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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
3
The Cumberland Press advertises daily distribution except Sundays. Subscription rates are one year at 3.00 in advance, with monthly options and advertising rates on application. Communications to The Cumberland Press, 109 Baltimore Street, phone 592 and 593.
The text notes Governor Goldsborough receiving statewide sympathy after his mother's death. It mildly comments on public concern for his private life and health habits, and mentions baseball games postponed on June 3 due to cold weather, reflecting local concerns and lighter editorial tone.
A column notes the slogan counties versus the City is not widely adopted in Western Maryland and argues statewide campaigns should focus on broad issues. It lists notable birthdays including Albert S. Burleson and Malcolm Patterson and others born on this date.
One Hundred Years Ago Today 1815 Napoleon swore in a new legislative assembly before leaving for waterloo. Seventy Five Years Ago Today 1840 King Frederick William III of Prussia died in Berlin after aiding England against Napoleon. Fifty Years Ago Today 1865 thirteen people killed in a Great Western Railway wreck. Twenty Five Years Ago Today 1890 James Moffat, shepherd turned theologian and educator, dies in Princeton New Jersey.
A verse sketches a roaming tramp printer and his card as a badge of travel. It recalls nights spent in basements and bunking with pressmen while some fellow tramps are seen as scamps or lost souls. The piece praises many as worthy of praise despite drifting from better days.
In a playful reader column the piece paints the life of a veteran tramp-printer, his travels from Gulf to lakes, his knowledge, and recurring jokes. It blends humor with social quips on politeness, economy, marriage, and urban life through names and local references.
J Frederick Essary profiles Marylanders who shaped national politics in Maryland in National Politics. The work traces figures from Hanson and Carroll to Chase Pinkney Wirt Taney Johnson Blair Gorman Rayner and others, stressing their national impact over local fame. Published by John Murphy Co Baltimore.
A quotation from Robert C. Winthrop on devotion to country across borders and boundaries, urging citizens to cherish and defend the nation with full commitment.
The Philadelphia Record notes ex President Taft urged no one to blindly follow court rulings. It argues opinions are not sacred oracles and may be debated like executive or legislative statements on public matters. It emphasizes courts reflect fallible human judgment.
Rome New York reports Orvel S. Dorman has just celebrated his 100th birthday and remains active and healthy. He says he never slept with the window open at night except during extreme heat to cool air only, and he pities the so called fresh air cranks. The piece notes other long lived individuals and health trends.
The article extols home economics as a comprehensive science guiding the household manager. It covers food, shelter, clothing, and the moral atmosphere, stressing daily attention to nourishment, training, and the cultivation of high ideals within the home.
A Chicago News item features snippets of domestic humor and quips from children and visitors. Jokes touch on senses, a baby, a last year's model, girls versus boys, and a boast about inherited features, ending with a taxicab ad fragment.
May 15 marks Utah six oclock closing law effect with European limits on night work for women. New York stores employ under 3 a week for 2000 clerks. California Kern district reports platinum find. Edgewater New Jersey to host 1 million plant by Aluminum Company of America. Bath Maine shipyards busier than three years. World war boosts demand for American machinery and sugar. Potash plant planned near Marysville Utah to meet shortages. New York State canneries expand spinach rhubarb lines. Red River barge plan to counter freight rates. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers to meet in Cleveland headquarters. Boston plasterers gain 45c hourly wage with carfare and night double time.
Denver announces that married women may teach in public schools as the school board repeals the previous restriction. Mrs Helen M Wixson, a woman member of the board, spearheaded the change.
In Hagerstown on June 7 a motion for a new trial was filed in Pearl H. Johnson's defamation case against her brother in law and first cousin George Johnson. A $1500 verdict was rendered for remarks in a Comus store, with the trial moved from Montgomery County and jurors admitting newspaper exposure.
A reflective monologue notes that mocking others invites laughter behind one’s back. It cites Father’s care for holes in his socks and Mother knitting feet warmers for soldiers as a contrast to vanity and comfort. It ends with the idea some men find solace in believing others are worse.
The text extols strawberries as a dream colorfully praised as queen of berries. It recommends eating them fresh or in desserts like pie or cake, with sugar cream or ice cream, noting purists enjoy them natural with hulls and optional powdered sugar.
An advertisement from Bylers at 30 N Centre St urges shoppers to save on paper in all grades. It touts Paper Special offers two, three and five cent lines and a gold paper at five cents per roll.
The entire Hays City school system has been turned over to Kansas State Normal School as a Pedagogic Laboratory. Innovations include a free dental clinic free medical inspection social center community music playgrounds and athletics for student benefit.
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