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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1915
Page
3
The Cumberland Press 109 Baltimore address lists daily service by carrier with afternoon publication except Sunday. Subscriptions rate at $5.00 in advance per month. Advertising rates available on application. Communications via phone numbers 692 and 693.
The piece laments campaign pains and urges a quiet closing week. It calls for a strong turnout for Harrington Ritchie and McMullen and argues for dignified, issue driven discourse over endless political babble.
A West Virginia mother travels 200 miles with her five children from home to Morgantown after the father leaves. The voyage reveals the children never attended school and see a railroad for the first time. The family ends their search for the missing husband without success.
Citizens urged to remove garbage from premises and vacant lots as hot weather approaches. Rotting material could trigger an epidemic. report unsanitary conditions to the Health Department for citywide cleanliness and public health rewards.
The article notes a return of midsummer heat after mild spell with over a thousand residents saying it is hot yesterday. It mentions warm evening and night, with fans reappearing, and recalls recent snow in Terra Alta sixty miles away as part of the unusual weather pattern.
A playful note imagines a snowball battle as a cool retreat from heat. It reframes summer’s end as a chance for creative, lighthearted activity that brings smiles and outdoor memories to mind.
A young worker waving a red flag near an open manhole stepped into the hole while guiding a pedestrian away. The scene echoes Chaplin style irony as the guard’s enthusiasm leads to a stumble. The anecdote ends with the remark that warnings lose meaning if dangers vanish.
A collage of jokes poems quotes and civic notes from readers including a quip about a feather mattress and a lampooned mayor Cary Times wire service items and snippets from Louisville Newark and other papers. It blends humor lines with brief commentary and social observations.
A remark about husbands' confidences stirs pity and envy among wives. The speaker notes some husbands leak or exaggerate stories, while a well off man might envy a spouse's appetite to join a dining room table.
The article outlines a broad slate of 1916 political moves including San Francisco bid for the Republican convention, Chicago polling plans, Ohio lieutenant governor John H Arnold seeking the governor’s nomination, Iowa progressives fielding a full state ticket, and the National Capital and Labor party launching in Fresno. It notes suffrage parades in New York, party leadership shifts in Kentucky, and California's looming senatorial race with three Progressive contenders.
A candidate announces their bid for the Maryland House of Delegates pending Republican primary results and forfeits support from all Republicans.
A resident announces their campaign for the Democratic nomination to the House of Delegates. They pledge to pursue lower taxes for the state and county.
A formal notice states the author will not seek candidacy for the House of Delegates. It cites reliance on Republican primaries decision and asks voters for their support in the upcoming election.
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