Commercial Tribune June 16 1925 edition overview
The 1925 issue of The Commercial Tribune from Cincinnati details publication info, staff credits, and distribution points. It notes office address at 10 Commercial Square, publisher Obie Harry W. Brown, and availability in New York City at Schultzs News Stand and Hotaling News Stand, with Grand Central Station entry. The paper is a member of the Associated Press.
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THE
Commercial Tribune Publishing Company
Commercial Square
Broadway
Cincinnati
Obie
Harry W. Brown
Commercial Tribune
New York City
Schultzs
Sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Hotaling
Times
Forty-third
Associated Press
Mexico and United States Trade Barbs Over Investments
A heated exchange between Washington and Mexico centers on American land investments and concessions. President Calles replies with sharp words while the US Secretary of State protests Mexico’s handling of investment protections. A calm, bloodless policy aim is better relations with Mexico.
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Mexico
Obregon
Mxico
State Department
Calles
United States
Special Crime Drives and Law Enforcement in Cincinnati
The piece argues Chicago and New York use drastic shoot first tactics in gang wars, while Cincinnati avoids such extremes but faces rising crime. It stresses vigilant citizen duty and steady enforcement by official authorities to preserve order and deter noncompliance.
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Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Reading the Signs of National Prosperity
The article argues that tax return totals indicate broad national prosperity but warns distribution may be uneven. It notes $26,336,337,843 in revenue with four filings above $5 million and suggests prosperity is more visible in widespread automobile ownership than in elite earnings.
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Uncle Sam
Radio brings distant news into every home
The piece notes how radio will let audiences see as well as hear distant events, making watch-your-step cautions between couples more than academic as media bridges miles of distance. It emphasizes changing dynamics in relationships and the broader reach of newly common radio broadcasts.
More Truth Than Poetry by James J Montague
An author piece by James J. Montague presents a reflective essay on honesty and expression, contrasting poetic flourish with plainspoken truth. The author argues for clarity in writing and the value of straightforward language over ornate verse.
Ode to poets and jazz writers on a dated celebration
The poem ridicules poets who write odes and live idly while praising jazz and pop culture. It argues against celebrating a single poet and instead suggests honoring Babe Ruth. It ends with a disparaging line about moving mentally defective people to Tennessee to teach.
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Tennessee
Drawing the Lines Amended. Golfers and Caddies Rise
The piece notes a shift as half the world takes to golf and the other half to caddying. It adds an amended view on pursuit and fortune and comments on the adaptability of players and the predatory nature of big gains.
New York Night Life and Notes From Canal Street
In a slice of New York at night readers glimpse a cast of disenchanted dreamers from novelists to chorus girls. The piece links glittering cabarets to loneliness and a three ring city of broken hopes, with portraits of Frank Tinney and a Texas ranch future for Fred Stone.
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Fred Stone
Texas
Gotham
Connecticut
Stone
The
Rialto
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati June 16 1875
A Cincinnati Commercial feature recalls Peter Gibson receiving a silver service for managing Mt. Carbon in Virginia. Funerals are noted for Tom McGehan in Hamilton. Charles A. Turner sues Postmaster Wahle for alleged defamation. Catherine Apple seeks care and a widows home. John Simpkinson reports on London Zoo and Derby Day. Ohio Wesleyan College alumnae elect officers led by Mrs. Sallie R. Fox and others.
Twenty Years Ago In Cincinnati Weather and Civic News
Weather shifts from rain to cloudy. Contests at The Commercial Tribune end with thousands of coupons, selecting fifty women for a European tour. Carthage Fair Grounds host one thousand campers for a ten day gospel meeting with armed guards. Dr F B Dyer elected President of Ohio Wesleyan Alumni. Rev Robert O Kirkwood named pastor at Walnut Hills First Presbyterian. Cincinnati seniors burn a notebook fire in Burnet Woods. Susan Mackelfresh, James M Granger and Edward W Pflueger noted for class prophecy poem and ivy oration. Public Safety ends loud bells on firehouse turrets. City Hospital drug clerk George Karsch not reinstated. Weather then: cloudy to rain followed by rain.
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Carthage Fair
God's Bible School
University of Cincinnati
Burnet Woods
Susan Mackelfresh
James M. Granger
Edward W. Pflueger
Sunlight for Babies Highlights Growth and Hemoglobin
Former AMA president Dr Reed extols sunlight as vital for babies. He compares sun exposure to photosynthesis in plants, noting sunlight stimulates hemoglobin production, oxygen delivery, and overall growth, urging maximum safe skin exposure for infants.
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SOS
Sunlight
King Et Synd., Inc
Nothing Truly Great Except to Serve the Personality
Dr. E H Fosdick argues history measures civilizations by the character they produce. He cites Jesus teaching that greatness lies in serving others, contrasts Rome’s decline with Americas future, and urges deeper national devotion to nurture great personalities. From Delineator July.
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E. H. Fosdick
Jesus
Rome
Empire
America
Zion
Quotations and Reflections on Virtue and Nature
A collage of quoted aphorisms on crime justice beauty and love from Burke Swift Emerson and others. The piece muses on moral behavior the pursuit of beauty and the impact of application of knowledge across humanity.
Flapper of Sixty Faces Scrutiny From Cleric Cadman
The New York Evening World piece quotes Dr. Cadman criticizing the flapper of sixty as a social liability. He argues modern women seek selfish liberty while neglecting family duties, urging revival of family religion to stabilize children and calling motherhood the strongest foundation for the future.
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S. Parkes Cadman
Parkes Cadman
Central Congregational Church of
Brooklyn
Cadman
Strange Practices Among the Lapps
A 1925 feature describes Lapland life and belief systems. It explains reindeer husbandry as the main livelihood, raven feather divination for locating food, and rituals for healing. The Lapps lack formal medicine and rely on folk cures and sympathetic practices, yet they are described as generous and hospitable.
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Northland
Lapland
Raven
Lapps
North
Today's anniversaries reflect a span of historic events
Chronological notes mark 1808 Joseph Bonsarte, 1848 Hugh Leothe, 1858 the Wanderer seizure, 1875 centennial of Bunker Hill, 18 ing of Kansas City street railway, 1893 arbitration move by Commons, 1916 Russian attacks, 1921 death of Senator William E Mason.
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Joseph Bonsarte
Heather
Napoleon
Hugh Leothe Parolina
Daniel Webster
Boston
Charleston
New York
Bunker Hill
Kansas City
House of Commons
Berg
William E. Mason
United States
Illinois
Washington, D. C
Franklinville
N. Y
Tongues Given to Speak Pleasantly, Heine Quotation
A brief quotation from Heine notes that God has given us tongues to say something pleasant to our fellow men. The line echoes devotional tone and shared moral counsel typical of mid century faith-and-life columns.
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Heine
Questions and Answers from a 1925 Newspaper Quiz
A reader quiz lists ten current and yesterday’s trivia questions with answers. Topics include continents, largest U S cities, seacoast mileage, world rainfall, and notable figures. Answers cover Rembrandt, Hogarth, Franklin, Nast, Polaris, Philistines, Prague, and Noah’s Ark duration.
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United States
France
Rembrandt
Aaron
Italy
Hogarth
Benjamin Janklin
Thomas Nast
Palestine
Egypt
Syria
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Arizona
By Press Publishing Co
Purple martin houses displayed at City Library
David D. McKnight crafted two purple martin houses outside work hours to revive an old hobby. The Manchester Leader notes there are few martins there today and recalls historical colonies in nearby towns. Martins breed across North America and winter in northern South America.
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Manchester
N. H
David D. McKnight
McKnight
Epsom
Reed
North America
New Brunswick
Saskatchewan
Gulf of Mexico
South America
J. Otis Swift
N. Y
Odd Facts Across Regions Mentioned in Historical Notes
A survey notes salt bars used as currency in Abyssinia and the varying brain size among humans. It also references the Indian custom of giving opium pills to small children, observed in many regions.
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Frank Tinney
Joe Zilch
Abyssinia
India
Notable Black-Owned Banks and Invisible Wire Invention
Seventy two U S banks are owned and operated by negroes. A USDA physicist developed an almost invisible wire. An annual New York City theater for the blind attracts over a thousand attendees.
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United States
Birthday list marks notable figures turning years old
Gustav V of Sweden born in Stockholm sixty seven years ago. Arthur Wera former Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada born at St May Ont. Alter M. W. Sprawn installed as President of the University of Texas born in Tarrant County forty two years ago. Len Small governor of Illinois born near Kankakee sixty three years ago. Cornelius Van Ven Bishop of Alexandria born in Holland sixty years ago.
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Gustav V
Sweden
Stockholm
Arthur Wera
Dominion of Canada
St May
Ont
Alter M. W. Sprawn
University of Texas
Tarrant County
Texas
Len Small
Illinois
Kankakee
Ill
Cornelius van Ven
Olie
Alexandria
Teem
Holland
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