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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1915
Page
3
The Cumberland Press publishes daily except Sunday and lists subscription rates of one year at 3.00 in advance per month and carrier service. Advertising rates are available on request. Communications go to The Cumberland Press at 109 Baltimore Street with phone numbers 692 and 693. Delivery orders accepted by telephone.
Cumberland students resume college work as the fall term begins on September 29 1915. Local scholars previously earned honors last year and the community hopes for a repeat of academic distinction this year.
Cumberland hosts a three day gathering of Civil War veterans from Chicago St Louis and midpoints along the Baltimore and Ohio in preparation for a grand parade to the White House Pennsylvania Avenue marks the path of reunion veterans reflect on the Union fight and a looming election hot within a month stirs little sign of major conflict.
Cumberland hopes to have the Lincoln High Way routed through the city and offers to pay for signs. An interview with H M Luzius of the Automobile Club of Maryland criticizes Baltimore for not funding similar markers. The piece notes Cumberland’s willingness to bear costs to secure the route.
An editorial notes that envoys and ambassadors to the United States often win popular favor through ease with local customs. It cites Li Hung Chang and Lord Bryce as examples and remarks Americans’ sorrow at departures and welcome for future missions.
The Argentine ambassador Romulo S. Naon, admired in the United States, departs for a brief vacation with hopes of returning soon. While Argentina chooses a new chief magistrate, observers note his potential to gain a higher post to further U S Argentina cooperation and pan American goodwill.
Editorial calls for timely reports on milk standards and stresses constant vigilance to ensure cleanliness and purity in the dairy supply.
A Colorado Rockefeller mine visit sparked praise from workers who heard John D. Rockefeller Jr emphasize partnership between labor and capital. He stated that without workers and capital, mines cannot operate. The speech may prompt greater worker-capital dialogue and outreach in the mines.
A letter from H L urges publication of a comic poem over several evenings warning of paper cuts if not printed. The verses narrate Carrie Stevens finding Molly’s painted goat and Molly’s lament as Frank kicks the animal, noting the paint cost nothing and the goat’s odor is rid.
Guatemala asserts it remained strictly neutral amid Mexican turmoil despite Carranza cutting passports for its minister. Virgilio Beteta, editor of Diario de Centro America, says Guatemala joined Argentina Brazil and Chile at the Pan American conference and its actions aim at peace for Mexico and the world.
A series of quirky vignettes and banter among pedestrians and performers. Jokes about rent, speed, millinery, and fashion mix with brisk social scenes including a Thursday morning gathering by Mrs. W. P. Van Clute for Robert N. Turner of Stottville New York and a five hundred game followed by a five course luncheon.
The fragment recalls Billy Bretz with Miss St. Claire's company, the Galesburg posters and deodorizers, and audience reactions. It mentions Horace Barns in Lima, Luke McLuke, and a chorus of banter about kisses and stage doors.
The Automobile Club of Maryland will fund standard Lincoln Highway signs from the Delaware Line to Gettysburg via Frederick, to mark routes through Baltimore City and beyond. City officials allegedly lack funds for a $300 appropriation, while locals urge patriotism and private funding to ensure tourists see Baltimore.
In satirical notes, George A. Martin jokes about dollar bills in Venezuela and exact change on US conductors. He cites Consuls Seltzer and Hazeltine, mosquito-eating minnows in Mississippi, a Colombia demand for a light touch typewriter, and a California avocado tree insured for $30,000. He also mocks Chinese with American chewing gum at Shanghai.
A brief aphorism collection notes how distant glories shine but near ones fail to heat or illuminate. A separate quip asserts a woman knows what she wants the moment she realizes she cannot obtain it.
A fashion note debates red garments comparing claret and Bordeaux tones. It contrasts a single red piece with full red costumes and questions how well people pull off bold color. The piece notes many find red outfits either too much or unsuccessful for smart style.
A description of a satin blouse noted for its workman style cut, loose belt, high back collar, and open neck. The piece reads as informal versus tucked in styles, giving it a medieval inspired silhouette.
The Press credits a new children’s magazine titled Something to Do. It offers diverse activities in drawing, sewing, weaving, music, cookery, writing, and staging, encouraging hands on projects for all young readers. The review calls it a valuable resource amid many adult-focused magazines.
French and British war offices report the northern western front shows flanking movement against the German right. Berlin says heavy fighting without a decisive result. Belgians retake Marine positions as Antwerp forts face bombardment. Russia claims repelling four German corps at the Niemna to protect Warsaw rail links. Italy protests bombs in the Adriatic as Austria reports losses of war materiel in Galicia.
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