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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1915
Page
4
Cumberland notes a new theater pact between Klaw and Phanger and the Shuberts amid mixed local audiences. The piece also weighs West Virginia political prospects, favoring Governor Junior Brown as a strong Democratic standard bearer in the next race.
A column notes President Wilson’s likely opposition to an extra congressional session to finish the ship purchase bill and other programs. It argues Congress should go home by next November, with few bills deemed truly necessary, and urges continued urban lights and flood of public notices while lightly commenting on European affairs and local civic matters.
The Hancock Star argues advertising pays, citing Roberts and Cornelius and Co. as examples. It notes stores prosper by constant promotion and that even big sales like Cascaret and Dr Kings New Discovery hinged on advertisement power. The piece urges business leaders to invest in newspaper advertising to build goodwill and growth.
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The Indianapolis Star argues against nationwide prohibition, calling it a tyrannical, simplistic cure that eliminates temptation rather than building character. It contends temperance requires discipline and use, not freedom from choice, and warns of political pressure by puritanical lobbies shaping law.
The author argues that removing temptations or enforcing strict self denial fails to reform people. He cites repeated past efforts like liquor bans and monastic sequestration as against nature’s process and warns majorities in Congress cannot change fundamental human liberty, capacity, and social customs built over centuries.
Three lodges Ancient Free and Accepted Masons in Cumberland installed officers last night. Potomac No. 100 Ohr No. 131 and Fort Cumberland No. 211 each elected Worshipful Master and listed officers. Tyler George W F Webster served all three lodges. Grand inspector Dr. G Guy Shoemaaker led the ceremony with aid from Charles W Donnelly and past masters. About 160 members attended the installation and banquet.
A brief note reports Prophecy winning at the Liberty Theatre in Owen. Details are sparse but indicate a local show or screening event with Prophecy as the winner.
A collage of jokes and observations spans fashion, society, and daily life. Pithy lines poke at marriage, reform, education, and gender roles while mixing cartoons and quips about propriety, style, and modernity. The voice resembles a playful reader’s column from a bygone era.
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