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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1916
Page
3
The Cumberland Press published every afternoon except one day. Address 109 Baltimore Street, Cumberland Md. Phone 592 and 693. Postage rates, advertising rates on application. Wednesday February 9 1916.
The article notes freight congestion at New York ports caused by rail embargoes and ship shortages, urging immediate expansion of ocean shipping facilities. It follows with a collage of jokes, cartoons, and humorous clippings, including letters to Dear Luke and light verse. The mix preserves a period newspaper flavor with named places like New York and Poughkeepsie, and mentions of the Louisville taxi scene.
The article praises Judge Landis for delaying a decision in the Federal League lawsuit to protect baseball's interests and public good. It notes his four decades of fandom, his caution about harming the game, and his dismissal of the case as ultimately beneficial to players, clubs, and the sport as a whole.
The American Institute of International Law in Washington drafted a set of fundamental rights for nations. Although not officially sanctioned yet, the U S government shows strong interest in the Pan American peace program and the Latin American republics watch closely as counsels favor the reign of law.
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson explains knightly rank is older and separate from baronets and notes his wife would be Dame Forbes-Robertson. He recalls King George granting the knighthood and compares press questions to Sir Henry Irving who replied to simply be called colonel.
Walt Mason muses on spring’s return and political rumors across states. Governors Harris and McGovern loom in campaigns for Georgia and Wisconsin, with Democrats in Texas and Tennessee casting lines for senate and governor posts. Elmer Burkett reenters national politics as vice presidential candidate talk swirls about Illinois Senator Lewis as a potential convention keynote speaker.
A fragmented verse scene describes a boy at play and a narrator awaiting his return. Images include a den with a monkey-wrench toys, leaden soldiermen, a shoe-box trench, and stray toys as life shifts with the child’s absence. The piece blends domestic whimsy with longing and weathered humor.
A collage of humorous verses and stray anecdotes lifted from an old newspaper page. Includes jokes about fashion, mistaken pills, politics, and social foibles with dated humor and fragmented captions. The tone mimics early 20th century humor columns and literary snippets.
In a playful quip, Mr. Hoozy warns that love can be perilous when courting a girl. He jokes that wooing leads to woozy outcomes, capturing a lighthearted tone.
The Sixth District Paris Texas docket discusses whether a lawyer may assist a wife in removing her overalls as redress. A majority allows participation if necessary to correct a wrong, while a minority restricts this to cases involving a female lawyer, citing historic authorities.
A neighbor notes a paper report about plans to introduce the metric system in the country. She jokes that buying a meter of New Orleans molasses would feel odd in daily life.
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