. Dumbold, Somerset .... ... ees ens 0 1000
‘Frances Sembower, Markleton _... .... wear wie mane Soin uw Sue’ pene ses ine ois wes 1000
Vote Schedule .
One Year’s Subscription .... .... ... ...... ._ _ $1.25 2,025
Two Year’s Subscription .... ... __ .... ens iene atin ema CBE) 6,075
‘Three Year's Subscription ... ... ........ __ _. .__ __ 8375 12,150
Four Year’s Subscription... ... .. $500 20,250
Five Year’s Subscription .... ... _. _.._ -e. $6.25 32,400
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FISHING!
THE IDEAL SPORT
FisHING TACKLE
VALUES UNSURPASSED ARE IN OUR
STOCK, FOR WE SELL THE Famous
TRADE BRAND. Mabe BY
lesoTson Co.
MALLERY, Prop,
nas
bid a
wonderful home-made
| several years, there is only one
Lincoln Chautauqua, and othe:
8. 80 many 2
eatures. CO a
The music feature iy par excellence,
comprising some of the best and
highest priced artists, while the
lecturers are selected from those
spell binders whose names are syn-
onyms of eloquence and logic, of wit
and humor. Only those whe can
amuse without being clownish and can
ADE i Burs Swe
Siehl—Geisbert.
A very worthy and popular young
couple, Miss Nora E. Siehl and Mr.
Melvin F. Geisbert, were quietly
married on Saturdgy evening, June i6
at the Reformed parsonage, by the
pastor of the bride, Rev. A. E. Trux-
al. The bride is the eldest and
beautiful daughter of Mr. and. Mrs.
George D. Siehl. The groom, who has
for the past 6 years been the efficient
clerk for A. D. Statler & Bros., store
at Keystone, is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Geisbert. The
bride was dressed in white silk crepe
de chene, and hat to match. On re-
turning from the church. they were
received by a few friends and later in
served by Mrs. Siehl. The decora-
tions were red, white and blue,’and
ferns. The young couple left on No.
9 on Sunday morning for a visit to
Akron and Canton, Ohio, and upon
their return will make their home in
Meyersdale.. They have a host of
friends who wish them a happy
journey over the matrimonial sea.
Com.
Band Concert.
"Last Sunday evening the Meyers-
dale band gave a patriotic concert on
received. The pieces produced were
fine and it is unnecessary to say,
were well rendered.
The public turned out en masse,
as when this band is advertised it is
an assured fact that a fine musical
program is on tap, and the band boys
are all there with the goods.
It is hoped that a return date will
be played in the same place in the
very near future and will be a Sunday
evening feature through the summer
months.
| Celebration July 4th.
|
! The Citizens Band and the Volun-
‘ teer Fire Department will hold a
{ Fourth of July celebration this year
and it is needless to say that it will
| be the event of the season. The first
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| Sout will be a Band concert in
Slicer’s Grove, and this will be fol- |
lowed by ball games and other |
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| amusements, up to the big ox roast.
| Everybody is invited.
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the evening an elaborate lunch was
the public square, which was well’
| instruet without
features in the smaller towns, for | the
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‘being: pedantic were
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selected. £8 aj “i
Without additional cost to
those having son tickets an extra |.
number. has added. Ex. Gov.
will be present on
© and _ prbsecute
bad By
opens with the first ‘session and will’
be a forenoon feature each day, un-
der a competent physical director.
The sale of tickets is large and bids
fair to eXceed all previous records.
Tickets may be had of any business
house. x 3
Attend the first sessfon and you
will attend all the others.
A ART
Miss Shoemaker Returns.
Miss Ida C. Shoemaker, who re-
signed as a teacher in the public
schools .of Meyersdale, seven years
AND Day will, of course, be the big day of the Chautauqua, and the fea-
ture of the program,of Band Day is the singing of Mme. Lillian Rings
dorf and her clever child impersonations.” Mme. Ringsdorf has sung with .
the largest bands that have played to Chautamnqis
-companies-and otherwise ‘distingnished hersell
audiences, headed her own
one off the most charming
ive brought out. She will:
ture attraction in the afternoon and evening programs the fourth day.
al af gone:
them for your accommodation,
see and hear such high priced attract-
ions for the small sum of $1.50.
The DeKoven Quartet alone, to music
lovers, is well worth the price of a
season ticket, and a varied program
every day is presented.
FIRST DAY.
9:30 a. m.—Youths’ Chautauqua—
Get . Acquainted Time—Di-
directed by the Junior Super-
visor.
ago to go to India as a missionary, !
returned to her home here last Fri- |
day for a few month’s vacation. Miss |
Shoemaker completed a journey a-!
cross the Atlantic ocean, Mediter- |
ranean sea and Suez canal, and re-
turned across the Indian and Pacific
Oceans to Seattle, Wash., and thence |
across the continent, stopping at
Wichita, Kansas; and Chicago, en
route home.
Miss Shoemaker gave a very in-
teresting talk in the Church of the
Brethren on Sunday evening.
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Changed Hznds.
Mr. Leezer has disposed of the
Bijou Theatre to L. Paul Doller, who
took possession on Monday. Mr.
Leezer has been with this place but
a few months, but during that time
he kept the place fully up to its form-
er reputation as a popular picture.
house, as well as forming many
pleasant acquaintances who regret
his departure.
The new proprietor, Mr. Doller,
comes from Confluence, is a practical
moving picture man, and a very
pleasant gentleman, and we have no
doubt will maintain the high standard
of the house. He has several im-
provements in view, which he will
make next week, the house being op-
en on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day nights only.
Widow of Ex-Sheriff Kyle Seriously
: Injured.
Bowman Kyle, of Windber, passed
through Somerset Sunday morning |
on his way home from Meyersdale
where he had been hastily summoned
to visit his aged mother who sustain-
ed serious injuries .Saturday night
when she tripped on the stairs and
fell to the bottom of the flight, cut- |
ting a number of ugly gashes in her
head and fracturing one of her arms..
Since the death of her husband, ex-
Sheriff Edgar Kyle, Mrs. Kyle has
made her home with her son, El-
bridge Kyle, of Meyersdale. She is
seventy-three years of age.—Somer- |
set Herald.
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2:30 p. m.—Opening Exercises—By
the Superintendent.
Delightful Male Quartet Melo
dies—The DeKoven Male
Quartet. :
Jean MacDonald, entertainer.
p. m.—Lecture—*“Six-Cylinder
Living.”—Dr. Gordon.
Admission, 15 and 85 cents.
SECOND DAY.
a. m. Youths’ Chautauqua.
p. m.—Delightful Entertain-
ment—Mildred Morrison Com-
pany.
Pp. m.—Address—Dr. Frederick
Vining Fisher.
Admission, 15 and 25 cents.
8:30
9:30
2:30
7:30 p. m.—Old English Songs in
Costume and Other
Features—Mildred
Company.
Morrison
8:15 p. m.—Lecture, Illustrated—
“America Before the World.”
Dr. Fisher.
Admission, 15 and 35 cents.
THIRD DAY.
a. m. Youths’ Chautauqua.
Better Each Day.
p. m.—Delightful Musicale—
Mme. Grace Hall Riheldaffer
and Company.
P- m.—Domestic Science with
Dietetic Demonstration—Mar-
garet Hall.
Address—“Health and Hygi-
ene,” popular and highly in-
structive—Louise Meclntyre.
Admission, 16 and 85 cents.
:30 p. m.—Dramatic Recital—
Jeanette Kling—A Chautauqua
Favorite.
p. m.—The Artists’ Concert—
Mme. Riheldaffer and Company
—All Star Company of Celebri-
ties.
Admission, 25 and 50 cents.
FOURTH DAY.
a. m. Youths’ Chautauqua.
p. m~—Popular Concert—Ellis
Brooks and His Famous
Chicago Band-—Vocal Numbers
and Readings.
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8:30
9:80
2:30
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Special-
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"Mme. Lillian Ringsdorf.
p. m—Address—“American
Ideals”—Mrs. A. C. Zehner,
.the Southern Orator.
Admission, 25 and 50 cents.
.P- m.—Grand Musical Festival
Solos, Duets, Quartets and
Novelty numbers—Ellis Brooks
and His Band—Assisted. by
Mme. Ringsdorf.
Admission, 25 and 50 cents.
FIFTH DAY.
a. m.—Youths’ Chautauqua.
p. m.—Some Splendid Music—
The Merrie Maids.
P. m.—Lecture—“The Potter
and the Clay”’—Pottery Made
and Displayed—Smith Damron
the Pottery Man.
p. m.—Special for Women—
Exhibit of Poreelain Ware—
What to Buy and Why—
Question Box—Mr. Damron.
Admission, 15 and 85 cents.
Pp. m—Snappy Concert and
Readings—The Merrie Maids.
p. m.—Lecture Entertainment
Songs and Stories of the Red
Man—Albert and Martha Gale.
Admission, 15 and 35 cents.
SIXTH DAY.
a. m.—Youths’ Chautauqua.
Finals in Athletic Tests.
p. m.—Music and Readings—
Chicago Musical Arts Quartet,
Assisted by Marguerite Wickes
p.- m.—Address—“Does It
Pay ?”—Dr. Lincoln McCon-
nell, America’s Most Popuiar
Chautauqua Lecturer.
Admission, 15 and 35 cents.
7:00 p. m.—Pageant— ‘America,
Yesterday and Today.” Pre-
sented by the Young People of
the Community—Directed by
Pauline Marston.
p. m.—The Opera “Martha” —
In Costume—Chicago Musical
Arts Quartet.
p-m.—Lecture,
Dr. McConnell.
Admission, 25 and 50 cents.
Single admissions for this wonder-
fully rich and big week’s program
exceed $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for
youths. Save several dollars by buy-
ing season tickets.
9:30
2:30
3:15
4:15
8:15
2:30
3:15
7:30
8:30 “Dead Lions”
Amity Reformed Church.
Preparatory Services will be held
in Amity Reformed Church next Sun-
day morning; Children’s Day Services
in the evening in Amity Hall.
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