PoeticQuotation Fragment at Cambridge Postoffice
The excerpt notes a Miltonic appeal to the muse for a hymn to welcome the infant God, followed by reflections on time's passing as years close and calendars measure life, attributed to N. P. Willis.
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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
4
The excerpt notes a Miltonic appeal to the muse for a hymn to welcome the infant God, followed by reflections on time's passing as years close and calendars measure life, attributed to N. P. Willis.
The proclamation makes remaining days of the year a legal holiday, delaying bank runs and backing bankers as Huerta declares public confidence restored. Bankers have not yet benefited from the decree, which requires the dictator to maintain appearances.
Akron Stand-Pat leaders press for an immediate coalition to avert Socialist leadership as Summit county backs a Progressive mayor and Roosevelt in a recent election. They argue amalgamation is essential to save the party, though Progressives resist being absorbed.
President Wilson expresses optimism over business adherence to the Sherman act and notes AT&T voluntary dissolution as proof that firms will follow legal rules. He praises the public for recognizing the duty of reformers during hard times while warning calamity howlers to reform their stance or face consequences.
The piece argues the old Republican leadership caused party disruption and defeat, while Progressives seek a coalition to restore order. It asserts Cannon Mann era cannot return, and Wilson holds stronger public appeal than the former speaker.
Colonial screens six films this evening from Pathe Biograph Lubin Vitagraph Essanay Eclair. Program runs 6 to 10 30 with a two reel European feature The Threshold of Life and a thrilling heart interest story. Regular nightly shows draw large crowds.
Leohan Lepage of Cambridge was adjudged insane by Probate Judge Dyson on Monday and sent to the State Hospital in Columbus by Sheriff Berry and Alban Whitcraft on Tuesday morning. Mrs. W. Bean is critically ill at her home on North Fourth Street.
The children's chorus at Central School is taught by Miss Helen Moore Miss Mae Doyle Miss Shirley McCartney Miss Helen Enterline and Miss Grace Tribbie.
United Press Special reports at Union Stock Yards on December 23 receipts: hogs 25,000, market slow with mixed and butcher prices from 7.45 to 7.82, light 7.35 to 7.70, pigs 6.25 to 7.65. Cattle receipts 4,000, market steady with beeves 6.70 to 4.70. Sheep receipts 15,000, market firm with natives 4.50 to 5.85, westerns 4.50 to 5.85, lambs 6.45 to 8.10, western 6.50 to 8.10.
Pittsburg reports light receipts and a slow market. Sheep and Lambs see steady demand with light receipts. Hogs show ten doubledecks received.
The event lists kin pie and coffee priced at 25 cents. Ice cream and cake will also be served.
The Lyric presents seven reels daily with Selig specials including The Pendulum of Fate a railroad conspiracy drama starring Mariam Cooper and James B Ross Zebs Musical Career Edison comedy The Tenderfoot Hero Lubin western When a Woman Wastes a Pathe drama. Matinee Christmas Day 1 30 All matinees five cents for all patrons.
The ad fragment touts Seventh Street Fish and Oyster Market promising fresh stock daily from A L Erven. Nearby notices report Charles Dunniver and Walter Collison charged with disorderly conduct, arraigned, pled guilty, fined five dollars and costs. Other ads advertise Christmas trees, silverware, shoes by Johnston Johnson, and Cambridge City Bakery fruit cake specials.
Pleasant City residents and relatives visit for the holidays, with trips to Zanesville Cambridge Newark and Columbus. Family illness and travel mark the season as relatives host and attend church programs and planned New Year events.
Local merchants promote Christmas goods and services. The Cambridge City Bakery advertises cakes and pie orders with early deposits and holiday specials. Arnold's Greenhouse highlights flowers and plants for gifts, while Orme MecMahon Thomp son Co. features Keen Butter Tool Cabinets. A dentist and optical offers appear, along with sale notices for fruit, candy store displays, and men’s shoes from Johnston and Johnson.
In a first advertisement the phrase we have had our eye on Cambridge for some time appears. The note suggests observers saw the inquiry as from passing airships rather than settled citizens, leaving Cambridge without new permanent residents.
An item referencing aluminum ware appears in a brief notice for Orme McMahon Thompson Co. The fragment mentions Christmas dinner and Bruner's Milk Bread and an arena number 5, leaving the exact context unclear.
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