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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1913
Page
4
Dayton selects Cincinnati man as city manager, raising local interest in the Dayton experiment. The appointee, Mr. Waite, takes over with a capable staff and a challenging task in a city not rural. Cincinnati observers and reformers weigh the German system against local conditions.
The Cincinnati Baseball Club profits by about $15 900 from selling Joe Tinker but loses a valued player manager. Critics say the deal favors money over sport, noting disagreements over price and questions about the club's motive and financial logic.
The text mentions Tampico fighting to amuse foreigners with American marines, German stereotypes, and Theodora Pater. a British submarine reportedly sunk in a collision. and butter and egg boards fixing prices, urging government fixes on hours.
The piece outlines a Free Legal Department offering to answer practical legal questions via columns or mail. It discusses guardianships, wages after death, real estate agent fees, and division of an estate among siblings, noting how courts may appoint guardians, determine capacity, and order partition or sale if division is not feasible.
Captain Benson and two crew members, Steve Drinkwater and Alex Simoneau, recount a 108 day Easter Island ordeal after the El Dorado foundered in a hurricane. They endured salt water, scarce rations, and a perilous voyage before rescue by natives and arrival in Papeete and San Francisco aboard the Moana.
The speaker notes that most successful men were poor youths who faced woes and temptations but labored hard. They rose through effort, not luck, overcoming handicaps. Now they are honored with wealth, marriages to fine partners, and prominent homes. The piece urges readers that chance exists only if they strive.
A comic exchange questions practical limits of a cow swallowing money and a large cash roll. A Cleveland Leader quip notes a cow swallow of $280 raises a fiscal absurdity. The Plain Dealer riffs on a prominent Eastern woman's claim that housekeeping can be finished in ten minutes during honeymoon chatter.
The Springfield Republican notes that 1 490 German firms agree to exhibit at the Panama Exposition signaling strong German participation. The piece comments on government sentiment as a secondary matter and emphasizes business representation.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions unclear names and items. The readable parts reference Bright Pupit and Boeton Transérind with partial phrases about tables and counts. No clear event or outcome is evident.
A judge praises a wife’s cleverness, noting her speech is like a book. The reply says her silence is eloquent and her frown speaks volumes. The exchange highlights wit and understanding within a domestic scene.
The note describes a domestic mishap where a daughter’s puppy damaged a bonnet while Mr. Casey considers the matter a customer inspection.
The New York World notes about 1200 attendees heard Mrs. Pankhurst in Cincinnati as a militant figure who appears harmless when away from home and other influences.
Parson Bagster questions Brad Dinger about a night meeting to see a minstrel show. Dinger declares no minstrels in Heaven and vows to go tonight while his ticket remains valid, prompting playful back and forth with the judge.
A reader letter in The American urges banning crowing roosters in residential districts to curb noise and odors. The writer criticizes urban life disruptions from poultry, newsreaders, and late-night activity, advocating stronger sanitation and city beautification efforts.
Fragmented humorous verses mix domestic scenes and social satire. The speaker riffs on fashion, everyday mishaps, and booster culture, interweaving anecdotes about a shopper aiding a stranger and a man praising a cheerful talker while a knocker laments.
George Fitch humorously surveys tails across species from horses and cows to snakes and whales. He jokes on usefulness, style, and oddities, noting how man relies on a tail only in evening dress while animals wield tails as tools or symbols, ending with a quip about ministers and morals.
A merchant reports a man acting as a collector for the firm took more money than two genuine agents. He tells the chief of police he wants the man caught and questioned, asserting the theft exceeds expectations.
A patchwork of local humor and anthropomorphic vignettes, the piece lampoons small town life with dialect gags and reminiscences. It features references to a pay as you enter meeting house, a church social, eccentric figures, and brief humorous anecdotes about horses and misread lines.
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