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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1916
Page
4
The Cumberland Press announces its publication details and subscription terms with mailing rates and contact information. It lists office address at 109 Baltimore Street and phone numbers 592 and 593 for communications and advertising inquiries.
In Cumberland the 1915 milk report shows most of 145 samples were contaminated and demands a full-time dairy inspector to secure a safer, cleaner milk supply. Agriculture notes highlight Allegany county’s seed potato prospects and potential sheep farming gains on unused farmland.
An Ohio man argues in a letter that English spelling is evolving. He notes historic shifts from Shakespeare and Paston and says spelling will improve despite critics, placing emphasis on etymology, phonetics, and long standing language change.
The piece argues that a physician should hold the coroner position for proper medical insight. It notes political appointments harm efficiency and economy and questions Allegany County’s choice, highlighting the tension between party loyalty and competent public service. Procrastination is cited as a common flaw.
The columnist discusses transliteration choices for Greek in English, noting the clash between phonetic and traditional spellings. He argues for distinguishing physical and spiritual terms by pronunciation, mentioning examples like fancy frantic and phonetic words borrowed from other tongues.
United Press reports hundreds of drug users flock to New York confessing to be jailed at Blackwell's Island to seek treatment from Prison Physician Dr. Ernest F. Bishop. Officials say there is no uniform cure, only individualized diagnosis and treatment, with no two patients treated the same.
A reflective poem urges living in the moment and not fearing tomorrow. Read across the page are miscellaneous facts: Texas railroad mileage at 15 628 miles, Pike’s Peak highway claim, 24 rear admirals active in the US Navy, over 70 000 motor trucks produced, copper prices at historic highs, Harvard Widener Library with 60 miles of stacks, the Czar’s daily diary, a Mercer Pennsylvania hotel fire, Pacific cyclone refuge, and Morro Velho deepest mine in Brazil.
Mainly aBlay some. The running clubs organized 1 the South now have more than 25,000 girls as members. Mrs. Mary Chapin, clerk of the probate court at Topeka Kansas, has officiated at 40 weddings. Miss Funk Hin Liu, head of the only woman's college in China, received her education at Wellesley. Minneapolis authorities have declared women eligible to city food inspector positions. A monument is to be placed at the grave of Mrs. Aaron Grigsby near the Lincoln farm in Spencer county Indiana. For the first time in 21 years the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women will hold its annual convention in Philadelphia this year. Industrial plants employ almost 10 percent of all Pennsylvania women and girls, in addition to those in mercantile and professional offices. Ten University of Wisconsin women students live with a Chicago Alumni Society house to prove a girl can attend the university on 200 dollars a year.
A collage of witty exchanges and notices. A Sage and Fool discuss rising costs of experience. Ads mention a German speaking room share and Iva Way of Waycross Georgia. The Daily Special parodies and quips mix with remarks on progress, effort, and aging.
Jinks praises Binks as truthful after a black eye incident. Hinks questions the claim. The ward with forty capacity was once always full, with a list of prisoners awaiting treatment a year and a half ago.
Strickland notes that merit alone does not guarantee success and argues that persistent teamwork and steady effort over time create the strongest, niftiest show for a scheme to win.
The warm winter raises ice prices due to scarcity and the cold keeps freighters from harvesting. Market watchers note supply tightness as temps stay low and demand for ice remains steady.
Three sober young men request light work and sign as Address Box 4224 in a Cleveland Press notice. They seek employment opportunity and provide contact path through the newspaper box.
The text riffs on sub prefixes and their meanings while noting Russian troops in the field facing Germany with crude weapons. It muses on incorrect legal and linguistic notions and suggests ironies about weapons, clubs, and vaulting poles used by Russians in conflict.
The passage argues that the value of municipal ownership depends on the specific city or town implementing it. It uses witty wordplay about allowances and husbandry to suggest outcomes vary with local conditions and governance. The tone is playful yet analytical about public ownership.
A reader’s moral ponder asks if one would steal a horse under dire need and opportunity. The piece warns even in cold hearts the plea for help can surface and urges faith in brothers and doing the best one can.
A fragmentary paragraph quotes a young woman across the way on potential Republican and Progressive coalition this year. The text shifts to unrelated verse about Purple distance, Purple haze and expects cold days and a purple sky.
A quirky collection of observations and anecdotes touches on politics liberty and everyday follies. It recalls a Richmond Virginia joke about a mayor and a bet over an empty bottle in an empty bag, ending with a humorous settlement for dinners.
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