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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1914
Page
4
A Cincinnati newspaper defends courage and independence as essential values. The piece argues the paper will voice criticism or defense toward the poor and the rich, the powerful and the humble, and toward individuals or corporations, based on honesty and deserving public approbation.
The piece cites The American and Detroit Free Press critiques of insanity defenses in murder cases, arguing juries are misled by alienists and legal technicalities. It condemns leniency toward mentally impaired killers and calls for clearer responsibility and less immunity for crime.
A Wall Street Journal excerpt contrasts modern living costs with four centuries ago. A countryman near London buys boots for 7 cents and sheep for 10 cents, a dozen chickens for 18 cents, beef at 5 cents per 10 pounds, rye at 15 cents a bushel, twenty five large fish for 10 cents, and a homespun suit for 40 cents, noting a wagon loaded with firewood sold for 12 cents. The scene unfolds in the early sixteenth century about 400 years past.
A historic column explains legal questions addressed by a free legal service, including contract validity by place of performance, writing requirements for goods sales over 2500 dollars, and partition actions among co-owners. It notes confidentiality for signers and mail submission options.
The Canadian Pacific railway added a seaport near Vancouver and Coquitlam founded. In weeks land valued at 600000 was sold, with frontage lots at 40 per foot now selling at triple. Winnipeg terminal yards could not handle rising traffic and Transcona was founded. A million dollars of land sold in three weeks, some lots nearly quadrupled in value.
Barnum consults friends after the museum fire weighing retirement as his fortune allows. Greeley quips he would go fishing, claiming decades of trying to fish yields no success.
A brief social note from the Jacksonville Times-Union hints that champagne bubbles reveal secrets and many truths emerge in jest while troubles fade. The item captures a lighter moment associating merriment with candid exchanges.
A playful exchange notes a half finished apple dumpling with orders to complete it. The line references a Boston Transcript voice directing a dear to finish the dish.
A short dialogue recalls quills and ink when a father explains how ideas travel. The vintage scene contrasts old writing tools with modern fountain pens as they sip and reflect on message sharing.
A Washington Star quip contrasts wealth and humility, noting a sixty horsepower car owner awkwardly balancing with a bicycle. The playful line questions ostentation versus simple practicality in American life.
A London Sketch features a newlywed woman hinting at her fiancé's fussiness about meals. The sympathetic cook recalls her own difficult husband and claims to have never cooked to please him.
A quip from The Plymouth Rock mocks overdoing work and the boss’s smiles as the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the exchange. The exchange hints at a lighthearted office banter with flirtatious undertones.
A speaker laments being treated as a porter for all baggage and parcels accusing others of overburdening them. The fragment mentions Baltimore and a reference to the African press.
A brief New York American column recalls a man who bartered his wife for a horse while a partner counters with not swapping for a motor car. The quip highlights frontier humor and caution about temptations.
A fragment from the New York Times presents a lyric scene where a speaker longs for release from a burdensome home and a heart pierced by a shaft. Ambiguity and classical diction frame the emotional shift.
A humorous Rocky Mountain News item quotes a fusey lady asking if eggs come with affidavits of their laying date. The marketman replies hens refuse to sign, noting they tried to provide affidavits but the hens would not agree.
In Alabama a trial ends with Senator Morgan clearing an African American man. The defendant, Rastus, explains he thought he stole a mule but, after the senator’s remarks to the jury, he concludes he did not. The Presbyterian of the South.
A brief wit remark from the Detroit Free Press notes an authorist comment about writing a song and resisting the urge to perform it. The line blends playful self awareness with a jab at singing aloud.
Interchange shows a husband at the station requesting to talk with the suspect who robbed his house before. He asks how the intruder entered without waking his wife, joking he has failed for 20 years. Sergeant confirms the suspect is in custody.
Poem sketches Jim Blinkenshoot a hyperactive inventor with endless schemes that never pay off. His zeal clashes with steady work as his wife bears household loads while he chases ever more futile ventures. The piece coinages a lively portrait of restless energy and its social folly.
A quirky column notes changing weather from cold snaps to warm spells and the magic of woolen wear. It shifts to thrifty eating tips claiming codfish, cornmeal, and tripe can feed many on small budgets, with playful lines about potatoes and mashed servings.
A visitor notes Colonel Brown's literary leanings while examining a stack of magazines in the Brown home. The narrator mentions the negro maid and describes the scattered reading materials as evidence of a literary habit.
A fragment discusses how scientists are named or labeled with words ending in or and questions which term is most important. Mr. Grow cher is cited while readers consider the significance of such nomenclature in science.
The letter segment shows society editors urged to publish wedding gifts lists and private plans. A speaker requests secrecy about a Chicago opera trip and notes engraved calling cards, highlighting tensions between public notices and private details.
A fragmented tease touches on an Ohio born child linked to early presidential chatter and a cascade of whimsical lines about magic lantern shows, Kaiser Wilhelm, Roosevelt, Wilson and Bryan. It then shifts to barnyard egg lore and oddly phrased asterisms about eggs and theft.
An 1913 article notes Lt. HB Post's 10 600 foot altitude record and extols the virtue of striving for higher achievement across domains from politics and business to science and art. It lauds ambitious aims, comparing personal growth to climbing toward heaven and praising industrious effort over mere safety.
A satirical portrait of Jane Addams as a national figure and possible future president. The piece extols her quiet influence in Chicago, her reform work at Hull House, and her role in shaping citizen life, while contrasting public fame with financial recognition.
A reader letter discusses shifts in education from memorization to practical and synthetic learning. It credits M. D. Berlitz for pioneering the natural method using object lessons and wall charts, noting his 1878 start and global influence.
Letter argues women deserve the same punishment as men for crimes, urges votes for women, and challenges claims of female intellectual superiority. It contrasts social justice with harsh penalties, noting fathers also grieve deeply for their children and warning against biased mercy in justice.
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