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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1918
Page
5
Practical conservative summer dress for women in wartime travel and relief work. Describes a tunic yoke with fringe tabs, sash tied back bow, and corded trims. Suggests gray or tan wool jersey with fringe colors and satin yoke. alternative materials include dhinen cotton crepe de chine and khaki kool. Copyright 1918.
A wounded officer and a hospital patient exchange guarded memories as they recount a perilous past. The officer recalls Ernest, Otto’s fire and the failed wireless plant plot, while the woman probes his true identity and vows to hear the promised tale before Monday.
The Hamilton County Farm Bureau asked the Board of County Commissioners to appropriate 300 dollars yearly for a stenographer’s salary tied to the bureau’s operations. The request cites a federal funding cut and was referred to a committee for report.
Civil engineers are needed to work at a government nitrate plant to be erected near Cincinnati within weeks. The Civilian Personnel Division of the Ordnance Department announced the recruitment on Friday and offers information at 213 Union Central Building.
Soldiers in Cantonments and camps suffer blisters and sore feet. Comfort kits include Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It freshens tired feet and heals itching spots. Plattsburg Camp reinforces daily use for men and teens. Sold everywhere for 2½ cents.
A wartime rallying piece in which the speaker, a woman author, emphasizes astonishment at social change. She notes women voting and taking active roles in war efforts, while men march to a patriotic song. The piece envisions future miracles and calls readers to awake to new possibilities.
The article outlines three core rules for good cake making: accurate measuring, proper oven temperature, and correct cooling. It details mixing techniques for dry and wet ingredients, beating whites last, and varying temperatures for leaf, sponge, fruit, and cup cakes. It also gives a test for doneness using a straw and advises cooling on a wire rack before icing.
Amsterdam dispatch reports German efforts to downplay American forces as a Munich Jugend joke titled Homeopathic Doses. The spoof at a French port shows General Pershing joking about billets and rooms for arriving U S troops, highlighting propaganda aims.
The American Railway Express Company will be the new corporate name and, on July 1, will absorb the Express business on all U S railroads. It will include the Northern Express Great Northern Express and Western lines, unifying operations under one system with key appointments announced by E W Tapley. Nearly all railroad mileage will then operate under the merged plan.
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and the Fuel Administration urge motorists to conserve gas in possible shortages. They discourage wasteful use, propose mileage optimization and careful maintenance, and advise combining trips and sharing cars to reduce demand for war needs.
Cliff Roberts of Cincinnati reports from Great Lakes Training School that he is well and expects an August furlough to visit family. Eddie Barger earns a corporal stripe, pleasing his many Cincinnati friends. Richard Herold travels toward Cincinnati with five Reo trucks and two cars awaiting him. The Herald Avenue welcomes Reo units from the factory, and J. H. Conway notes strong demand but scarce transport for materials and finished goods. Kenny Smith returns to active selling after a long layoff, tallying eight Maxwell sales this month. Max Miller plans a trip to Detroit to fetch more Maxwell cars.
Plans completed for July 4 events in Washington Park Lytle Park Lincoln Park and Eden Park Cincinnati to showcase unity of foreign born and native Americans under American ideals Director George Eisler of the Americanization Executive Committee says 166 foreign speaking societies representing about 25000 people will participate The program begins at 3 pm with park assignments by nationality and runs an hour followed by 4 to 8 pm band concerts Speakers include Dudley Outcast Alexander Landesco Eugene Pocley and the French Consul in Cincinnati Officials invite all residents to welcome foreign born neighbors and participate in the celebration.
The State Fire Marshal will investigate a blaze at 210 to 214 East Ninth Street occupied by Richter & Co and the Louis G. Freeman Co. Both firms work on war contracts, initial beliefs point to incendiary cause and burglars. Estimated total loss about 38000, all insured.
F E Abbott announced in Cincinnati the appointment of Miss Agnes Reeve as Field Superintendent of the Red Cross in charge of the Lake Division Warehouse. She will oversee Ohio and part of Kentucky and begin duties July 1.
Names listed include Taylor M Grean aged 44 of E Ninth street and Mamie Leach aged 44 of 2 E Ninth street. Also cited are Lee Riley aged 36 from California and Evelyn Whitney aged 33 of 4391 Eastern avenue.
A long list of conveyances and mortgage filings detailing transfers of property, leases, and liens. Residents and firms move parcels in Cumminsville, Sycamore Township, Norwood, and surrounding areas with various tax amounts and sums ranging from $1 to thousands. Multiple individuals and companies appear, including Edward Heidebrink, Mary Donohue, Mary Gorgin, Dieringer, Shircliffe, Cooper, Simmonds, and The Dominion Land Co, among others.
The seventeenth annual convention met in Galion Ohio June 26 and 27 with Carl Fe Kern of Spring Grove re elected president. Cincinnati will host the next annual convention of Ohio Cemetery Superintendents and Officials in 1919.
Elsie and Paulsen will present the Apache Dance at the Cincinnati Zoo ice rink for one week starting Sunday. The event features Bror Meyer and Emmy Berefeldt with Bill Small, promising the most sensational ice show yet at the Zoo with 9 pm performances and special lighting.
The Grain Corporation of the Federal Food Administration is finalizing a plan to equalize freight rates between major grain centers. A 25 percent rate increase, effective June 25, disrupted prior differentials. Julius Barnes will announce recommendations in New York early next week. E A Fitzgerald and S S Reeves returned from New York afterattending the Grain Corporation conference with traffic managers and grain trade representatives. Ralph P. Dietsert urged members at the Cincinnati Grain and Hay Exchange Friday to oppose propaganda by I W and other unpatriotic groups.
Twelve graduates received diplomas at a summer continuation school exercise hosted by H. and S. Pogue Company. The class, taught by Elizabeth Sullivan under Mary M. Conway, included Dorothy Crofton Esther Fasci d Florence Keeney Carolie Glazer Hazel Handen Ida Levine Iva Morris Jean Nicolay Loretta Bardin Marcella Smith Helen Watts. Dr Condon gave a brief address and roses were presented to Miss Sullivan by the class.
Walter Miller, 19, a woodworker, was accidentally shot in the left forehead while demonstrating a 42 caliber Winchester rifle to Sheldon Nichols, 4, at Nichols' home. Miller received treatment. Nichols was taken to the Juvenile Place of Detention. Miller's father is away, and his mother is hospitalized.
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