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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1913
Page
4
The piece blames Tammany Hall for supporting and keeping Sulzer in office, arguing he was a product of the machine. It asserts the public misjudged Sulzer and condemns the organization as a corrupt influence on public service, calling the scandal nationwide and ongoing while the public tolerates such rings.
Washington keeps military engineers in charge after completion to test and safeguard the canal. Colonel Goethals credited with a historic engineering feat amid initial hardships. Military officials to avoid civil government interference. Goethals and team highly valued for construction knowledge.
The article critiques flag rush events emphasizing safety and clean play. It contrasts football's brutality reforms with flag rush days that grow extreme annually. It argues for limits on roughness rather than eliminating the sport, urging safer, professionalized rules.
A collage of fragments recounts a hunter misfire in dim light, myths of Argentine beef shipments, Edna Goodrich beauty notions, Cervera’s fleet memory, rumored bombs and fires, a self destructive quip, John Berne’s cafe and a Peanut tree joke, a Russian explorers story, vodka kit humor, and a New York paper’s plea for green things amid a mystifying social slump.
Extract reads like a clipped, chaotic theater gossip note with jumbled lines about plays, reading, and attire. It mentions virtue and vice as themes, and hints at strained finances and social commentary within a vaudeville context.
The Cincinnati American announces a Free Legal Department with attorney John W. Cowell of Cowell & Lamping ready to answer law questions by mail. All party names will be confidential and inquiries sent to the Cincinnati American for response.
A reader asks if debts must be paid from real estate if personal property is insufficient and if a six year limit applies to debts tied to a letter. Guidance notes six year limitation and procedures for demanding payment and serving notices. Discussion also covers guardianship and leasing a child’s estate with court orders for up to five years when beneficial.
The piece cites a Chicago slum murderer story and argues audiences misjudge dangers. It compares urban crime to a rural village portrait and reflects on stock-taking studies of residents, noting many familiar types exist in everyday towns and factory settings.
The village inventory lists 200 families with 37 feeble minded members, 36 with alcohol issues, and 22 with insanity. It cites Pat Geasell’s stock in the village and contrasts with other villages, while questions about belching causes and remedies for summer pests appear among reader letters.
A Cincinnati letter argues for spreading streetcar routes citywide to reduce congestion and raise values. It condemns rerouting as wasteful, calls for double tracking and extended circuits, and urges diffusion of transportation to balance business across the metropolis.
A clergyman argues that immodesty in dress is not the church’s concern and urges forgetting modern fashion excesses. He recalls ancient Rome to claim moral decline is overstated and compares today’s scenes to past vices, urging focus on charitable acts over sartorial critique.
A strong call for teaching disease causation and prevention in public schools. Officials warn typhoid costs the nation tens of millions yearly and advocate safe water, better health education, and civic action to protect children and communities.
A historical newspaper piece argues that US farmers must rapidly shift to cattle raising to avert a coming meat shortage. It warns of rising beef prices, a decline in cattle supply, and calls for educating domestic farmers to profitably enter meat production and reduce reliance on foreign cattle.
The American invites amateur cartoonists to enter its contest. All submissions will be printed and prizes awarded to the ten best cartoons. Prizes range from ten dollars to one dollar for seven additional winners, judged by Charles Wers and Millard Tyree. Submit to the Cartoon Editor.
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