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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1914
Page
3
In a story of parental guidance and a daughter's choice, Winifred defies expectations by seeking college training to become a gardener.Her parents weigh secretarial, civil service, architecture, nursing, and teaching before Winnie reveals her interest in horticulture and landscape work. The piece closes with a humane tableau of charity and a humane family moment.
The article outlines a Friday dinner menu featuring halibut with baked oysters and a lemon butter crust, a white bean salad, cream of celery soup, halibut steak baked with onions and salt pork, oysters crusted with cracker crumbs, and a fish sauce. It also lists baked potatoes, white beans, baked chocolate pudding, coffee, and a chocolate dessert with meringue, all with step by step directions and accompanying sauces.
A narrator recounts dinner guests at Chateau de Glang and a village fair in Corville. Jacques and Madeleine recall laughing at an old silent woman named Madame Joram, then recount a trip featuring a grand sensational anatomical museum and inexpensive wax figures amid a crowded fair.
A carnival feature touts domestic bliss among circus oddities as couples like Captain Jack Barnett and his wife and the bearded woman, the tattooed Beau Brummell, and snake charmer Maxine enjoy married life between performances. The piece notes twins, children, and farm plans as part of their happiness.
The Indiana Republican State Convention meets in Indianapolis on April 22 to nominate a U S Senator and all state officers except governor and lieutenant governor. William A. Prendergast will give the principal address after leaving the Progressive party. A school of politics for over 3,000 precinct committeemen will cover fundamentals of organization.
Governor Hatfield declares May 28 and 29 as good roads days and issues a proclamation urging residents to work on public roads on those dates in Charleston West Virginia.
Washington April 22 Miss Plean or Willson will be bridesmaid for Miss Maitland Marshall daughter of Brig Gen and Mrs William L Marshall in the wedding to Paymaster John Hy Knapp U S N.
Attorney Moses C. Rose was fined $20 by Judge George J. Sturgis in Morgantown W V for contempt after calling fellow lawyer George Baker a liar amid estate settlement proceedings for the late Samuel Lesley. Rose paid the fine and urged broader ethics in law, criticizing courtroom decorum and judges.
In Nashville on April 22 two state conventions of Independent Democrats convene under the State Executive Committee. One group meets at noon to nominate candidates for Supreme Court judge and the other to consider actions on Governor and Railroad Commissioner candidates. President Wilson urged party harmony and backed Governor Hooper, but Tennessee leaders rejected the advice as ill advised, saying he did not know local conditions.
An open air performance of the bird masque Sanctuary will be presented in Washington today. Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss Eleanor Wilson, recently in New York, helped select the site with Mr. C D Coburn. the Montesori Educational Association sponsors the event.
The torpedo boat destroyer McDougal will be launched at Bath on April 22 and christened by Miss Marguerite Teton of New York, granddaughter of the late Rear Admiral David McDougal. It marks Bath's first launch of the year.
Rockwood April 22 Hitchman Bros of Mt Pleasant have asked for 60 more days on their option for 600 acres of coal. They say bad weather prevented buyers from thorough field examination. Some owners may grant extension though others are reluctant at this time.
The Cumberland Maryland post office reports unclaimed letters for the week ending April 19 1914. Names include Fred Allen Miss Fanny Alouski M F Avirett Christina Baker Henry G Bernard E G Bierkamp Mrs C G Blair Jos Brall Gian Brown Rae Castel Miss Sarah Evans John F Fenville Gabole Francesse Miss Margaret Garlitz Walter S Gibney Henry Granley Florence Grundy Mr Harshburger Myri Hudson Frank Kruziek E A Light Mrs Bessie Miller Mrs W R Miller G R Mitchell Coste Piedre Mrs Wm Pitz Wm Pitz Mrs E E Rose Otto Sandson J W Stafford Chase Lanowe Miss Miss Bessie Valentine L J La Veall.
International Conference in Washington on April 22 under the National Congress of Mothers. The keynote appears in Formation. Topics include home foundation, parenting, and child welfare across spiritual mental and physical aspects. Government support and invitations from the State Department accompany the event.
Philadelphia hosts the Drama League of America annual convention from today to the 25th featuring a symposium on stage display by national leaders. Speakers include Harrison Grey Fiske Mrs Otis Skinner George Middleton and Augustus Thomas. Topics cover organization influence and the manager’s take on the Circuit Scheme. An automobile city tour and informal supper are planned.
The Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railway is to be sold in Atlanta Georgia on April 22 by order of a federal court to satisfy a mortgage held by the Old Colony Trust Company. Louisville and Nashville Railway had hoped to buy but ICC officials said they would not be permitted to purchase.
Chosen Friends Lodge No 34 will join the Centre Street M E Church service next Sunday as Rev Joseph Dawson delivers a special sermon. April 2 marks 95 years since American Odd Fellowship was founded. Congressman David J Lewis will speak on Government Telephones next Thursday evening in the North Avenue Baptist Church lecture room for the Park Approach Protective Association.
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