Courage and independence shape the paper’s protest role
The editor proclaims the newspaper will defend the poor and challenge the powerful, raising its voice for the individual as readily as for the corporation according to its honest opinion.
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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1914
Page
6
Economize and curb taxes says Cincinnati businessmen
Cincinnati business leaders urged Columbus to cut public waste and adopt true economy at a tax assessors hearing. They argued current burdens depress values and deter investment, insisting every dollar spent should match a dollar of government value and opposing costly frills and new funding schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Cincinnati
Advertising's World Reach and Oddities Lightly Noted
A columnist surveys global ad spending at six billion dollars while noting advertising boosts progress and national strength. The piece peppers in eclectic items from Ty Cobb to radium hats and a Kansas woman borrowing eggs as prices swing.
Tammany Chiefs Alarmed by O'Gorman Corroboration Threat
The piece reports Tammany Hall panic over potential corroboration by Senator O'Gorman of Ex-Governor Sulzer's charges against Boss Murphy and James Gaffney. Whitman, Sulzer, and Murphy face graft probes as District Attorney Whitman subpoenas bank records to trace contributions including a $10,000 check tied to the 1912 Wilson campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tammany
Murphy
O’gorman
Sulzer
Senator O'Gorman
Whitman
Charles Murphy
New York
O'Gorman
Tammany Hall
James E. Gaffney
Beston National League Baseball
Charles F
O’germai
James EB. Gaffney
James Stewart
Stewart
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Ha
Ike
Gorman
Tte
Pea Murphy
Itman
Charles F. M
Methuselah's Timeless Tricks From a Mythic Sage
An aged figure named Methuselah shares eccentric longevity rules. He claims constant exercise, homemade remedies, and a tree sleeping habit keep him alive for nine centuries, defying age as listeners react with astonishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oth
Earth
Hutch
Letters On Canals And City Progress
A reader urges Ohio to hand the M and E Canal to Washington to develop a nine foot barge stage to Toledo and expand to Illinois making it an international waterway linking coal regions. Another writer defends Cincinnati’s prospects, noting conditions compare favorably with Chicago and western cities and criticizing unemployment as mainly among the nonworking. A third letter calls for stricter auto signal rules at intersections to reduce accidents and improve street safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beleves
Ohio
E. Canal
Washington
M. and. B
Toledo
Chiang
Illinois
Millcreek
Kentucky
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Efficiency craze runs wild in city journal note
A brief, fragmented item notes the efficiency craze and a remark about miracles attributed to a man, quoted in the Kansas City Journal style, reflecting urban attitudes toward progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kapsas City
Notary Public Powers and Family Support Questions
Reader asks about notary public authority including taking acknowledgments depositions affidavits and protest instruments and about compelling a financially able brother to support an elderly mother plus notes on divorce court options and solvency.
What the Other Fellow Is Saying
An awkward clipping notes a businessman in the Midlands apologizing to customers for a death in the family and offering a five percent discount to offset the loss. The juxtaposition mirrors a remark from the Cleveland Plaindealer and a Manchester Guardian quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midlands
Manchester Guardian
Trolley conductor joke elicits electric shock pun
A street car conductor impatiently helps a stout elderly lady onto the trolly car. She asks if she will get a shock stepping onto the wire. He replies that she will not unless she puts her other foot on the wire, to the judge’s amusement.
Early riser brag twist in rural tale
A pair of farmers debate who rises earliest waking at dawn to prove honesty. The first sneaks to verify the other’s claim and finds a wife answering the door. A church sermon prompts a stout listener to laugh loudly as the pastor urges fiscal restraint and debt shedding.
Snowballs by Cy Fi Author of At Good Old Siwash
A humorous piece describes snowball making and throwing with playful critique of hats and targets. It notes the joy on a child’s face after a snowball hits and mocks golf-like etiquette, while ending with whimsical lines about snowball mischief and desert fantasies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siwash
Bilveree Band Plans Concert Amid Town Happenings
Hickeyville notes describe a popular Bilveree band that aims to hold a concert yet to be given. The town faces thefts and mischief including stolen trousers and uniforms, with local editors and churches involved in community events and discussions of salaries and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickeyville
Bilveree
Tibbitts
Whipple
Sean
Chanity
Clarion
Local notices mix of thrift and fashion and odd phrases
A fragmented item notes buyers neglect fuel, Hod Peters quitting tobacco on New Year’s Day and taking up cigarettes, Amy Pringle showing a fine new spring millinery from an unidentified source, with garbled lines following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hod Peters
Amy Pringle
Fragmentary verse clue hints at a Mar poet and regrets
A damaged, unclear OCR fragment references a Mar poet and emotional regret. It mentions a wife, a desire for little here below, and a fiery song, but provides no clear event, place, or identifiers. The text omits concrete names, dates, and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minke
Mar
Fragmented headlines and aphorisms on public affairs
Quips on egg smasher efforts, tariff bills, rail wrecks, and clergy reforms mix with sharp jabs at a congressman, a Kentucky murder case, and Mexico’s illiteracy. The piece notes censorship of newspapers and hints at sugar trust dissolution as government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egg Trust
London
Kentucky
Mexico
Evelyn Thaw
Eld
Sugar Trust
The Average Divorce and the Challenge of Marriage
A long meditation on divorce argues that most separations arise from inevitable differences between spouses. Enduring marriage requires self restraint and tolerance, with partners yielding and compromising.
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