aristocratic women join war effort in France canteens
London reports on Lady Bridget Coke and other titled women volunteering in France for the YMCA, serving in canteens and recreation huts for soldiers. It notes noble families like the Leicesters, Coke, and Achesons have long military traditions, with many relatives serving in the army and navy, including Field Marshal Sir John French's son John Richard Lowndes French.
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London
Prince's
France
Tommy Atkins
Y. M.C
Bridget Coke
Earl of Leicester
Bridget
Annaty
England
Souta Guards
Mahuta
Tel-el-Kebir
Scots Guards
Soudan
Hasheen
Tenral
Transvaal
Viscount Coke
Orange River
Lord Annary
John Richard Lowndes French
Sir John French
Olivia Mary John
John
Countess of
Lonaconing Fire Company elects officers at annual meeting
Lonaconing Good Will Fire Company elected officers for the coming term. Joseph Abbott is president and Clarence Workman chief of the company. Delegates to the 1916 Havre de Grace convention were named, with several alternates chosen. Armory officials were also elected and reports showed a prosperous year and frequent rental of the armory. Further items note club entertainments, revival meetings, Burns celebration tickets, mining injuries, and city council actions regarding Edison Electric.
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Lonaconing Good Will Fire Company
Joseph Abbott
John Cuthbertson
Edward Stevenson
Inancelal
Thomas Allen
Felix Foote
Clarence Workman
William Patton
Thomas Robertson
John Schollick
Thomas Allan
John Foote
Leutenant
Eli Frey
William Muir
Havre de Grace
Thomas
Ers
Samuel Stewart
Armory
Gustav Fliehhorn
David C. Laird
Hdward Stevenson
Douglas Waddell
John Glenn
Robert Merzbach
Gustav Eichhorn
Misa Ruth Stotler
Ss. 8 Co
East Main Street
M. F
Thomas Wheeler
Methodist Episcopal Church
Por Burns
Robert Burns
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Cumbssland
Lonaconing
Recruitment Drive Publishes Partially Completed G Company Roster
A Cumberland Maryland National Guard roster for Company G lists vacancies by blank spaces with numbers for positions such as 2nd Lieutenant Sergeant and Corporal. The notice urges local young men to join and fill the ranks, ending with a patriotic call and mentions an article on women’s wartime roles in Every Week.
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Fleet Regiment
Maryland National Guard
Cumberland
Itn
George Eiliott Howard
Entertaining Miss Elizabeth Glen and Earl Smith at Jackson Street
Mise Gilchrist hosted a gathering at her Jackson Street home on Wednesday honoring Miss Elizabeth Glen and Earl Smith of Pittsburgh. Attendees included Misses Jane Bradley Ida Clark Mary Clark Marion Glen Amelia Fradley Pessie Ritche Edith Mackey Annie Turnbull Mary Glen Margaret Gilchrist Dewey Dgan Frostburg Harry McGowan Howard Sampson Westernport James Glen Robert Watson James Dayton Earl Smith and Harpen Glen.
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Mise Gilchrist
Mise Piterbeth Oucehréett
Jackson Street
Elizabeth Glen
Earl Smith
Pittsburgh
Jane Bradley
Ida Clark
Mary Clark
Marion Glen
Amelia Fradley
Pessie Ritchie
Edith Mackey
Annie Turnbull
Mary Glen
Margaret Gilchrist
Dewey Dgan
Frostburg
Harry McGowan
Howard Sampson
Westernport
James Glen
Robert Watson
James Dayton
Harpen Glen
Fat Man Prefers Hunger to Hunger, Woman Chooses Differently
A brief aphorism contrasts two genders noting a fat man would rather stay fat than starve, while a fat woman behaves differently, implying varied responses to hunger and need.
The Daily Special Wise Man Who Knows His Wife
A humorous column in The Daily Special explores marital insight as a wise man recognizes his own wife. It weighs patience, perception, and partnership in domestic life with light wit and cultural reflection.
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the Daily Special
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Lady Bridget
Mies John
Cadogan
Tay Theodosia
Alexander Cadogan
Earl of Telford
Theodosia
Acheson
Vinceunt Acheson
Coldstream Guards
Patrick Acheson
Sargent
Royal Academy
Earl of Gosford
M Theodosia
Theodosia Cadoran
Bureau of the Cumberland Press
Alvin FB. Yaste
Firemen’s Annual Meeting
Uary
Columbus Ryne
George's Creek
Agness Tennant
Knapps Meadow
David McFarlane
Koontz
Foward FF
Wohing
West Main Street
Athletic Park
Joe Davis
Barton
Robert Turnbull
Bricker
Liberty Street
Cumberland, Md
Company G
T. R. Palmer
Chas
W. Stark
Liewt
Andrew & Roemer
Grover J. Dotahos
Harry CC. Clark i
Bermeant
Chae BE
Sbtoner
Cook
Barnett
Ogek
A. Walker
Thee i. Spriskr
Mivdleiaw
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Arthur BW Alten
Harvey M. Deets
Privette
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Hannisen
Wes
A. Magnes
Geo. R. Hughes
A. Huster
Privat
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Cys
C. Jones
Cs.cene
Jarboe
R. B. Keifer
Laing
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Mandeee Moran Rey “O'Neal
Thos
Planmer
Pownall
Vues
Seta Vile Spriggs
Seibert
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Thimas Bo
D. H Vutentine St
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A. White
Csecee
Wateon Ba
A .F. 'Rivete Oeene
Arthur Steinweg
Baltimore ST
Cumberland,md
FE. Pant
Ripley, Ohio
A. J. Stegmaier
Model Meat and Grocery Market
Bedford Street
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Frederick
Washington
W. F. Frederick Piano Co
Baltimore Street
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