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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1902
Page
5
A story details a near mix up involving Harry Gordon's lookalike, Sherman McPherson, in Cincinnati. The episode highlights social confusion as officials and travelers discuss trains, hotels, and local business activity with various railroad and hotel figures.
A survey of current books and authors with notes on Harper's magazine essay on vegetable airships by Abel Joel Grout Ph.D. and new publications by Thomas Bailey Aldrich Richard Harding Davis Arnold Bennett Frances Aymar Mathews and Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall. Florence Kentucky Stringtown home of the author of Stringtown on the Pike described with historic detail.
Two candidates Charles Wesley Spicer and Richard McClellan Brown will be ordained at St Pauls Pro-Cathedral on Sunday July 6. Bishop Boyd Vincent will consecrate St Peters Episcopal Mission at Elmwood. Open air union twilight service across Pullan property continues through July with weekly midweek prayer at 7 45 pm.
The Bowen-Merrill Company has secured a charming book for children in L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. The book will be a quarto of 22 pages and will contain twenty full page color illustrations by Mary Seymour Cowles Clarke plus numerous decorations.
Willis G. Emerson, author of Buell Hampton in its third large edition, transitions from industry to literature. His career spans cattle range settlement in Kansas, Meade founder status, law, town building, mining, Wyoming’s first smelter, and an aerial tramway project. The novel has drawn a favorable public reception.
The issue features Dugmore’s finest salmon fishing negatives and Penrhyn Stanlaws new illustrations for Miss Duer. Leoni presents parchments with portraits of Presidents from Washington to Roosevelt, and works by J. B. Graff, Orson Lowell, E. Murray McKay, and John Cecil Clay.
An article recalls humorist Fougene Field and re appraises his work with whimsical anecdotes and illustrations. Prof Kittredge of Harvard analyzes language origins in Harper s Magazine noting how words evolve from poetic to prosaic and defends the boy who says I ha n t had no time to get my lesson.
Leslie's Monthly prints the first complete report on the Zuyder Zee land reclamation, based on Beckles-Willson's Holland trip for exact data. The Century July issue will note Salisbury's expected retirement with Tobin portrait frontispiece from a photograph in tinted print noted as remarkable.
Visitors registered at the Business Men's Club included F. A. Lohmeyer of New York H. F. Adams of Indianapolis T. N. Johnson Jr of Chicago J. B. Davis of Chicago and J. I. Vallery of Peoria Illinois On Change yesterday Isaac T. Cook of St. Louis E. N. Miller of Springfield Ohio C W Chears of Chattanooga Rev T S Major of Frankfort Kentucky R M Nelson of Richmond Virginia and Samuel Hoffheimer of Chicago were introduced
The offer urges nine friends to share their brains for use of yours, claiming ten minds yield ten times the chance to win one of 1490 prizes totaling 34000 dollars. The scheme promises improved odds per participant in a combined brain exchange contest.
Mrs. Albert McMame of Elmwood Place swore out a warrant against John Kewitt of the same place alleging he threatened her life after a dispute over crossing McMamee property with a bucket of beer. Sticks and stones drew a large Elmwood crowd before calm returned.
The Missoula fold collar is in line with current fashion with lock front narrow space and rounded tips. The Tetonka offers slightly lower height and square points. Both feature wide stitching and complete a full fold collar set for summer demand.
A fire broke out at the A. H. Pugh Company printing establishment at 318 Walnut street last night and was extinguished with small damage. The National Automatic Fire Alarm Company alerted the department, preventing a potential disaster. origin of the blaze is unknown.
Rev. Charles Becker of Westwood was honored for fifty years in the ministry ordained in 1852 at Buffalo. A party from the Presbytery and Cincinnati classis gathered at his home then took him to a garden banquet. He received a gilt memorial framed by members of both bodies.
The notice explains a $34,000 pool in an Estimating Contest with 1,490 prizes. If a group of ten contributes estimates, each person gets ten chances per prize for 14,900 opportunities to win a share of the prize pool.
John A. Boetsch of Walnut street claims a marriage to Amelia Dusterberg was invalid due to his typhoid fever induced mental incapacity. He says he was delirious and unaware at the July ceremony and seeks a court declaration of nullity, with Dusterberg, daughter of a former undertaker, as the defendant.
Scrofula and other severe blood diseases yield to Hood's Sarsaparilla. Blood poisoning salt rheum and related conditions are claimed to be permanently cured by this medicine. Try Hood's.
A testimonial heavy ad proclaims Paine's Celery Compound cures rheumatism neuralgia and sciatica. Mrs Margaret Bethel of Brainerd Minnesota credits the remedy with ending decades of agony and restoring vitality and life.
Harry T. Evans age 35 secretary of 1010 West Seventh Street and Clara C. Shafer age 23 of Fairfax Avenue listed with Rev. Mr. Tinsley. Robert M. Humphreys listed as manufacturer of Moundsville West Virginia with Jane Skinner aged 27 of 22 Park Street. Rev. Mr. Cue noted.
Funeral services announced for Larz Anderson at Ridgefield Conn on June 28 with burial private. Emma Camerer dies at Norwood residence aged 52 with funeral on Saturday. Frank Heil dies at 42 with burial Saturday. William F Siemer and Dr W L Williams funeral details listed for June 1902.
An ordinance No A1670 authorizes improving Jerome Avenue from 100 feet south of Chase Avenue to Hanfield Street and the adjoining right of way to West Fork Creek by constructing a trunk sewer and drains funded from the trunk sewer fund under the 1896 act. The measure, part of District 3 Division 2, takes effect per law. passed June 2, 1902.
Probate Court of Ventilton County Ohio orders sale of the south half of the north half of Lot 30 in Harvie Coppin Bates subdivision, 25 feet on Division Street, 170 feet to Harvie alley, appraised at 3000 dollars. Auction Friday August 1 1902 at 4 pm. Terms: one third cash, one third in one year, one third in two years with mortgage security. Executor WM Collins. Attorney D D Woodmansee.
Notice to stockholders announces a meeting at the Ernst Cassatt office in Cincinnati Ohio on Wednesday July 9 at 12 noon. The purpose is to consider a resolution to surrender and abandon the corporate authority of the company. E J Hess secretary.
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