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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
4
An official inquiry will fix responsibility and push safeguards after the West End Salvation Army Hotel fire killed many. Critics say current building laws are weak and enforcement is scant, calling for stronger legislation and tougher compliance to prevent future disasters.
The Republican National Committee in Washington voted against a 1914 special convention. The piece urges Cincinnati to pursue alternate plans, propose an adequate municipal hall, and mobilize local organizations to seize the next national convention opportunity.
The article mentions Senator Root receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912 while noting his role as chair of the Republican Convention in Chicago. It also references various political and social topics, including Prohibition, Maine prostitution issues, Governor Tener’s salary, Wisconsin potato prices, and Christmas trade figures in New York.
A newspaper column offers free legal help for concise propositions sent to the Free Legal Department, Cincinnati American. Questions cover debts bankruptcy auto licensing and consumer samples, with confidential handling of signers and mail responses available.
Appeals urge big hearted citizens to donate to the Business Men's Club Santa Claus fund to prevent the tragedy of empty stockings in Cincinnati. The call emphasizes immediate action before Christmas and notes many already contribute, but more are needed to ensure a merry holiday for every child.
Fragment from a Louisville Courier Journal page features a dialogue about college styles and self expression with nouns like suit and oats. It includes a grain dealer demanding $2 from Jim and Uncle Jim agreeing to pay the balance promptly.
A clipped note from Suurnday Magazine questions friendship and borrowing with a line about public service. The Toledo Blade discusses how long political service earns the public’s view of a person as a hanger-on.
In a quirky exchange the agricultural department defends crows as beneficial to farms. Farmer Wiffletree jokes he has many suspicious friends and questions the crow’s attitude toward him. A witty line ponders age gaps and caution in romance.
The Raleigh News and Observer notes a trend of delaying beginnings with Mexico, describing the approach as masterly inactivity and arguing that postponement makes any start less likely and heightens existing tensions.
A humorous exchange at a horse show follows the line about a woman's talent in tennis and canoeing. A friend asks if she is a good judge of horse flesh, to which she replies she has never tasted one, eliciting a judge’s quip.
An old fogy philosopher laments finding a girl skilled in delicate arts. The remark references Browning's Magazine and describes a woman who knits stockings threads her needle but avoids street life.
A chilly day scene has Tommy in his first trousers with an overcoat reversed. His father urges him to button up while Tommy quips that everyone knows his father wears trousers. The brief humor centers on proper attire and parental guidance.
The passage critiques slot machines as handy yet simple devices that can tell fortunes sell goods and even photograph choose bets. It argues they should be regulated and relocated from cigar stores to post offices and contemplates future advances like making change and charging for conversations to curb waste and profanity.
Poem reflecting on germ theory and human resilience. The speaker notes unseen microbes surround daily life yet people endure, choosing to live boldly rather than fear invisible dangers. It contrasts microscopic threats with tangible dangers like a hedge beside a garden.
A Sunday school superintendent reads the biblical text about fleeing to Egypt while a colorful picture is shown. Children ask where the fee is and the moment shifts to a domestic scene as Mrs. Robinson laments dust under a bed and Bridget answers with puzzling logic.
Rev Charlee Frederic Gose laments suspicion of motives in an advertising campaign promising a nine by twenty-one foot Birth of Christ mural. He argues for genuine disinterested effort to uplift humanity while noting artistry matters as much as goodwill.
A quirky Christmas ad urges shoppers to begin early, contrasting frantic crowds with a humorous note on goose carving and a misfit love stanza. The piece mixes seasonal hype with a bizarre labored guide to preparing a goose and a serenade anecdote.
An article argues open window classrooms improve health and activity by fresh air and moisture balance. It cites tests at the Bache school showing better health and attendance in winter classes with open windows, and warns overheating harms both body and mind while promoting active exercise and better circulation.
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