Commercial Tribune June 1 1923 edition details
Front page notes the Cincinnati based Commercial Tribune publisher address Harry W Brown as publisher. Distribution details list New York newsstands including Schults News Stand and Hotaling's News Stand with central station entrances. Mentions Associated Press copyright and price listed for daily and Sunday editions.
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Commercial Tribune Publishing Company
Pioneer Street
Broadway
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry W. Brown
Commercial Tribune
New York City
Schults
Avenue
Second Street
Forty-second
Forty Rand Central Station
Hotaling
Forty-third
Associated Press
War Sacrifice and Peace Unity in President Harding Address
President Harding spoke to a large gathering honoring war dead and urged that the nation strive to prevent future war. He warned against profiteering and urged equitable sharing of all resources should war recur, calling for a broad mobilization of wealth and effort to preserve the nation.
Language and golf clash in British championship notes
From Lytham England reports say Hagen Barnes Farrel and Sarazen topped the Northern Professional Golf Championship list. The piece muses on factors shaping golf success including climate course lay of land and mental poise and even language. It cites Aberdeen minister Dr Thomas Anderson arguing explosive language may accompany golf but defends such exclamations as a benign form of profanity.
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Lytham
England
Hagen
Barnes
Farrel
Sarazen
Aberdeen
Golf
Scotland
Thomas Anderson
United Free Church
Anderson
Memorial Day incident at Bridgetown Cemetery sparks cautionary tale
A ten year old started a car during Memorial Day observances at Bridgetown Cemetery causing excitement until his father stopped it. The episode prompts reflection on unintentional acts and the lasting impact of words and actions on others.
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Bridgetown
Cincinnati Scouts Take Lead In Traffic Duty Week
The piece praises Boy and Girl Scouts in Cincinnati for handling traffic on multiple days during Safety Week, ahead of New York's effort. It notes Scouts acted as real traffic officers, praised by both the public and regular officers, and compares the two cities with Cincinnati claiming an earlier, steadier leadership in this task.
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New York
Boy Scouts
Cincinnati
More Truth Than Poetry
James J. Montague sculpts a prose piece presenting stark reflections on human folly and moral contrasts. The brief essay juxtaposes worldly pretensions with enduring truths, inviting readers to weigh sincerity against illusion.
Balkans Spark Peace Talk Amid Old World Turmoil
Historical musings on European politics describe hopes for Balkan peace as tensions arise between Bulgars and Serbs, with Greece still involved. The narrator laments bloodshed, praises potential pacification, and notes paradoxes about power and women with pasts in elections and color symbolism.
A Masterful Woman Faces County History Pitch
An old farmer and his wife confront a solicitor over a county history offer. The solicitor promises a one time fee of fifteen dollars for the husband’s biography, while the wife challenges the price and the signing. The veteran recalls Civil War valor as the couple resists.
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Missouri
William H. Gingham
Chicago
Bear Creek
Zeb
Vicksburg
Kansas City Star
Morning City Strolls and Village Vignettes in 1928
An assorted snapshot of New York life featuring socialites, a crystal gazer, Benny Leonard, exotic actors, gypsy violinists, and a parade of urban characters. Tiny Tim quits the Village for an artistic colony near Los Angeles as other figures drift between theaters, brick streets, and glossy nightlife. A former journalist now in Mexico flees wanderlust while shaping a major magazine’s idea content.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Broadway
Robert W. Chambers
Ashman
Paris
John
Chinatown
Eva le Gallienne
Joe Urban
Delmonico’s
Tiny Tim
Greenwich Village
Tim
Los Angeles
Mr. So
Golden Eagle
Harry Kemp
Jersey
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati Natural History Society Exhibits
A Cincinnati column recalls the Natural History Society of Cincinnati exhibition at College Hall and lists officers led by Dr. Warder. It notes religious strife at Zion Baptist Church, a political graft boast by Ezekiel Cravel, a pace timing hoax, a shoe dealers agreement to close early, and local deaths and media notes. Weather: Clear, 54-72.
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Natural History Society of Cincinnati
College Hall
Dr. Warder
S. A. Miller
J. M. Edwards
H. Wood
Zion Baptist Church
Ninth Street
Shelton
Ezekiel Cravel
Chief Kiersted
Police Department
Sunday Post
Millcreek Pike
Dr. Bonaparte
Richard Cray
Squire Bray
Loworth Street
Welchin
Joe Latta
A. M. Griswodrid
Asa A. Clark
A. WL. Barney
New York City
Waters Refuses Beggar A Dollar In Street Encounter
Waters offers a cold reply to a penniless man asking for help near a window display. The derelict pleads he is broke and needs a dollar, but Waters counters with a demand for work and dismisses the request, citing the perceived time to tell his life story.
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Waters
Kansas City Times
Too Good to Throw Away Guest Gag
A Philadelphia Bulletin item jokes about a party rule where guests bring items they no longer need but view as too good to discard. The quip notes that fifteen of twenty attendees brought their husbands, highlighting the playful, self-deprecating humor of the exchange.
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Bob
Nora
Philadelphia Bulletin
Fireside Lessons in Science on Cold Light and Energy
A 1923 discussion argues wood and coal will exhaust within three centuries and explores cold light from luminescent organisms as a potential warm alternative. It cites luciferin and luciferase, Paul Langley, F W Very, and Prof. Newton Harvey of Princeton, noting chemical processes enable heatless light and urging practical development.
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Tropics
Faraday
Newton Harvey
Princeton
Japan
Prof. Langley
F. W. Very
By, Press Publishing Co
Do It Now Sign Sparks Billing Complaint
Exchange in London Mail recalls a clerk explaining why a boss removed a “Do It Now” sign from the desk. The sign annoyed bill collectors who saw it as a cue to call again tomorrow.
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London Mail
The weaker sex
A humorous dialogue from American Legion Weekly contrasts a rural wife who milks seven cows and feeds ten men at six in the morning with a city stranger who assumes strength. the twist reveals the wife is actually delicate yet capable, highlighting gender role perceptions.
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Henry Kleeven
American Legion Weekly
Babylonian tablet dig reported in paper
Jenks and Brown discuss a 2,000 year old Babylonian tablet found by archaeologists. Brown jokes that his doctor prescribes similar ancient remedies for indigestion, echoing a light newspaper aside. The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph is cited.
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Jenks
Brown
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Myth and Magic by R H Tingley The Phantom Palatine
A New England legend from Block Island tells how the Palatine burned and drifted as a phantom ship. Islanders recall the blaze and haunting on the anniversary, with Whittier’s verse quoted as locally telling the tale.
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Palatine
India
Persia
New England
Block Island
Manisees
Block
Whittier
By Press Publishing Co
We Are All Posers in This World Says Anne Parrish
A magazine interview with Anne Parrish, also Mrs. Corliss, explores posing as a social habit across ages. She contends people pose to shape impressions, noting women and older folk tend to pose more while children imitate.
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Anne Parrish
Miss Parrish
Mrs. Corliss
Flappers
Twenty Years Ago in Cincinnati Recap from The Commercial
Archbishop Elder led the dedication of the Immaculate Conception statue on Mt Adams with sermons by Revs Mackey and Nurre. A parade led by Grand Marshal Theodore S. Kramer drew five thousand attendees as plans for a Meth Home for the aged advanced. Ground donated by Mrs. J. Wilson lay at Paper Street and Hamilton Pike in College Hill. A local incident involved E Hale from Laurel County, Kentucky. The Fourth and streets razing of landmarks began at the National Bank Building site. The German Singers anniversary at Chester Park featured Maennerchor led by Dr. Oscar Erghott. Actor Harry Archer, later revealed as Harry Mountcastle, died at Branch Hospital.
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Archbishop Elder
Mt. Adams
John Mackey
L. Nurre
Theodore S. Kramer
Bishop Walden
2. J. Wilson
Paper Street
Hamilton Pike
College
Fourth
Gfithene National Bankuilding
North A Ca
Maennerchors
Chester Park
Oscar Erghott
Harry Archer
Rainforth
Harry Mountcastle
Today’s anniversaries span judges presidents and events
The note catalogs figures born or died in various years: John M. Harlan born Boyle County Kentucky 1833 died Washington D C October 14 1911. Fenian invasion Fort Erie 1866. James Buchanan died Wheatland Pennsylvania 1868. Joseph Howe appointed lieutenant governor Nova Scotia 1878. Prince Imperial killed in Zululand 1879. actor James W Keene died New York October 26 1840.
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John, M. Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
Kentucky
Boyle County
Washington, D. C
Canada
Buffalo
Fort Erie
James Buchanan
United States
Wheatland
Cove Gap
Joseph Howe
Nova Scotia
Prince Imperial
Nabon
Zualuland
James W. Keene
New York
Mrs Corliss Praises Community Positivity
The speaker notes no objection to people posting and expresses strong approval, saying she loves it and smiling at the idea of ongoing participation.
Trivia Quiz Answers From Yesterday and Today
The column lists twelve trivia prompts with questions about famous figures and facts. It notes that answers to today’s questions will appear tomorrow, and it also provides ten yesterday’s Q and A items including Maffi as a cardinal, Jenner’s vaccination, Captain Webb’s long swim, the Navy rank of Chief Petty Officer, vessel displacement, Philippine islands count, Russian flag color, transatlantic telegraph cables, Maeterlinck as the Belgian Shakespeare, and Samuel F. Smith as author of America.
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Belgium
Maeterlinck
Frederick Cook
Virginia
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Earl of
Webb
United States Navy
Philippine
Europe
North America
Maurice Maeterlinck
Samuel F. Smith
America
By Press Publishing Co
Bibulous Word Traveled From Latin Roots Into Prohibition Era Talk
An unsigned note discusses the word bibulous, tracing its origins to Latin bibulus and bibo. It explains that despite Prohibition, the term remains in use as a descriptor for someone who drinks readily or absorbs words like moisture. It links ancient usage to modern speech on drinking.
Odd Facts From An Old Bulletin
A collage of curious notes cites Eiffel Tower height at 985 feet, silkworms raised by a Chinese empress 4500 years ago, and seventy women in current state legislatures. It also mentions rapid locomotives at 112 mph, elephants eating 20 pounds daily, Venice’s eighty islands and 400 bridges, Lincolnshire flat and Westmorland hilly, Eskimos of Baffin Land, and distant mountain peaks 100 miles off the California coast with armored circular doors for safes.
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