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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1925
Page
4
The court rejects dividing a child between two guardians arguing that the child deserves undivided loyalty and guidance. It upholds that the best interests of the child require single guardianship where possible and that part time division harms development. The ruling affirms the proposition as fundamental to custody matters in family disputes.
The piece argues against death penalties and supports life imprisonment for serious crimes. It critiques early releases from mental asylums after insane acquittals and questions the deterrent effect of capital punishment. It asserts that justice loses solemnity when reversals of verdicts lead to swift, early freedom.
The editorial notes a rift between state prohibition officials and Cincinnati municipal judges over evidence rules and legal interpretation. It highlights misunderstandings between Judge Bell, State Prohibition Commissioner McDonald, and local anti saloon League leadership, urging personal contact to restore shared goals of law and order. It also comments on various light anecdotes and social curiosities.
A brief syndicated column presents reflections on honesty and imagination in writing. The piece uses succinct observations to contrast factual truth with poetic expression, inviting readers to examine craft and perception.
A nostalgic piece laments the decline of old time flavors in city menus. It contrasts bland modern dishes with memories of doughnuts hash and apple pie. It notes chefs attempting rural cuisine to revive trade, but warns a missing ingredient keeps results from success. It also reports a life insurance risk question for pedestrians and a New York still blast incident.
A 1925 column surveys knee high stockings trends and the stockingless craze in New York City, noting social shifts from skirts to barbers and shoes. It reflects on slang money terms like one grand and discusses millionaire happiness, wealth pursuit, and lifestyle quirks with a satirical tone.
A Cincinnati pawnshop on West Fifth Street saw about $5 000 in pledged valuables stolen prompting police reports. The next day crowds appeared seeking their belongings as The Commercial’s lengthy accounts described the scene. Also noted are obituaries of Simon Strubk, a German American resident since 1832, and Max Heidelbach a former merchant banker. Local party meetings feature Republican and Democratic committee activities with apportionment discussions for a September 1 convention. J C Feldeldey faces a public obstruction case for street debris on Sycamore Street.
E O Eshelby reports two weddings in New York for Tribune party members Miss Martha Wickersham and Miss Amelia Gnadinger. The Robert F Doyle Council opens a new YM I home at 217 West Ninth Street. City approves creosoted block paving on Ninth Street. Court releases Joseph Feder from Holzman & Co action. William Hesker sues Good Shepherd convent for 15000 over sewer water. Local citizens seek traction on Bond Hill streetcar access. Weather: rain and cloudy with 69 to 82 degrees.
A promotional item highlighting guidance from Dr Charles A L Reed former president of the American Medical Association on personal well being and professional achievement.
Dr Reed argues palatability guides eating and health, contrasting gourmet taste with gluttony. He asserts cultivated taste supports balanced nutrition and social life, noting meat’s appeal boosts appetite and digestion and fuels well being. A 1925 King Features Syndicate piece closes with dizziness prevention and first aid.
A new duff hygrometer from the Forest Service and the Agriculture Dept measures moisture in forest duff to gauge inflammability. Trials at Priest River show 85 percent forecast accuracy for 24 hours. Multiple units will be tested across Idaho Montana Washington Oregon and beyond.
The Citizens' Bank of New Orleans issued ten dollar notes printed in France with the word DIX on back. Organized in 1833 it ceased January 30 1911 when Citizens' Bank and Trust Company of New Orleans replaced it. Notes were called Dixies and the land of their circulation Dixie Land. Cincinnati August 6 ALTA.
1812 US troops under General evacuated Canada and returned to Detroit. 1839 Nelson A Miles born Westminster MA becomes commanding general. 1892 California flour milling giants merge with $10 million capital. 1894 North Carolina Democrats endorse free silver. 1909 Ice blockade of Fador disrupts thousands of fishermen and families.
The New York World discusses Dr John Straton and campaign efforts to ban evolution in tax funded schools noting Darwinism as a moral bogey. It argues morality evolves, cites 1859 as a pivotal year and defends scientific inquiry against anti evolution sentiment.
A 1926 press reprint extols Samuel Taylor Coleridge as the greatest talker and dreamer among his peers while lamenting his unfulfilled potential. It compares his restless genius to a mighty river, noting he finished nothing and left behind only fragments.
On this date, Dr. Arthur Bernardes of Brazil turns 50. William H. Anderson once led New York State anti saloon efforts marks 51. Dr Geo F Bovard USC emeritus president celebrates 69. Melvin O McLaughlin Nebraska Fourth District congressman observes 49. All birthdays marked by places of birth: Carlinville Illinois Alpha Indiana Osceola Iowa.
A reader’s quiz lists ten questions covering history science and governance with answers from prior day edition. Topics include Spanish sovereigns, macadam roads, China government, gas lighting origins, sandwich naming, gramophone discovery, patents on talking machines, Presbyterian founder, oyster-rich waters, and city manager origin.
In wide fields near Richmond Road Staten Island a grasshopper sparrow is observed. It is five and a half inches long with a blackish head and buff stripe. The bird sings weakly, nests in a shallow bowllike site, and lays four to five brown spotted white eggs in June. It wintering in the southern states and ranges east of the Rockies.
W A Anderson argues tobacco may have originated in China as in America, citing Manchu term tambaku and Chinese cultivation observed by leaf experts in 1911. He notes similar flora and Mongol Manchu-Indian likeness to bolster an origin theory.
All arrangements have been made for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers annual convention to be held in Seattle during the third week of September.
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