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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1916
Page
8
The article surveys early 1916 hat trends with straw and pilecloth options, praises momentum for midswinter wear, and notes Paris dressmakers offering affordable, simple frocks for women with modest budgets. It highlights belted coats, fox fur accents, and adaptable color schemes as practical Parisian influence.
A discussion on the value of politeness in the modern workplace and daily interactions. It argues courteous conduct signals good breeding, aids promotions, and helps both clerks and managers in careers, citing a Connecticut factory tale where polite service led to recognition and potential advancement.
A recall election will be held tomorrow in Atlanta to oust Mayor James G. Woodward and four members of the police commission. The recall stems from the commission’s decision to demote Chief of Police James N. Beavers to captain, a move that prompted Beavers to resign.
A partially completed roster lists vacancies in Company G of the First Regiment Maryland National Guard in Cumberland Maryland. The notice urges local young men to enlist and fill posts including second lieutenants sergeants corporals musicians and privates with names to be posted as filled.
Louis V. Harcourt, former first commissioner of works, resigns to become viceroy of India. A popular, witty speaker, he is the eldest son of the late Sir William Harcourt and 52 years old. His American-born wife, Mary Ethel Burns, is noted for charm and social wit. The Harcourt home Nuneham is praised for its beauty and riverbank setting.
Athens Ga Jan 4 The Georgia State College of Agriculture opened its annual short course for farmers today and runs until January 15 The program focuses on diversification methods cotton production amid boll weevil pressure and adapting Georgia farming to changing conditions
A literary wedding in Louisville will join Miss Laetitia McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald McDonald to Wallace Irwin of New York a popular fiction writer The couple are noted for their literary reputations and the ceremony is set for tomorrow evening in Louisville Kentucky
A compact note highlights successful short dramatic sketches in vaudeville and teases a comic twist about a famed performer who, on death, encounters a crowd of common people transformed into angels with wings.
In a brief note Joy Payne and Mrs. C E Fillerup of Phoenix Arizona join the Names Is Names Club. Carrie A Colt is listed as living in Lawrenceburg Indiana.
A Wednesday overheard quip centers on Bill asking where to get shaved and Gus replying at Alt Soandso's barber shop around the corner. Bill clarifies he needs facial and neck shaving.
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