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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1914
Page
4
The article argues that only men of clean reputation deserve endorsement in public or private life and vows to retire officials who disdain decency. It reflects a call from Cumberland Maryland dated Saturday March 7 1914 urging leaders to uphold high standards and face public scrutiny.
Professor Arland Weeks argues in The Advance that society increasingly shields individuals from risk and thinking through machinery, laws, and regulations. He warns a fool-proof world may erase initiative, leaving few truly wise people to enjoy such security.
Chief Gleason of Chicago removes women police from duty during the waitresses strike. He cites insufficient strength to control disorderly persons and crowds. A clash between a policewoman and a female prisoner drew cheers and a mounted police response, likely delaying women in the fire department and deputy sheriffs for months.
The Boston passenger car show opens in Boston Mass for a week featuring latest motor car designs. It highlights milady’s decor and finish in limousines and includes a notable cyclecar ready for sale by a few manufacturers. The accessories department shows an unprecedented array of electrical devices in the city.
The Auto Trades Association carnival on Auto Row in Columbus closes tonight after what is described as the city’s most successful exhibition. The display showcased pleasure and commercial autos worth about two million dollars. Tonight features Mardi Gras night with special music.
A free Bible lecture is scheduled at the Liberty Theatre this Sunday at 3 p m. The event invites the public to attend and hear a guest speaker discuss biblical topics in an accessible format.
The Cumberland Press asks subscribers to report any delivery delays or irregularities. Report late arrivals or non regular service to ensure early paper distribution before supper. The office urges prompt complaints to improve carrier performance and service quality. The Press office is open each evening.
A reflective column questions strict machinery of laws and moral controls aiming to curb excesses. It contrasts hopes for order with lingering doubts about overreach after the New Freedom era, citing Job and a Daily Thought about pleasant weather.
A collage of social jabs and quotes on politics, poetry, and public figures. It cites The Times on cricket versus baseball, mentions Villa and Wilson, and notes civic quirks from Governor Walsh to Hiram C. Gill. A Long Road poem excerpt and assorted quips close the items.
A timeline of notable events on March 7 across years including Napoleon’s victory over Russians in 1807, Burnside and Goldsborough landing at Roanoke Island in 1862, a 100000-women petition to end slavery in 1864, Cuba’s siege proclamation in 1874, women admitted to the Supreme Court bar in 1879, Queen Wilhelmina’s 1901 marriage, US Senate arbitration pacts in 1912, Hungary’s suffrage reform in 1919.
Ex congressman Frank Mellen Nye of Minneapolis born March 7 1852 is honored in today's birthday notices. Nye educated in River Falls Wisconsin common schools and academy. a lawyer and Polk County Wisconsin district attorney. served Wisconsin Assembly 1884 85 and elected to the Sixtieth and Sixty first Congresses.
Quiet Observer criticizes a Cumberland newspaper for publishing many writings by a former employee who may have left town. The writer questions the editor’s oath to find him and cites a Harrington libel suit, suggesting the missing editor left due to a penitentiary record.
The Business Men's League of St. Louis departs by the steamship Vandyck for South America to boost trade with Argentina and Brazil. Scarritt-Comstock treasurer George T. Parker notes U S furniture and other goods sell in Argentina, while Brazil favors Parisian fashion tastes.
The text notes that Tria are geographically closer to Brazil than St Louis and suggests St Louis will eventually overcome prejudice against European goods, signaling shifting trade attitudes and local economic outlook.
Madrid March 7 Deputies will be voted for tomorrow in the general election proclaimed by King Alfonso after dissolving Parliament on the Dato Cabinet advice. New senators will be elected about the middle of this month.
Peoria Illinois March 7 the state civil service commission will hold examinations here today for state positions including deputy warden teacher of various grade chemist and pathologist Chief examiner is W R Robinson.
The article urges women to prioritize foot care and smart shoe upkeep. It contrasts American neglect with French neatness, arguing tidy shoes define a smart appearance. Advocates keeping shoes polished, stored properly, and heels repaired to preserve overall style.
Our Daily Menu features Veal Cutlets with cheese flavor, roasted onions, Napoli tomato sauce, baked potatoes, celery and beet salad, and March pudding. Prepare slowly in a covered dish with butter flour cream, salt, and pepper, then serve over onions. Coffee is optional.
Skim off fat from eight to ten cups of stock. Dice a variety of vegetables and boil hard vegetables with water, then add to stock. Include easy vegetables, simmer, then thicken with cornstarch and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Summer cost about five cents worth of vegetables.
Mix equal parts grated Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs. Season with salt and pepper. Dip veal cutlets in melted butter, then in cheese and crumb mixture. Let stand briefly, repeat coating. Fry in brown fat and serve with spiced tomato sauce.
Select large onions of a uniform size and keep the outer skins on during roasting. Roast until tender and lightly caramelized for a simple side dish with rich flavor.
One cupful each suet molasses milk raisins currants. Two and a half cups flour one teaspoon soda and various spices. Steam three hours.
Beat to a form three eggs one cupful of sugar stir in one heap of flour with one teaspoon cream of tartar and one and a half teaspoons soda mix thoroughly. Flavor with lemon. Butter in sheets with washed butter and drop teaspoonfuls three inches apart. Bake instantly in a very hot oven and watch closely to avoid burning.
A recipe for soft ginger cookies uses molasses sugar salt spices and lard with soda dissolved in milk. Combine wet and dry ingredients adjust with flour to a stiff dough and refrigerate overnight. Roll to a quarter inch and bake on an oiled sheet in a moderate oven.
Richmond California March 7 a newspaper piece titled The Little White Bean argues that 3 million dollars worth of beans from Stockton and other valley points will shift to east markets via the Panama Canal at reduced freight costs. When the canal opens, vast valley crops will feed bay commerce with Rich mond as a key loading hub near deep water.
Chronology lists key events including Mary Queen of Scots execution in 1587, 1674 debate on standing army in England, 1724 Peter the Great's death, 1791 incorporation of the Bank of the United States, 1815 Vienna Congress against slavery, 1847 California annexation, 1855 Niagara Suspension Bridge opening, 1862 duel of the Merrimack and Cumberland, 1864 Lincoln Grant meeting, and 1904 Japan’s actions against Russia.
A. W. Bratt, general foreman for the Baltimore and Ohio shops in Cumberland, is transferred to Philadelphia to serve as foreman there. He has spent the last eighteen months in Cumberland and earned the friendship of his workers.
Gorman Texas March 7 a farmers institute will be held here today J W Neill lecturer These institutes throughout Texas are conducted by the department of axe culture and help the farmer in many ways They are well received and greatly appreciated Dont fail to be at the Liberty Theatre Sunday 3 p m
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