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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
4
The paper vows to defend the vulnerable and criticize or praise all parties fairly. It pledges readiness to raise its voice for the poor against the rich and for the humble against the powerful, whenever its honest opinion warrants approbation or condemnation.
The piece argues ongoing holiday financial strain from unpaid bills harming families and small businesses. It notes debtors delay payment to avoid upsetting clients, causing a chain of suffering and suggests including bills among gift ideas like “For Mr. Jones: Payment of Jones' bill.”
A local critique of evolving legal defenses for the insane and mentally unbalanced in murder cases. The piece argues self control remains vital, urges limits on excusing homicide, and cites judge Cushine on temporary imbalance as a cautionary example. It also adds unrelated quips on buckwheat cakes and Turkey conversion.
St Petersburg dispatch reports Grand Duchess Marie seeks to install her cousin Dimitri as Tsar by influencing Czar Nicholas II’s line of succession. The plan centers on marriage to Dimitri and Marie’s push to crown Olga as heir, aided by Grand Duke Paul’s leadership of the faction. Marie’s spies in Sweden fed military secrets to St Petersburg.
The poem describes relief and humor as an Aunt Jemima character declares she is leaving for home tomorrow. The speaker dwells on the gloom of an unwanted guest and then finds joy when the aunt departs, suggesting the darkest hour precedes a brighter moment.
A column explains the Free Legal Department offers concise legal answers via newspaper columns or mail. Readers send signed inquiries, which remain confidential, and sample questions cover autos, citizenship, succession, interest calculations, and copyright.
The text notes Mrs Pankhurst returning with about 20000 dollars while Madam Bernhardt may surpass that. It remarks on congressional candidates who failed to win being less sorry now than in March and mentions North Carolina Methodist ministers allowed to smoke without encouragement, implying a tone of social commentary and incomplete facts.
A fragment describes theater listings with venues such as KEITHS ORPHEUM GAYETY OLYMPIC EMPRESS and acts including The Rosary The Big Jubilee The Jolly Grass Widows and seven de. The text notes a 2004 company in passing and mentions an American patriotism play and various performers and acts presented in a vaudeville style.
A humorous collage of old song lyrics and verses replaces serious commentary. The lines parody popular tunes like Annie Laurie Highland Mary The Miller's Daughter Swannie River In the Gloaming and My Old Kentucky Home suggesting the singers avoid confessing guilt longing or reluctance. The piece mixes quotations from various papers and creates a playful critique of lyric honesty.
South America will, undoubtedly, derive amusement from The Colonel for the next few months. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the unusual situation and its anticipated social effects.
The poem-like note reports European chancelleries uniting to elect Uncle Bam to select their chestnuts from the free Chicago Tribune.
A Western man has filed for his eighteenth unsuccessful political bid, illustrating persistent efforts despite repeated rejection and the sense that his candidacy remains unwelcome.
The Lowell Courier Citizen quotes readers debating the proper pronunciation of Juarez as a hot topic amid current tensions quoted by the Manchester Union noting the regional interest and ongoing linguistic dispute.
Mabel presents Walter with a handmade necktie for his birthday. Walter replies that its beauty is for his eyes alone, and the exchange is described with gentle, affectionate humor from Lippincott's.
A dated Boston transcript depicts a labor exchange where an employer seeks a strong boy and an applicant notes finishing work for fourteen other sellers waiting in the ball. The dialogue hints at early labor practices and recruitment norms in the era.
The essay traces how luxuries evolve from pleasures to necessities across eras. It cites forks, plug hats, telephones, and automobiles as items once sought for delight but later feared as burdens, arguing societies should value honesty highly to turn virtue into a universal necessity.
A collage of whimsical verses and short pieces recounting pocketbook woes and social foibles. Lively quips touch on taxes, customs, simplified spelling, and fashion while several humorous poems, including The Lost Auto and What's The Use, lampoon daily life and aspirations.
A traveling Irish woman questions two men about not paying, saying they ride on looks. A market hawker touts an encyclopedic book with absurd topics but fails to sell. An elderly woman, eyeing a sign offering children for sale at a discount, asks to buy two, a boy and a girl, for five cents.
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