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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press announces daily newspaper service excluding Sunday. It lists address at 109 Baltimore Street Cumberland Md and phone numbers 592 and 693. Subscriptions are three dollars per year in advance and twenty five cents per ad. Delivery orders by telephone. Wednesday November 10 1915.
Campaigning after election day continues as Democratic and Republican officials field a flood of applicants for appointive posts. Local offices such as mine inspector and coroner attract many hopefuls while Cumberland’s paving progress and street lighting draw civic interest and pride.
With elections over, the Sixty-fourth congress faces a national preparedness program. Officials warn any adequate defense will require substantial revenue and broad public support. A nonpartisan stance is urged as the nation weighs funding and policy details. The piece notes the Baltimore street subway safety reminder.
Cumberland council moved to limit electric and other signs extending over the street beyond three feet from building lines on Baltimore street. The rule aims to preserve individuality while keeping signs within three feet, preventing overhangs but not banning attractive electric signage within the limit.
Autumn’s kin to life’s zest and the Bible’s imagery frame the season as renewal and sobering power. The article links humility, God’s glory, and nature with autumn winds rain and color, noting calamity and resilience, city life, and a wry final line about willpower bent by a painted chicken.
Washington notes Democratic entry of Rep. David J. Lewis for the Senate nomination following Blair Lee. The piece analyzes party dynamics between Lewis and Lee, potential rivals J. Fred Talbot and J. Charles Linthicum, and Republican hopes with candidates Edward C. Carrington and O. E. Weller. It highlights Lewis’s record on the parcel post and possible push for government ownership of telegraph and telephone utilities, while noting Lee’s loss of farmer support and internal critics.
Frank Harris editor of the Ocala Banner says criticism is inevitable in journalism and urges editors to remain faithful to public duty. He cites historic writers enduring abuse, defends religious tolerance, and says press must defend worship freedom and the Constitution without persecution of opinion.
The passage argues that lasting national greatness rests on moral governance and care for citizens, not on wealth or military display. It warns that neglecting law, education, charity, and justice invites a moral penalty, urging adherence to eternal moral principles to maintain a great nation.
A collage of humorous verses and quips from various papers. References include Luke McLuke, “Has never known rebuke” as a cornfed artist, jokes about inspectors and hair, and playful letters from readers in cities like Boston Cincinnati and Baltimore. The excerpt stitches comic notes on manners, marriage, and social foibles.
A speaker warns armies in Europe could be repelled by raiding cold storage warehouses and tossing eggs to force surrender. He claims ample ammunition and mocks a husband unaware of his wife’s handmade lace.
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