December 26 1925 Commercial Tribune front page note
The Commercial Tribune published in Cincinnati announces its price and distribution details for daily and Sunday copies. It lists sale points in New York City and notes AP affiliation and credit rules for news dispatches and spontaneous local news.
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New York City
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Hotaling
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Broadway
Associated Press
Reading My Way Through Gibbon and The Golden Bough
The narrator admits shelves overflow with aging volumes Gibbon Rome and The Golden Bough but excuses time to read. He plans to finally dive into Sage works via broadcasts by Mr. Gibbon, hoping to absorb Rome’s rise and fall before life ends.
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Gibbon
Rome
Mr. Gibbon
Western City Offers Reward for Bandit
A Western city posts a reward of ten thousand dollars for capturing a bandit, while many Eastern cities would be glad to contribute a small sum.
Seeking Order in the Midst of Chaos and Prohibition Debate
The piece argues a national showdown over the Eighteenth Amendment and Volstead era policies. It critiques lawmaking and social intolerance, calling for common sense, moderation, and unity to restore order amid dry law controversy.
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Congress
America
Rubber price tension prompts U S cautions on rubber use
The article notes U S Economic Secretary Hoover urging U S industries to cut back on genuine rubber use and rely on substitutes to curb high raw rubber prices under Britain’s regulation of rubber production and distribution. It references congressional calls to investigate alleged British price manipulation and Britain's denial of profiteering claims.
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Hoover
Great Britain
Congress
Hacach Howbert
Lhis
Rift Within the Lute Reflects City Leadership Tension
A reflective column discusses the rivalry among six candidates for Cincinnati’s city executive post in 1926 27, stressing public service over personal bias and the hoped harmony amid a “symphony sextet” of contenders. It weaves in satirical notes on labor dignity rhetoric and current events from 1920s headlines.
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Order of Things
Cincinnati
Florida train meals shape workers' tastes on the move
Report notes diners in transit influence food standards in Florida while coal miners and operators remain at odds despite distant talks. The piece suggests shared meals and travel culture affect local tastes and labor relations.
Voodoo Doctors Flourish Amid Harlem Superstitions
In Harlem about twenty voodoo doctors thrive on superstition, some driving cars and owning large homes on Lenox Avenue. Names like High Ike and Dusty Golightly appear among practitioners selling charms, powders, and “spells” for love and business success.
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New York
Harlem
Lenox Avenue
Macon Moe
High Ike
the Conqueror
New Moon Abe
Dusty Golightly
Wall Street
Christmas in Cincinnati Fifty Years Ago Highlights and Incidents
A 50 year old Cincinnati roundup recalls Union Bethel serving 3240. 334 jail talks by ex governor Noyes and Charles Miller. Refuge trees and speakers. infirmaries and Longview Asylum feasts. County Jail feed for prisoners. orphanage minstrel show at Hopkins Hall. Pioneers Association officers elected. Yeager Rifles dance ends in rowdy clash with police. saloon keeper Kohlbrandt jailed. death of James Bradford. riot alarm over a fist fight involving Councilman Jake Gardner and son Charles vs inventor Fricker.
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Union Bethel
Noyes
Charles Miller
H. Thane Miller
J. L. Sargent
E. Chamberlain
Longview Asylum
Springmeier
Union
Hopkins Hall
Yeager Rifles
Wessel
Bremen Street
William Kohlbrandt
Pearl
Martin
Jake Gardner
Charles
Jake Fricker
Centenarian Gottlieb Grauel celebrated at Altenheim
Twenty years ago in Cincinnati Gottlieb Grauel age 103 enjoyed a birthday party and photo in the paper while Altenheim drew attention. Judge Lueders handed out fifty five Christmas presents in Police Court to those who avoided merriment. An Italian club received a silk flag for disaster relief. Weather noted as cloudy to clear with temperatures 21 to 40.
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Gottlieb
Altenheim
Lueders
New York
Over-Exercise and Mental Health of School Children
A 1925 King features essay discusses how fatigue from play or illness can impair a pupil’s school ability. It warns against overexertion during convalescence and notes that a tired or "toxic" child may show reduced mental aptitude and stamina.
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Dr. Teed
Chivalry Lives in a Bootblack Rescue
In uptown crowds a modest beauty is saved from traffic by a young Italian bootblack. He places himself at her side and frees her from danger without asking for money, requesting only a kiss as thanks before resuming his work.
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Bootblack
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Burke
Presa Publishing Co
Women Train for Youthful Looks in Aging Society
The Boston Transcript notes the paradox of women striving to look younger while aging, reflecting social pressures and fashion trends that push appearance over time. The piece casts a wary eye on cosmetic efforts and cultural ideals shaping modern femininity.
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The
Boston Transcript
German Toy Industry Revival Shapes Postwar Trade
German toy centers like Sonneberg and Oberammergau still craft dolls and wooden figures though imports to the US rebound slowly after the war. The Harz and Erz Mountains towns employ over 50,000 workers in family crafts with low pay, while Japan undercuts German makers, shifting labels from Made in Germany to Made in Nippon.
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Harz
Wiz
Black Forest
Bavarian Alps
Oberammergau
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Ore
Halbach
New York
Bethlehem
Joseph
Sonnenberg
Harz Mountains
Africa
Bohemia
Japan
America
Nippon
Press Publishing Co
Supayalat Honored by Kipling and Forever Remembered
Immortalized in Kipling’s Bar Ballads Supayalat the Burmese queen is praised as a haunting cultural figure. The 19th century royal drama of Thibaw and Supayalat is recounted, including exile to Ratnagiri and later life, ending with her death and enduring literary fame.
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F. L. Minnigerode
New York Times
London
Supayalat
Gunga Din
Danny Deever
Kipling
Rangoon
Burma
Moulmein
Thibaw
Supi-yaw-lat
Mandalay
Ang
Davy Jones
Supiyawlat
Mindon Min
Whibaw
Sir Harry Prendergast
Prendergast
Ratnagiri
Kolkan
Western India
Queen Supayalat
General Council of Burmese Associations
Rangooh
Words of Wise Men Pithy Quotations On Teaching Vanity and Time
A collection of aphorisms and reflections from Alcott Bergson George Eliot Emerson and Ovid. The quotes discuss reading between the lines teaching through shared principle vanity tenderness and the inscription of time across life. The passages emphasize humility curiosity and moral insight.
Anniversary notes span wars and trials across early America
A compact list recalls events from 1746 Washington ambush at Trenton to 1924 deepest oil well in California. Highlights include the 1862 Mankato Sioux executions, 1923 Dunning hospital fire, 1794 pop gun conspiracy inquiry, and 1816 Baltimore Decatur tribute.
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Minn
Illinois State Hospital For
Dunning
Athen Field
California
Birthday anniversaries of notable figures announced
Today's birthdays celebrate Hon George H Boivin Miniter of Customs in the Dominion Cabinet born in Granby Quebec forty three years ago. William D Stephens former Governor of California born Eaton C fifty six years ago. Walter P Stacy new Chief Justice of North Carolina born Ansonville NC forty one years ago. Norman Angell author born England fifty one years ago. Young Stribling professional pugilist born Bainbridge Ga twenty one years ago.
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George H. Boivin
Customs and Excise
Dominion Cabinet
Granby
Quebec
William D. Stephens
California
Eaton
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina
Ansonville
N. C
Norman Angell
England
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