The Commercial Tribune October 19 1925 front page
The Commercial Tribune dated October 19 1925 outlines newspaper pricing and distribution details in Cincinnati and New York venues. It notes Associated Press partnership and publication credits with emphasis on morning editions and newsstands.
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Commercial Tribune
Commercial Square
Broadway
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry W. Brown
New York City
Schultz
Bixie Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Hotaling
Times
Forty-third
Associated Press
Tribulation in Pedagogue Trials Bordes to Public Schools
A Western college president dances with co eds provoking gossip while a like minded board approves the arrangement. The Chicago Board of Education proposes uniformed teachers, prompting protest from teachers who seek liberty of conscience and fair salary. The piece argues for modest changes in teaching life and attire.
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Western College
Cody
Chicago Board of Education
Police Department
Salvation Army
Police dismissals over bribe attempt amid handbook protection case
Two Cincinnati police officers are dismissed after testifying they sought bribes for protecting handbook operations. The exposure shows police corruption and handbook networks persist, with authorities vowing vigilance while noting the offenders are punished and the handbookers remain unpunished.
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Cincinnati
Prince of Wales urged to seek serious duties
The Prince of Wales returns home tired after royal pleasures. Friends and royal watchers urge him to temper carefree pursuits with serious, useful work. They warn adulation has duties and Britain desires a productive, humane hobby from its heir.
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Prince of Wales
Britain
Wales
John Bull
Police Chief warns citizens against arming as burglars steal firearms
Copelaw says it is unwise for citizens to arm, noting burglars have stolen pistols and other items. Reports claim thieves take everything loose, prompting questions about future thefts and safety measures amid evolving public policy and crime trends.
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Copelaw
More Truth Than Poetry by James J. Montague
A 1925 Bell Syndicate essay by James J. Montague offers a concise view of truth over poetry. It weighs the value of factual clarity against artistic illusion in contemporary writing.
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James J. Montague
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Dance Back to Youth by Learning to Move
A humorous verse set recounts a man advised to dance to regain vigor. He follows Eunice O Grady’s steps, grows thin, then collapses from exhaustion, and after a doctor’s grim vow to summon a lawyer, he shifts to lazy living yet finds health and vigor by embracing aging.
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Babe Ruth
Diary notes a modern Samuel Pépys in New York life
The diary chronicles early morning letters about Roosevelt Victoria McKinley and a railroad brakeman. It recalls a lama in Thibet and the social scene around a West 122nd Street hotel proposal. It also mentions a nameless stage maid and a former star who resigned on a Cairo hotel shift.
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New York
Samuel Pépys
H. C. Witwer
Roosevelt
Queen Victoria
McKinley
West 122d Street
Fifty Years Ago in Cincinnati October 19 1875
Old Cincinnati Commercial notes reveal a Corinth Mississippi siege story, a found boy named Frank Foster grows to a famed civil engineer, reuniting with long lost Cleveland relatives through theater clues. Obituary recalls William Wiltshire and civic leaders. Court magistrates elect listed.
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Corinth
Miss
Andrew Hickenlooper
Cincinnati
Frank Foster
Cleveland
Local notes drift through a crowded civic scene
Cloudy day scenes include remarks by Rev. Charles O. Eaton at Ninth Street Baptist Church about church wealth and donations. Ohio charter granted for the Martin Clothing Co with I M J M A M Martin named incorporators. Political shifts as Ben Mulford named for Norwood vice mayor race and five cent fare talks in Millcreek Valley. Dr James L. Holden’s marriage to Hazel Coyle ends first wife’s bequest. Cassatt and McCrea visit as railroad progress praised.
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James L. Holden
Zanesville
Hazel L. Coyle
For Your Welfare And Your Success
Dr. Charles A L Reed, former president of the American Medical Association, presents guidance on personal wellbeing and achievement. The piece outlines practical steps for health, productivity, and long term success.
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Charles A. L. Reed
The
American Medical Association
Fever Signals Fight Against a Cold Says Dr Reed
A 1925 King Features Syndicated piece explains that a cold is caused by germs carried in the air not by exposure to cold. Fever reflects the poison burden and higher fever means greater safety as the body burns toxins in the furnace of health.
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King Feature Synd., Inc
Thrift and Confidence by S. W. Straus
The piece argues that individual merit drives progress in an age of organization. It urges readers to value themselves, build self confidence, and practice thrift. Self discipline and sacrifice of small pleasures are linked to success and personal growth. Cultivate confidence and aim high.
Words of Wise Men on Fame and Fear
The passage reflects on fame as the echo of actions and the risks of pursuing it. It contrasts vanity with the consequences of fame and quotes Goethe Carlyle Fuller Addison Longfellow Vaughan, noting fear, emotion, and loyalty as guiding forces in life.
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Fuller
Longfellow
Aid Drive for 18000 American Mestizo Children in Philippines
Major General Leonard Wood urges a $2,000,000 fund in the United States to aid neglected American blood children in the Philippines. The American Guardian Association of Manila, led by Mrs. Mary Frances Kern, has aided about 140 children and faces 6,500 urgent cases needing support to prevent exploitation and vagabondage. Prominent backers include Taft, Forbes, Dawes, Harbord, Scott, and Morgan figures.
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Philippines
Leonard Wood
Islands
United States
American Guardian Association of
Manila
Philippine
General Wood
Association
America
Justi William Howard Taft
W. Cameron Forbes
Charles G. Dawes
James G. Harbord
Hugh L. Scott
Martin Egan
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
William G. Edens
A. A. Sprague
Chicago
James F. Smith
Gengal Wood
Mary Frances Kern
No. 8
West Fort 18Th Street
Kern
American Guardian Association
Wood
Press Publishing Co
Helsingfors Ski Life and Snow Clearing Traditions
In Helsingfors the northern city where sun is scarce the winter is mild yet snowy. Property owners clear streets or pay for service while a Finnish invention burns snow away. Sundays see widespread skiing with bold stunts on hills and islands as locals practice serious, persistent skiing.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Copquetty
Feat. Ser., Inc
Difference in Value Confounds a Village Simpleton
A Savannah News item tells of a half-witted country man offered two coins, a nickel and a dime, who always chose the larger. When pressed by a stranger, he admits he knows the value but fears if he ever takes the dime they would never try him again.
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Savannah News
Family Car Use Sparks Fare Demands In Albany News
A fragment from the Albany News notes that people who claimed young children aged 6 were entitled to half fares now push the age to 16 to allow them to operate a family car.
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Albany News
The Camera King George Eastman Father of Motion Picture Industry
Portrait of George Eastman hailed as the father of the motion picture industry and key inventor behind the dry plate and film. The piece covers his rise from poverty in New York to forming a factory, his near ruin, invention of paper film and cartridge film, and his later philanthropy totaling over 30 million dollars.
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George Eastman
United States
New York State
Eastman
England
Ser., Inc
Theaters and Change in American Drama
The North American Review notes twenty five years of growth in American theater. Interest spreads through schools churches and libraries as readers follow plays shaping domestic and foreign theaters. The piece cites Eugene O Neill and the Theater Guild as examples of increased creative freedom and noncommercial scope.
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Playhouse
New York
Eugene O'Neill
The
Theater Guild
Chronology of Early American Events and Notable Figures
A compact ledger lists key historical markers and personages. Entries include banishment from Hensetta colony circa 1685, Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown in 1781, Lyman Hall’s death in 1790, diplomat King M. Clay in 181, President McKinley’s 1898 Peace Jubilee review, Sir Roderick Cameron’s transoceanic shipping line, 1915 Italy’s war declaration against Bulgaria, and the 1923 West Baden Governors conference backing Coolidge on prohibition.
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Williams
Hensetta
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lyman Hall
Georgia
Durke County
Wallingford
Conn
King M. Clay
Madison County
Itehall
eKinley
Chicago
Roderick William Cameron
New York
Australia
Canada
Italy
Bulgaria
Conference of State
West Baden
Coolidge
Major General Johnston and Notables Observe Birthdays
Today marks birthdays of Major General William H. Johnston born in Cincinnati aged sixty four and Herman A. Metz born in New York City aged fifty with a prior political and business background. Fannie Hurst, the noted fiction writer, is celebrated as well born in St Louis thirty six years ago.
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William H. Johnston
Cincinnati
Herman A. Metz
New York City
St. Louis
Fannie Hurst
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de Mille
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Margaret Moreland
Nat C. Goodwin
Rialto
Atalin
Cairo
Egypt
Harlem
Columbus Circle
McNaught Synd., Inc
Cincinnati Commercial
William Wilshire
Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad
Equitable
W. P. Wiltsee
Hartwell
Tom Young
Mr. Raymond
Mark Twain
Colonel Sellers
the Grand
Mr. Chanfrau
Kit
D. W. Co. Lee
F. A. Dossmann
C. W. Bechmann
Henry Erkel
Harry Harmeyer
Charles O. Eaton
Baptist Conference
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Mr. Eaton
Rockefeller
Cleveand
Martin Clothing Company
A.M. Martin
Ben Mulford
William N. Hugle
Norwood
Illiam C. Volz
Millcreek Valley
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
McCrea
James Whalen
Warsaw Avenue
Reece Bolin
Ft. Thomas Barracks
Mberty
Dr. Reed
S. W. Straus
Addison
Goethe
Carlyle
Richter
Vaughan
Taft
Temple Manning
Barbara Bayne
the Theater Today
Montrose J. Moses
North American Review
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