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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
4
Cumberland Press published every afternoon except Sundays. Subscription rates are five dollars per year in advance or five dollars monthly with fractions. Advertising rates available on request. Communications to The Cumberland Press at 109 Baltimore Street, phone numbers 55 and 593. Paper served daily by carriers with delivery orders taken by telephone.
The piece argues advertising is essential for business success, urging steady, intelligent campaigns over spasmodic efforts. It cites Cumberland’s role in electric illumination history and encourages local firms to invest in publicity to boost sales and development.
The piece argues that publicizing unsafe factory and school fire conditions could have spurred earlier action and saved lives. It questions whether owners, workers, and parents were informed and urges newspapers to reveal condemned buildings and hazardous conditions to prevent future tragedies.
A feature contrasts eighteenth century letter style with modern correspondence and notes a 1787 letter from Robert Burns to Lady Don of Coates. It ends with a political prompt urging voters to choose individuals over party during Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Francisco bids for the Republican national convention.
Washington mustered political debate as lawmakers arrived with cries that primaries and early nominations stretch the interval before taking office. The author cites Maryland and Massachusetts examples, noting heavy costs to candidates and the shifting electorate between nomination and office.
The article debates national neutrality, citing The Hague conventions and 1909 London rules. It discusses whether nations are truly neutral or partisan, outlines neutral conduct at sea and on land, and contrasts American policy with Germany’s stance amid war expectations. It notes that private trade and aid by neutral citizens complicate strict neutrality and argues prudence in policy choices.
A compilation of jests letters and quips from various sources including notes on suffrage, a railway inquest, and humorous exchanges. It features humorous anecdotes about aging beauty, a silent partner, and a grocer, plus verse morals and reader notes from multiple towns and papers.
Queen Marie Alexandra Victoria of Roumania and many political and sports figures celebrate birthdays in this list. Notables include Arthur Yager governor of Porto Rico born in Kentucky, Walter Frear former Hawaii governor born in California, and Joseph Folk former Missouri governor born in Tennessee.
The speaker urges informing parents and employees about fire hazards and argues authorities should mail safety information to families working in dangerous buildings. The note criticizes excessive elections with two this fall and several more in spring besides the next November presidential vote.
Ambassadors and officials clash over the Fay conspiracy and German links as authorities seek proof of wrongdoing. The piece notes Fay and four associates face piracy charges with possible long terms, while public sentiment questions German government involvement. It also references fire safety condemnations in Cumberland and urges timely reporting before a catastrophe.
A daily history blurb notes events from 1815 to 1890. It records Daniel Decatur Emmett birth in Mount Vernon and death in 1904, Boswell's birth anniversary in Great Britain, Rev. Bernard McGorrish’s death in Williamsbay, and King William II’s declaration as incapable of ruling with Queen Emma acting as regent.
A brief note presents two quotations on personal sincerity and national duty, citing Lowell and Pope to frame reflection on character and sacrifice. The fragment emphasizes inner rigor before achievement and patriotism as a noble end.
Fragmentary text questions whether reopening German harbors would withhold profit from America during the entire war, hinting at a broader debate on wartime trade and economic policy.
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