Municipal Survey proposed to spur Cincinnati growth in 1918
Walter Draper urges a municipal survey in Cincinnati to study city needs and set concrete goals. He cites Boston and Pittsburgh as models and proposes a civic effort led by the mayor to attract southern development and boost trade, depots, and a new charter by 1918.
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Commerce
Boston
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Powell
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Southland
Union
Cariah
Congress and the Woman Suffrage Dilemma in America
A critical column questions the House Rules Committee refusal to back a standing women suffrage panel. It links the stance to pressures seen in England and argues Americans must hear advocates rather than dodge responsibility. The piece also touches on obesity rumors and humorous notes about poultry prices and postmaster appointments.
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House of Representatives
Rules Committee
England
John Bull
America
Nine Thousand Dollars Or His Baby? Trusted Clerk Flees
A clerk fled with about nine thousand dollars after assisting a shipment and concealing a note for his wife and infant. Investigators traced the missing funds to a bank and a planned escape, while the clerk’s family awaited word. The case centers on a bank robbery connected to the clerk’s actions and his decision to leave for his child.
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Wan
Wii
Start to Start in Life and Providence
A reflective piece explores small moments of rescue and chance as signs of Providence. It describes a discouraged man who receives aid from a friend, leading to a dramatic exit and new beginnings. The text muses on accident versus order and suggests attentive, faith-filled minds perceive mysteries guiding life.
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Sato
Hite
Tom Providence
No- Valis
Marconi
Jean
Free Legal Department Answers Readable Legal Questions
The Free Legal Department of the Cincinnati American offers to answer concise legal questions via columns or mail, with confidential signers. Topics include separation, divorce, property deeds requiring spouse signatures, and 1914 auto tags information as cases proceed.
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Free Legal Department
Cincinnati American
Wast
Seventh Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Dialog at San Quentin Prison Inmates Question Salaries
Fragmentary quote from a Cleveland Plain dealer item describes inmates at San Quentin debating age and how long someone has served. The text implies a discussion of extra salary and possible correspondence with prison officials.
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San Quentin
Cleveland Plain
What the Other Fellow Is Saying What the Other Fellow Is Saying
Fragmentary remarks mix with references to suffrage notes and local dining styles. The text appears as dialectal snippets and quoted lines from multiple papers, with incomplete context and no clear single event or outcome.
Humorous Exchanges On Combating Compliments
A set of clipped gossipy quips from various papers. A woman boasts about beauty and a crowd offers her a seat. A Cleveland Plaindealer note questions worries in married life. Tit Bits recalls a clergyman parish remark about sin and welcome.
London Opinion Reflects on Proposer’s Truthfulness
Quotation fragment shows a tense exchange about honesty in a proposed union. The line recalls public stance on worthiness and trust between the speakers, with a dash of wit in the reporter’s distant voice.
Sour Umbrella Pokes Victim in Boston Tran Script
Fragmentary exchange shows a character accusing Sour Umbrella of poking them. Ageressir responds he is not aware, noting his umbrella is at home on the Rallrack. The lines are from a Boston Tran script with a humorous tone.
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Boston Transcript
Philadelphia Ledger Wordplay Puzzle Fragments Reveal Riddles
A garbled set of quoted phrases appears to reference a Philadelphia Ledger style puzzle. Readable elements point to a wordplay item involving a riddle about parentage and identity, framed as a cryptic clue in a newspaper puzzle context.
Unclear dialogue about saving money and loan use
The fragment shows a conversation where a mother urges saving money while a child questions its value. A line mentions a loan and buying with saved funds, but context and speakers are incomplete.
Incomplete OCR: Political Dialogue Recalled
Fragmentary lines reference banking currency tariff Monroe Doctrine and civil service exams. Mentions Senator Sorghum and a Washington newspaper, with garbled quotes and unclear context.
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Washington
Fragmentary quote from historical dialogue on eviction
A mangled dialogue fragment shows a manager and a speaker arguing about evicting someone for unpaid dues. The text preserves clipped exchanges and misread phrasing from the OCR. The passage hints at a conflict over tenancy and payment.
Barons and Poets Mingle in Curious Verse Exchange
A fragment from Pliegendé Blaetter notes the baron and Jaru mir, a poet, traveling together while each mocks the other’s supposed strengths. The baron deems himself intellectual, while the poet jokes the baron is an imbecile, highlighting a clash of self-perception and talent.
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Baron
Jarumir
Baren
Amart
Guard on Elevated Train Station Exchange Dialog
An unclear dialogue scene on an elevated train platform shows a guard engaging a civilian over language and intent with fragmentary phrases and a judge referenced in passing. The text reflects disrupted speech and staged confrontation elements.
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Heveller
Nothing Doing Ignites A Man And Woman Conflict
A breezy youth declares a fatal devotion while a practical maid rejects the extreme sacrifice and demands a suitor who will live and earn a living. The exchange showcases contrasting motives in a domestic courtship scene.
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Breeghat
Oops Delayed Ogee Causes Frustrated Customer Outburst
A hurried customer snaps at a waiter, asking why his ogee was delayed. The waiter apologizes, explaining the items were mislaid and caused the hold up.
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Ogee
Archaic Rail Pass Tale Headlines Arbitration Lunch
In New York, counsel Ehisha Lee cites arbitration rulings as signaling the end of pass abuses by railroads. A Vanderbilt anecdote recalls a man asking for a pass to Albany, claiming sensitivity after paying his fare on a trip others avoided. A duck hunting joke closes the fragment with a grim pun.
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Ehisha Lee
Rrailroads
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
New York Central
Albany
Mr. Vanderbilt
Train Car Tales and Lost Mrities on a Ride
A humorous sketch riffs on train travel woes with a chorus of characters the pampered passenger, the parroted spinster, the shouting showgirl, and a bum cigar joke. A second piece pivots to a doctor’s rest cure gag and a comic punch about fame through improbable prizes and a mock currency note.
Winter Night by Walt Mason
A reflective poem on winter’s harshness and the comfort of home. It contrasts fear for travelers with gratitude for warm beds, fire, and shelter, urging kindness to the needy and appreciation of light and warmth in the cold season.
Mexico and Its Tumultuous, Cryptic History Across Regions
The account portrays Mexico as diverse from chronic to acute turmoil, stretching from the Rio Grande to Honduras and Nicaragua. It exaggerates revolutions, racial dynamics, and governance as chaotic, noting vast resources yet widespread poverty, wartime strife, and limited foreign immigration.
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Mexico
Rio Grande River
Horiduras
Nicaragua
United States
Dante
That's a Good Idea book urges jotting clever thoughts
A Miss Ida Koch of 3047 Gilbert Avenue promotes keeping a "Good Idea" book to record handy insights on saving time and expense. She urges noting poems plots and life hacks when ideas strike and suggests keeping the notebook in a convenient spot for easy access.
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