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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1914
Page
4
A city editorial questions a hastily passed ordinance filling many Municipal Court positions. It doubts the necessity of all posts, urges legal review to see if vacancies are required, and suggests eliminating excess jobs to ease city finances.
Samuel Untermeyer legal adviser to the Money Trust committee spoke at a Chicago luncheon urging complete amnesty and a clean slate for past criminal prosecutions before the courts have fully applied the law as understood. He suggested no wholesale attacks on business and noted White House discussions indicating a gentler policy toward industry to soothe tariff and currency concerns.
The piece pokes fun at public figures and events. It notes a New York City woman Commissioner of Correction and jokes about presidents Congressmen and clergymen. It mentions Mrs Pankhurst and general Villa with wry commentary on public perceptions.
The Free Legal Department offers concise legal answers by mail or column. It explains corporate deed authority, minimum capital stock, and cross state questions about Ohio Kentucky boundaries, noting confidentiality for signers.
Lincoln Beachey rejects claims of Swiss cheese atmosphere and sky vortices as bunk. He argues aviators exaggerate dangers, cites calm control in a gale, and notes public belief lured by thrill seekers, with a Fresno engine failure cited as a minor scare.
A newspaper piece recounts Walt Mason performing with Professor Prunes, who reluctantly plays to lift the audience. The crowd misbehaves with chatter and gossip until the musician scolds them, ends the show abruptly, and the room is left in ruins as attendees admit their fault.
An article discusses an "automatic stabilizer" presented in Dayton by Mr. Wright, praised as a device to keep aircraft aloft safely. It extols the metaphor of conscience as a stabilizer for people, comparing ethical guidance to a gyroscope and warning of dangers from a lack of balance.
A fragmentary dialogue contrasts flirty teasing with a proposed different tone. A political boss reacts to a crushing election defeat with a weary joke about needing a vacation.
A short poem fragment humorously contrasts an artist who painted people in the Zu with a government judge’s method for selling art. It laments outdated techniques and the burden of supplying a wife in domestic life, ending with a wry Boston Transcript tone.
A collage of satirical quotes and snippets from multiple papers includes editorials by Dr. Frank Crane and humorous lines from the New York Sun and Cleveland Plain Dealer. The material also references a Birmingham paper and a Punch-like quip about a former top professional who fell from grace.
A quirky note from the page of the Age Herald mentions Scribble composing romantic sonnets for imagined ladies and joking about mailing them to imaginary editors, reflecting a playful literary aside.
A light exchange in a BostonTranscript style joke about a tin wedding and marriage jokes. Casey questions the meaning while O'Brien defines tin as a year of marriage in a playful tone.
Two sailors sit at a cafe table with one reading a letter aloud while the other covers his ears. A curious waiter asks why, and the dignified reply says the letter is from a comrade and the reader will read it but the other does not want to hear its contents. The scene appears in National Monthly.
A tale from National Food Magazine describes a woman who enters a shop and spends four hours examining every department without buying. A salesperson, growing frustrated, asks if she is there to take inventory, prompting her to vanish into the shadows.
A wife scolds a husband for drinking while he defends his right to a drink and jokes about a teetotaler stereotype. The dialogue features arguments over promises to quit and social invitations despite a supposed commitment to abstinence.
A student boarder quotes a patent medicine almanac noting over 6 000 elephants used for piano keys and the landlady remarks on the land’s ache. A deacon once formed his Sunday school into line and matched them the second stanna-
A collage of quips and vignettes riffs on reputation gossip and social norms. It catalogs how people label men as gabby stingy sporty or foolish while urging natural behavior and patience with critics. The piece also riffs on old fashioned gender roles and a cartoonist’s critique of public life.
A lively essay likens statue making to portrait modeling and marble carving. It jokes about sculptors trimming blocks, the cost of marble, and the fate of famous figures like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in marble.
A letter argues against coddling prisoners and supporters of mercy policies. The writer links suspended sentences to rising crime, mocks church lunch counters for criminals, and claims idle land and high living costs drive people to cities and crime.
The Baltimore Express reports the candidate claims two promises to counter the opponent's single pledge, signaling a strategic approach in a close election contest.
A fragmentary line shows a tearful farewell as a guest leaves a train. The speaker jokes about long rest and mentions Frederick Moxon and a judge, signaling a humorous or dramatic exchange amid departure.
In the Ville Times Union a proprietor remarks about the cost of a hotel, noting the waiter was told to add the expense to the bill.
A mother questions her quiet daughter Laura in the kitchen about her actions. Laura answers with playful mispronunciations dismissing activity as she speaks in a muddled dialect. The scene hints at a gentle domestic moment and a protective mother’s concern.
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