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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1914
Page
4
The piece urges charity for Cumberland's poor with Bundle Day on December 16 and Self Denial offerings to aid the needy. It promotes contributions of cash, food, clothing, or other help and cites the Lion story and Leo Frank case as current topics of interest.
In the current issue, professor Ervin notes writers and philosophers once rivaled by Greeks and Romans, now Germans as the pinnacle of civilization. The text suggests a sweeping view of German influence in culture, science, and commerce amid a fragmentary discussion.
Barbed wire barricades span the German Russian border as both sides fortify against raids. A Prussian Landsturm patrol guards the frontier ready to repel a Russian raiding party near the line.
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes Uncle Joe suspects halos in another world. A New York World headline envisions United States annexing the North Pole by discovery, suggesting no need for military or naval defense or political offices.
A collage of editorial quips and social notes touches on Bund le Day, Christmas as a white Christmas hope, political hints about Bryan in 1916, wartime chatter, and satirical jabs at public figures. It cites Kaiser’s England date, Sturdee versus Spee, and local obituaries while weaving in humorous asides about graft, servants, and cultural remarks from newspapers nationwide.
A compilation of editorials and quotes from multiple papers praising, criticizing, and reacting to political and military events. Notable lines reference Congressman Gardner, Schwab's submarine contract, the ex-President, the German Crown Prince, and strike notes on Harriman railroad shopmen. The items mix opinion, humor, and contemporary commentary across Detroit, Rochester, Cincinnati, Manchester, Philadelphia, Boston, and Springfield.
Guests at the Cridiron Club dinner at the New Willard in Washington Saturday night included Charles H Grasty and Van Lear Black from the Baltimore Sun Frank R Kent and J Fred Essay from the Baltimore Sun J H Shriver and J M Deponai from the Baltimore Star Louis Garthe from the Baltimore American Arthur W Thompson third vice president of B O R R Robert Crain and Chief Justice J Harry Covington attended.
Joseph B. Finan formerly advertising manager for the McMullen Brothers today assumes leadership of the Cumberland Evening Times editorial department. He is experienced in newspaper work and returns to active reporting and editing duties.
Chief Engineer Henry G. Shirley of the Maryland Roads Commission was chosen as president of the American Association of State Highways Officials, formed in Washington on Saturday.
Officers elected at the Huntington session include President J C McKinley of Wheeling and Secretary treasurer E W Zern of Morgantown. Vice Presidents named are William Leckie of Leckie Earl Henry Charleston E E White Glen White George P Watson Fairmont and J W Bischoff Elkins. The meeting ended with a banquet. the last prior session was in Cumberland in June.
Garrett Mayfield an employee of the Winona Coal and Coke Company was killed when he stepped in front of a New York St Louis express on the Baltimore and Ohio line near Grafton and Winona to clear a path.
A humor filled page with quips and observations on shopping, marriage, holidays, sports, and daily life. The text ribaldly references divorce, infidelity, fashion, and social norms, weaving satirical vignettes about gender roles and common habits, with playful jabs at readers' weaknesses.
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