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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1914
Page
4
An editorial notes the extra session called by the Governor, praising the 1918 record for laws while criticizing rising running costs and amassed state revenue. The piece warns taxpayers to brace for extended lawmaking and political maneuvering ahead of the next election.
Dieterle new Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce leader urges action on terminal facilities for freight and passenger service and a city interurban entrance. He cites The American’s call for decisive work, urges coordinated effort by local groups to finance and build, despite economic hurdles.
A feature discusses a Cold Portion Factor New York laboratory study by Rosanoff and Orr on insane and nervous traits. It argues 21 percent of people carry a nervous taint and claims two carriers may produce healthy offspring, while stressing the potential of eugenics to prevent defective births and preserve social welfare.
A Christmas poem reflects on groundhog day forecasting six more weeks of winter or the start of spring. The verse urges readers to prepare with coal kindling seeds and tools, so they are ready no matter the forecast. The prudent person acts now and stays ready.
George Fitch shelves a vivid sketch of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC linking Capitol and White House. He notes its width grandeur and hotels while recounting historic slave gratings and repeated political pageantry along the avenue. Slippery Jim steals a passerby’s watch in a jokey aside.
In a playful exchange from the Washington Star the practical observer suggests skipping Dear Sir and Yours Truly to save time while the other parries that adding dress forms could save more time. A warden questions a new prisoner about prior work before assigning tasks, noting a cellist’s occupation and a future wood-sawing duty.
In a light exchange, Perdy and Algy recall Gladys warning against standing under mistletoe to avoid a fractured ekwil. The scene shifts to a court, where a prosecutor identifies a handkerchief as the stolen item, noting another similar handkerchief exists and suggesting multiple such items may be in circulation.
A reflective note from the Detroit Free Press quotes a man's assertion that most days fail to contain actions truly worth recording, underscoring a view on the rarity of meaningful deeds.
A Western Christian Advocate item recalls Freddy being teased about his class ranking. He responds that bottom or top, same lesson applies and learning matters regardless of position.
A streetcar conductor resumes work nervously and earns the crowd’s pennies. A painter from the Imprensionist school extols a canvas as the Red Sea, but the audience questions the scene while the artist delays.
A humorous verse set in a 19th century style recalls a bride and husband quarreling over breakfast supplies a box of breakfast food and yeast. The tale ends with a prophetic joke about waiting until the ghost walks and the need for yeast.
Charles Frederic Goss muses on life's uncertainty and the thrill of the unknown. A peculiar poor heroine embodies the belief that curiosity sustains life, and readers are urged to embrace chance, change, and the winding road of fortune.
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