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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1925
Page
4
A compact record from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune issue dated Monday August 31 1925. Includes publication details, distribution locations, and Associated Press rights notice for republication of news dispatches.
The piece argues Labor Department data show the dollar buys less than before and that living costs rose past the 1921 peak in necessities. It notes economists struggle to explain the rise and critics in the Democratic press blame tariffs for higher prices.
In Simplification of Criminal Practice the author notes a Los Angeles case where a man accused of wife murder executed himself. The piece discusses public opinion on executions by the offender and questions whether such an act could gain popular endorsement as a general practice.
A broad rant on Florida land frauds and the risks of buying boom real estate. It urges buyers to inspect land records and deeds, beware watered stock, and favor sensible, fair returns while warning against sharpers and rushed deals. It mixes other current events and light commentary on public figures and trends.
The poem praises sleepless ambition while mocking sleep as a poison for adults and recalls Ben Franklin and Napoleon as examples. It argues that rest curbs effort and that even greats benefited from others sleeping. The piece ends with a jab about literacy and railroad crossing signs.
A newly discovered Benjamin Franklin letter notes very poor roads in parts of New Jersey and is treated as prophetic by the writer. The piece then shifts to a Supreme Court decision on evolution as a pending resolution.
A diary excerpt from 1925 details a rainy day in New York visiting a florist to see George Gershwin, with Acmed Abdullah, Sinclair Lewis, Adolph Zukor and John Emerson at lunch. It critiques office boy culture and shifts to European travel trends and fashion, noting New York nerves in daily life but calm in crises.
A City Hospital directors meeting over open bidding for purchases ends in a row as Mayor Johnston seeks a four month upkeep plan with no treasury funds. Newport trotting races draw 300 plus. Robert Howe accused of holding back a mare to inflate pools. J H Goodhart Co.’s first bale of new cotton arrives, grown by W C Sherrod. Street brawls flood Lockstreet with repeated fights by Brimigen and Duffy. Winslow of the US Court presents a Dickens sketch in Clark's book store. Weather cloudy with highs 84 and lows 69.
A retrospective notes Sam Most hoarding race winnings in Lackman Hotel safes and Death Valley Scotty being frugal, plus various city incidents including a hospital transfer, Merrell’s scholarship, a church call, a street accident spree, Lyceum Theater receipts, founder disputes, and Foraker’s trolley merger talks. Weather: Cloudy with 70 to 86 degrees.
A reader asks about age differences between spouses and the article notes that biology centers the issue on childbearing. It suggests a husband slightly older by one to three years is normal, warns against large gaps especially with an older man and younger wife, and emphasizes considering motive beyond procreation.
A veteran camper laments modern camping as a luxury trend. He recalls roughing it with basic gear while today’s campers use tents with roofs and porches, wardrobes, portable phonographs, camp radios, hot tubs, and automobiles. He blames the car for changing camping into comfort.
A reflective piece contrasts stumbling blocks with stepping stones and ponders how individuals use their available means and resources. It notes home as a place for daily routines and complaints about breakfast bacon while urging action within one’s given assets.
The article profiles Thomas Durant, rail pioneer and financier, as a long shot for the Hall of Fame. It details his role in building the Union Pacific, recruiting Grenville Dodge, financing the road during Civil War scarcity, and enduring dangers from Indians and labor strife, culminating in the 1869 Promontory Point victory.
In mid February the Nice carnival features a long celebrated Battle of Flowers. Decorated vehicles parade along Promenade des Anglais as bouquets are tossed and traded for profits by local youth. Americans join in the revelry as horsemen in costume weave through the procession amid a sunlit Riviera scene.
The item lists ten fact statements from a 1925 publication covering historical trivia. It cites Spain’s former possessions, early newspapers in Frankfort and England, the first American daily, Philadelphia publishers, Philip Lyng Physick, the Chicago and Alton railroad, Venus’ Greek name Aphrodite, and the meaning of Aphrodite.
The text notes Emperor Nero reportedly spent a modern equivalent of over $150,000 on roses for guests and to cover couches at one banquet. It adds Argentina faces persistent locust plagues prompting the Agricultural Protective Department to address migrations.
In Tibet's frozen highlands villagers abandon burials as the ground never thaws. Men in each village act as human butchers, cutting the dead into small pieces for birds to devour.
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