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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
3
The Cumberland Press issues daily editions except Sundays from Cumberland Maryland. Rates listed show one year subscription at 38.00 in advance and monthly pricing. Advertising rates available on application for communications to 109 Baltimore Street and phone numbers 592 and 593. Orders for delivery accepted by telephone.
In a 1915 note residents suggest placing signs at additional Bedford and Centre street crossings after identifying where they join and cross. They commend progress and urge Commissioner Byerman to continue the rollout.
The Cumberland Press highlights a local literary piece “The Lonaconing Harvest Fair” describing the agricultural exhibit and offering insight through an old world traveler narrator. The editorial notes Frostburg residents will enjoy this local literature alongside daily news and timely pieces. Train robbing is also mentioned as a rising trend in optimistic prosperity reports.
Cumberland progresses toward becoming a leading fruit shipping center with peach and tomato canneries in Glebe Hancock Berkeley Springs Sleepy Creek and Cherry Run. Farmers near Paw Paw W Va plant raspberries for nationwide shipment as Henry Weber and Sons of Oakland move twelve carloads of cauliflower this season.
The narrator visits Lonaconing eight miles from Frostburg to view a farming produce show amid a mining district. He describes autumn scenery, his route via Woodland to Lonaconing, encounters with grasshoppers and a mysterious solitary man, and notes on town cleanliness, educated youth, and a well presented farm exhibit featuring parsnips apples flax wheat and preserved fruit as well as butter and potatoes including an Irish Cobbler specimen.
The Lonaconing Autumn exhibition showcased farm produce and crafts beyond coal by a ladies society. A prominent display from the Lonaconing Glass Factory drew praise for high quality glassware, while stalls featured needlework and charitable proceeds. The event impressed visitors and reflected the area’s enterprise.
A collage of jokes political quips and short items spans commentary on safety morals and marriage aided by brisk quips from Luke McLuke and columnists. The mix includes reflections on Wartime naval drills public figures and street remarks with brief ads and notices interwoven.
The article praises the Panama Canal project as a major engineering feat and notes its apparent simplicity to keep clear. It contrasts this with the Suez Canal and hints at a French owner or project context behind the undertaking.
The Literary Digest polled 1,000 newspapers asking editorial and community sentiment on woman suffrage. Of 526 replies, editors: 391 affirmative, 97 negative, 38 undecided. Community views: 237 favorable, 156 negative, 138 undecided.
Anglo French and Paris claimed to have ousted Germans and occupied Ypres. Belgian troops joined the Fingligh at the northern frontier while Germany eyed Ostend from Ghent. A Russian repulse at Przemysl was reported with a major battle forecast in Poland. Russia claimed a Warsaw setback along the Vistula with two companies captured.
In compliance with Maryland Acts, names including Alg ie Layman plan of business at 228 Virginia Avenue Cumberland and owner Charles Krapf appear. Lloyd L. Schaffer, Clerk, notes filing on October 12 1915 with 20 day remonstrance period.
Application filed with Allegany County Circuit Court clerk for license to sell spirituous and fermented liquors at 83 N Centre street Cumberland Maryland. Notice given that remonstrances must be filed within 20 days after Oct 9 1916. Owner of premises Henry and Katherine Nickel. Clerk Lloyd L Schaffer.
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