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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
4
Press dispatches report the reinstatement of Mrs Ella Flagg Young to lead Chicago public schools. The piece criticizes Chicago politics and bossism while noting the city finally honors a highly capable woman amid partisan resistance.
A municipal Christmas tree from the Woman's Club is praised for lifting spirits and spreading cheer. The revival of carol singing in the public square is seen as restoring a sacred Yuletide tradition amid modern haste.
A final appeal from the Santa Claus committee of the Business Men's Club urges immediate donations to meet children’s Christmas needs. The campaign has fallen short of reaching all requests, prompting readers to donate now to spare tears on Christmas morning.
A fragmented item notes Senator Ashurst proposing a 350 444 dollar fenced boundary with an embargo on exporting nippers. The piece mentions social issues and a St Paul minister defending Ananias and a Washington salary struggle. It references buckwheat gifts and fashion mockery about slit skirts and trousers, with no clear central event.
The Cincinnati American announces a free legal department to answer concise state legal questions via columns or mail. Signers' names are confidential. Topics include debt collision of heirs and attorney fees.
The Arab sheik statue, part of Nations of the East, will rise seventeen feet and top the Rising Sun arch at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Leo Lentul, famed equestrian sculptor, created the piece and also produced the Mongolian Horseman for Nations of the West. Two large exposition warehouses hold decorative sculpture as Stirling Calder leads about fifty workers enlarging models for display.
A brief verse urges acts of kindness to lift others spirits each morning. It frames Christmas as lasting through daily compassion and encouragement for those weary or in despair. The poem emphasizes giving comfort, sympathy, and aid to brighten someone's day.
A vivid portrait of Broadway’s evolution from its crooked origins to a twenty mile thoroughfare. The piece portrays Broadway as the city’s theater hub and economic artery with diverse districts from immigrant beginnings to millionaires and grand hotels. It notes extremes in architecture, entertainment, and urban life along its length.
Letters argue for a permanent crime study commission and broader social responsibility. They urge formation over reform, condemn legal technicality, defend capital punishment, protect victims’ families, support police, and insist appeals focus on guilt not quibbling.
Pete Bennett recalls a record heat day, July 6, when dust driven hay fields forced him to ride through sweltering conditions. He describes his coat singed and left hanging on a bar post as proof of the extreme heat, exaggeration met with disbelief from others.
Two editorial snippets critique Republican resistance to a currency bill and note pay issues for Hiverta's soldiers. The piece mocks explanations and pegs Mon Muerta’s prospects as clearly diminishing.
A customer and clerk discuss a stretched garment. The customer notes the item has stretched badly while referencing wear and sizing numbers. The clerk responds about the hoe and numbers, reflecting a transcription error in the dialogue.
The Rochester Chronicle and Democrat hopes President Wilson will nominate Colonel Harvey as Ambassador to France. Harvey is described as qualified for the post and worthy of Administration backing. The paper argues his appointment would prevent another Pindel from a high diplomatic role.
A Dallas News wry line notes it takes a bride 99 percent less time to learn to cook than to learn to love, while a Philadelphia Ledger joke recalls a volunteer fire company testing a new engine after past fires.
A dialogue reveals Fanny Scads expressing dissatisfaction with prospects and urging a quick audience with Kirby. Stone notes that with papa, Bradstreet speaks louder than words, suggesting authority overrides persuasion.
In the Houston Post a reader remarks that every person resembles an animal. They single out Mrs Slimpsey and claim her features are ophidian while another speaker counters by saying she looks like a snake.
The Tampa Daily Times notes that a translation of Huerta's remarks on Wilson's message about Mexican affairs could yield the decade's greatest newspaper scoop. It suggests sending a reporter specifically for the story.
A college professor out West contends that a hen at work needs amusement, arguing any hen that stays on the job these days is worth being entertained. The remark appeared in the Baltimore News.
A Houston Chronicle note questions the Navy Department proposal to store coal beneath San Francisco streets, calling the idea surprising and suggesting governance over public stock practices.
A street level appeal invites residents to prove their good fellow credentials by helping the needy this Christmas in poverty plagued downtown Detroit. Local groups urge acts of charity, charity drives, and community assistance to brighten the holiday season.
A terse exchange reveals a hoarse caller cannot speak and is told the other voice is his wife, prompting疑 confusion in a Houston Post context.
A Washington history teacher tells students questions are asked when something is unclear. While starting James I after Elizabeth, a pupil asks what caused him to come after her. The moment highlights a curious, humorous classroom exchange from Lippincott's.
A well dressed woman halts a trolley to alight near a mud puddle prompting a witty exchange with the conductor. In a western city council race Byght and Barque trade quips over unsightly statues in Central ward revealing a playful feud.
A humorous compare and contrast of old fashioned doctors with new style medical practitioners. It contrasts a traditional medic with stock in trade pills and long hats against a modern, urgent care physician in fast machines, framing the shift as profit driven and rapid response oriented. The letter from a Wisconsin man to an insurance company echoes the era’s satire of medical practice and risk assessment.
An opinion piece argues that many professionals betray conscience by supporting others’ causes. It celebrates Mikkelson quitting a party for truth and urges readers to live consistently, even at personal cost, praising personal integrity over public facade.
Philadelphia reports from December 23 note Dr. Howard A. Kelly and Dr. Robert Abbé say radium can cure cancer in many cases when abundant and properly applied. Doctors stress it is not a universal cure and cite scarcity and cost. X rays share similar effects and both are focal, targeting diseased tissue only.
A teacher asks a student which country lies opposite the U S on a globe. The boy, smiling, answers he would come out of the hole if bored through the earth. The exchange shows a lighthearted classroom moment from a local school.
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