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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1914
Page
4
A local editorial condemns repeated street tearing by city officials and contractors after new paving. It argues streets should not be torn up soon after completion, citing wasted funds and unsafe conditions, and calls for a rule restricting road work to essential cases only after a set delay.
A critical take on the Bull Moose movement argues it is collapsing amid internal strife and Democratic entanglements. The piece cites Massachusetts Progressive unrest, party leader critique, and quotes Wendell Phillips Thore on safeguards and respect within the party.
Editor Alvrit Bh Wiggam flags a series on eugenics in The American. Wiggam, long time journalist and authority to some, offers perspective amid scientific disagreement on key points.
The article discusses Mendel's inheritance concepts with experiments breeding black and white rabbits and the implications for human traits such as insanity and cataracts. It cites professors from Harvard and the Carnegie Institution, noting probabilities of dominant and recessive traits and cautioning against misusing heredity to justify social aims.
A long essay reflects on the hod carrier moving bricks and the marvel of radium. It links physical labor to metaphysical questions about immortality and the soul, while praising perseverance and pondering society’s interest in powerful substances.
The readable lines show two speakers discussing Lylege and a past tactile interaction. One remarks on grabbing another and a watch being safer, suggesting tension or a scuffle without full context. The fragment hints at a dispute and concerns about personal safety.
A fragment from a 1920s or earlier column contrasts witty lines about truth and money. The note cites a Brookly n Citizen quote about Misery’s money being tainted with two taints. one’s not mine and the other’s not yours, reflecting streetwise humor.
A brief exchange in the Boston Transcript shows a child Willie asked by his father to beat a drum as he goes into the parlor. The dialogue reflects a domestic scene with a father and son negotiating a wartime era instruction.
A partial readable fragment mentions a dog and a purchase request, with stray phrases about life and a question about cost. No clear names, dates, or places are established within the legible text.
A fragment from the Baltimore American notes Elke remarks on Mrs de Style entering a room with a fine carriage. A humorous exchange questions whether she would drive it into people’s houses.
A reflective verse in which Walter Mason questions if the cheerful Christmas spirit remains after the holidays. The speaker contrasts a jolly, peace driven mood with a surly grudge filled homecoming, noting irritations from missing slippers to noisy children and late dinners. He wonders if the kind, caroling self can return.
In a boarding home sitting room a man on his seventy fifth birthday recalls trains and railroads with three foreign rivals. A companion woman answers a request with cool steadiness as memories of speed and hunger for progress unfold through a softened domestic moment.
Mrs. A. Hardeman-Dulany will narrate life’s stages in song at the Ladies’ Aid Society reception and musical at Mt Lookout Church Friday night January 20. She arranged a program of selections from leading composers to tell the story of life from infancy.
A fragment describes Grer-Windig suffering an athletic stroke and becoming mixed up with a professional boxer. The text hints at a confusion between medical and athletic events and mentions a boxer in connection with the incident.
A fragmentary exchange features a moralizing speaker asserting compulsion, with a reply affirming that men act because they are forced, suggesting debate over free will and duty.
A fragment quotes a wife asked about attending her husband’s session. The reply suggests wives do not attend as they would interrupt the lengthy talk and disrupt the speaker.
A historical column outlines a free legal aid service in Cincinnati advising readers on property purchases questions about mortgages deeds and ownership. It includes sample inquiries about house price deposits mortgage transfers and ownership of a child’s picture within a domestic context. The column notes confidentiality of signers and invites unsigned questions.
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