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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1915
Page
3
The advertisement lists Swiss ribbed gauze Vests in several sizes and prices from 10¢ to 50¢, Summerweight Union Suits, lace trimmed Vests, and umbrella pants. It promotes children’s wash suits from 50¢ to 2.00, ladies knee pants, boys summer weight Union Suits, and Sampson Hose.
London May 25 Herbert C Hoover head of American relief feeds seven million Belgium hunger victims. He built a vast wholesale food network with forty two ships and international reach from Australia to China. He began as a miner in Australia, faced sieges in Tianjin, and later ran mining concessions worldwide while amassing wealth and influence.
Cleveland, June 8. Clubwomen led by Mrs. Annie Motts press a state wide movement to restore half cent pieces. She argues that buyers pay excess half cents in small purchases such as butter at 25 cents a pound, creating a yearly loss. Coining half cent pieces would remove the extra charges.
Latonia Jockey Club starts its summer meeting at Latonia track with racing through July 5. The inaugural handicap for 3-year-olds and up runs one mile and a sixteenth with $2,000 added, and the Latonia Derby next Saturday promises a record field. The Derby carries a $10,000 winner’s purse.
In San Francisco on June 8 a peace movement of international scope is expected to begin during the seven day Women's Congress of Missions linked to the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The congress aims to showcase Christian missions and outline steps toward universal peace.
A special carload of beauty prize winners from eastern cities departed Chicago for the San Francisco exposition as guests of their hometown newspapers. The trip, announced on June 8, highlights the competition among pretty girls invited to showcase at the expo.
In Washington on June 5 a personal interest colored views of Italy's entry into the war. The Duke of the Abruzzi, commander of the Italian naval forces, is widely known in American society through his romance with Katherine Elkins, daughter of the late Stephen B. Elkins and now Mrs Billy Hitt.
Births list several couples with new female and male offspring including William T and Cecelia Martin and Lorenzo F E with Elton Van Sant. Deaths note Benjamin Getsen 82 Lillian Clark 32 T Sherman 83 Ire aged 70 Nettie Swimber 11William 700. Advertisement.
Chicago judge Sabath of the Court of Domestic Relations cites lack of mutual understanding as the top cause of unhappy marriages. He warns against interfamily interference and urges couples to marry after longer acquaintance and to establish a home away from parental oversight. He endorses moderate drinking and emphasizes responsibility as key to harmony.
The National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association meets in Cincinnati with public sessions to counter anti saloon arguments. Speakers will discuss conditions in prohibition communities and effects of prohibition drives in Russia England and Europe. Mayor Speier welcomed the delegates as the convention opened with broad attendance.
Clyde Stover, a Black man, declares peace with the Lord as execution nears for the February murders of Horace B. Gardner of Massachusetts and Alonzo G. Gardner of Preston Maryland. He killed them during a hunting trip for robbery and hid their bodies in a swamp.
Local department store advertises discounts on screen doors in walnut and oak finishes, wood frame window screens, willow baskets, galvanized wash tubs, wash boards, O Cedar polishing mitts, bamboo porch screens, sad irons sets, stone tea pots, soda crystals, Sam Flush, and water coolers in multiple sizes with special prices and bulk offers.
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