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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press notes Allegany county favors progressive policies and capable officials while pledging nonpartisan decisions when local interests are affected. The notice appears in the October 20 1915 edition with delivery details and subscription rates.
The piece urges Cumberland residents to support cultural groups including a Glee Club and Ladies' Choral Society, back charitable organizations, boost health services, and promote local history. It also calls for sending high quality, experienced men to the legislature and voting without partisan bias to advance state and county interests.
A fragment reflects doubt and sorrow among couples in a community seeking reassurance about a promised future, noting distress and unease in the present. The text hints at hopes for a better life and the tensions faced by those striving for stability.
A whimsical notice praises Cumberland as a haven for newlyweds fleeing unfeeling parents. It lauds court officials hotel clerks taxi drivers and citizens for kindness and first aid as a capital city of Cupid. The piece ends by wondering if six months later Cumberland still feels like the promised land or a land of mere promises.
Jan Leippersheim and Anton van Leeuwenhoek helped spark microbiology and public health. Bacteria exist in air, water, and living bodies, shaping disease and fermentation. Cleanliness and sanitation, backed by the U S Public Health Service, have lengthened life expectancy in America.
A columnist argues money should serve community and culture. True riches lie in enriching others and opening opportunity, not in piling up cash. The piece urges using wealth to aid the deaf, blind, and lame, improving every acre of land in the area.
Washington reports a broad argument interweaving sugar tariff, prohibition, and political power. Sugar interests in Louisiana threaten to press for statewide dry laws and national prohibition if the sugar duty ends, linking opponents to Senator Ollie James and the sugar refining combine. Louisiana leaders vow to mobilize districts as local option units, while federal action could spark a larger clash across states.
A collage of jokes quips and letters with names and places like Cincinnati Ohio Pueblo Colorado Chillicothe Ohio and Columbus Ohio plus playful lines about love luck and humor. Notable bits include a bartender ad style line and quirky Q and A exchanges.
A Ladies Aid social described in the Morgan Messenger featured sacks counted as many dollars as they were years old, totaling 20 dollars to support church work. The event included free ice cream and cake with a note that the next meeting will be the first Thursday night in August hosted by Mrs. Cora Freshour.
A party hosted by Mrs. Sally Burnley celebrated the return of her former husband John Y. Fairburn on his parole. The event marked his release and the couple’s gathering honored the milestone.
The Blisterville Record reports a pardon for Mr. Fairburn who faced a circumstantial steer-killing case. His wife Mrs. Fairburn, distressed by the outcome, sought and received a divorce, then the editor arranged a wedding license and the couple remarried with the Record extending congratulations.
Grantsville letter reports Mrs J O Getty stepped on a rusty nail, the tines piercing the foot. Medical care given and she takes a vacation while her daughters Angela and Wilda handle housework.
W. L. Ware has been using a hair treatment or restorative product noted by local observers. The report highlights presumed effects on appearance and public reaction within the community.
A Valley Head letter to the Randolph Enterprise reports a grower who, after returning from Luray Virginia, lost a notable curl while napping on a train traveling between Westernport and Cumberland.
B P Harman worked last week on monuments for James D Payne Boyd Harper C L Moyers C H Creek and Lee Bennett in North Fork. The note appears in the Grant County Press.
O. S. Corle relocates his handle factory to more convenient quarters while W. D. Blackburn moves his ice house to the garden’s lower area to convert it into a telephone exchange as reported in the Fishertown letter in Bedford Gazette.
A livery horse owned by 5S. G. Kauffman and driven by Dr. Cook while on professional duties collapsed and died this week, per an Osterburg letter in the Bedford Inquirer.
The navy recruit Olie McDonald, in service just over a month, was pardoned and sent home. All young men under 21 also received pardons. Mentioned in the Grant County Press.
A swarm of bees moved from an unseen source and settled between the ceiling and floor of the upper porch at Charley Bell's residence, as reported in the Old Fort letter of Randolph Enterprise.
In Morgan Messenger a letter from Sir John notes George Lomyer, formerly of Hagers Town, is now stationed at Hancock, not Hagerstown.
A Pittsburgh mills note describes a crude stimulant drink dubbed the puddler s cocktail. It allegedly aids workers in seasonal war orders and is built with whiskey porter and beer. The piece uses vivid slang and moral undertones to depict industrial labor life.
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