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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1915
Page
4
The Cumberland Press lists subscription rates, advertising terms, and delivery arrangements. It is published daily except Friday, with mail or carrier options and contact details for The Cumberland Press at 109 Baltimore Street.
The article notes danger from drinking directly from bubbling street fountains on the Balti More, urging people to let water flow into the mouth without forcing a full swallow to reduce contagion spread and keep fountains convenient for all.
A discussion in France contrasts scientific and peasant views on red poppies blooming on former battlefields. Writers cite Landen 1692 as a cautionary example and describe how soil enriched by war graves allegedly spurred a scarlet field, linking memory with nature across centuries.
A dated editorial portrays U S involvement in Haiti as necessary and vigorous policing. It depicts Haiti as a fragile republic controlled by violent factions and condemns revolution as wholesale slaughter, urging American intervention to guide Haitian affairs.
A fragmented OCR style piece mentions ships torpedoed Russian retreat and a stray rhetorical flourish about a man called a goose. The text blends war headlines with surreal, poetic imagery and mountain to plain contrasts.
United Press dispatch reports a British spy crackdown using chemists and a nationwide dragnet. Scotland Yard, aided by post office censors and even boy and girl scouts, investigates forged American passports and spy rings, with several spies arrested or executed in London.
The writer urges the United States to restore ordinary civilized conditions in the black republic despite funeral costs. Haiti is described as a region of active concern for U S policy and intervention.
The article notes Wilson is exhausted by immense duties and cannot craft speeches on varied topics. It cites confusion after his May 10 Baltimore Convention Hall address and warns against outsiders offering unsolicited advice to the President.
A Survey writer notes Kentucky mountain speech as vital English with Shakespearean echoes. Bradley in Harper’s Magazine argues the dialect’s vigor and purity rival early English, citing terms like talk for woo, learned forms like talked, whup, wrap, clomb, and phrases such as talkingest and single-footingest to illustrate its linguistic depth.
Mme. Constantin T. Dumba, wife of the Austrian envoy, plans a return to Austria. She splits her time between New York and Lenox during these final days abroad. She notes translating everyday terms as she packs and reflects on the lengthy stay.
Dayton shoppers prepare for the annual fall style show as forty thousand straw hats go up in smoke tonight when the retail merchant board opens the event.
A satirical collection of short notes from Consuls and officials about curious comments on letters to Brazil war trade in Chile and banking humor. The jokes reference Consul Gottschalk Keena and the idea of legal tender oysters and oversized money myths.
Cyril Maude and "Grumpy" draw crowds at the Empire as they begin a four week engagement marking their second American tour. The season features a mix of dramas, comedies, and musical plays across New York theatres, plus notes on Bernhardt, Moloch, and upcoming productions.
A history feature recalls events from 1815 to 1890 with names such as John Baptist Miege Robert E Lee and William R Harper. It notes births deaths inaugurations university leaders bankers conventions and a Clark telescope era asteroid discovery by Dr C H F Peters and Rockefeller philanthropy to the University of Chicago.
One year ago today in the war Rheims cathedral suffered serious damage from German artillery. Belgians repulsed German infantry at Termonde with heavy losses. British repulsed three German assaults on their extreme right. British Parliament prorogued until October 27 after King George’s speech.
A list of notable births is noted with each person age today. John T. Trowbridge in Odgen New York eight decades ago, Marquis of Blandford by Consuelo Vanderbilt in London, Gilbert Hitchcock Omaha and 56, John Bates North Faston 56, Rt Rev Paul Rhode Green Bay 44, Henry Kine Hillsdale 57, Beekman Winthrop Orange New Jersey 41, Peter Gerry New York 36, George W. Wickersham Pittsburgh 57, Pittman Vicksburg 43, Thomas Scully South Amboy 17, Anthony Fiala Jersey City Heights 46, Sir Henry Norman Leicester 57, John McInnis Gloucester 25.
The allies' movement to turn the Germans' right flank became more defined as vigorous counter attacks occurred. The British occupied Luderitzbucht in German Southwest Africa. David Lloyd George declared the war necessary to preserve Great Britain's honor.
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