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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press appears with mailing and advertising rate notes, listing address at 109 Baltimore Street and phone numbers 592 and 593. Dated Saturday November 20 1915, it notes daily carrier service and telephone orders for delivery.
The Cumberland community is urged to celebrate its safeguards for drinking water while New York opposes a proposed sewage disposal plant near Mohansic Lake. The plant would handle sewage from the New York Training School for Boys, with contracts let and strict regional rules in force to keep streams clean.
The Evening Times notes a girl who imagined a fiancé Dr Alleyne Hensley and trained friends to plan a marriage then shipped an unknown tramp's body as the doctor. She later confessed the hallucination and plays may adapt the tale, with a prior work titled Green Stockings already echoing the plot.
B F Harris president of the First National Bank of Champaign Illinois and chair of the Agriculture commission of the American Bankers association told bankers and economists in Philadelphia that federal rural credit legislation is premature until states prove they can meet the needs. He suggested states may handle it, as with tariffs, by local action.
The article surveys Leo Ditrichstein in the title role of The Great Lover at the Longacre theatre, praising his rich opportunity and noting the era of theater and cinema shifts. It also covers industry notes on rural credit, Raiffeisen banks, and moving pictures, with mentions of A. H. Woods Film company and stars like Earle Williams and Edouard De Reszke as potential vaudeville and screen figures.
A note from Cincinnati Enquirer and Zanesville Signal describes a young singer at church who captivates with power and style. The parson, a bachelor, grows vexed as she focuses on texture and flair rather than the hymn and text.
Washington reports the Post Office Department orders postmasters to push early mailing with the slogan Do Your Christmas Mailing Early. Instructions authorize extended hours and extra staff, with carts and bicycles to aid delivery, and emphasize no mail accumulation while expanding carrier and vehicle use as demand grows.
A collage of quips and observations from the Cincinnati Enquirer Macon Telegraph and Boston Advertiser includes an artisan printer a peaceful man who hoards a good take prudent parishioners and a note on holiday parcel delivery. Also brief mentions of moon sulphur editor money and mixed primary ballots in Massachusetts.
Article discusses whether Democratic primary voters in Louisiana must support the party nominee in the general election. It contrasts Col. Robert Ewing's strict view with dissenting opinions that a voter may back Parker or other candidates in the general, depending on preference. The piece notes Louisiana politics, potential turnout effects, and mentions broader interest beyond Louisiana.
Cheerful verse urges resilience in hard times. It advises playing your highest trump and grinning to lift mood and set the pace, promising that a cheerful face helps win the day. The poem is attributed to H. C. Ways of La Salle Institute dated November 12, 1915.
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