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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1911
Page
2
A Robinson-Hrhwent Co catalog page lists umbrellas, gloves, furs, coats, hats, stationery, purses, trunks, and toys with prices from 25 cents to dozens of dollars. Men, women, and children’s items include Union Taf, silk and leather goods, gloves, doll line, raincoats, and various homemaking accessories.
A cantata titled Sapla Claus will be presented by the First United Presbyterian Sabbath School on Friday evening. The cast includes Santa Claus Sir Knight Paul Cook Fairy Beautifel Miss Helen Beckett Old Hermit Shenaun Lingler and many child roles. musical numbers listed with solos and choruses amid a one act pageant staged in Castle grounds.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a man calling himself George Taylor, claimed O H U pass and Dayton resident, stayed at Mrs. Mary Hicks 906 East avenue boarding house. He stole $40 from a trunk after entering to use a bedroom, then attempted $100 in another trunk before fleeing. Police were alerted when the robbed boarder returned home. a man about 21 years old matching a description is yet unidentified.
A letter to Associated Charities requests aid for a tuberculosis-stricken mother with three children, facing unemployment since Thanksgiving. She asks for essential gifts and assistance on Christmas Day, noting the doctor visits thrice weekly and uncertainty about their future.
A mediation board met at the Grand hotel in Cincinnati to address wage and hour demands by maintenance of way workers on the C H D railroad. They seek a 6 to 10 percent raise and longer hours, currently nine to ten per day, with more hours increasing pay. The panel includes P H Morrissy, F H Alfred, and Russell B Heller, with Morrissy representing employees and Alfred the railroad. The talks resume today to reach an agreement.
A southbound Ohio Electric car jumped the Main street tracks in Mt Healthy injuring several passengers and fracturing Motorman Charles Stevens leg. The collision uprooted a tree and damaged Mrs Molliers dry goods store as a northbound car narrowly avoided being crushed. Traffic halted for hours while crews cleared the wreckage and residents blamed track sinking for the accident.
At the Musicians Protective Association Local No. Bi election for 1912 officers were named. President Carl E B Henning. vice president Lee Inman. recording secretary J Edward Lehmkuhl. financial secretary treasurer Edward L F Stephan. executive committee Charles Berndt Edward Bevington Martin Li Craft. trustees Carl Pabst Christian Puff Jacob Hartmann John Hartmann Joseph Mick. exhibition board Charles Schweil fest Bernard Mick Christian Pfaff. sergeant at arms LeRoy Smith. delegates John Hartmann Edward Bevington J Louis Pippert.
The Police Mutual Aid society will hold a special session Wednesday afternoon to revise the constitution adopt an emblem and initiate Chief of Police George J Zellner and Officer Bert Clark as members of the organization.
Partial readable clip mentions Harrison Fisher prize participants in Holbrook Bros Go contest and notes turkeys ducks and chickens dressed for an event at Atherton's Court and High Street stores.
Members of Hamilton Association No 4 of the National Association of Stationary Engineers are settled in a rented hall at 34 High Street. They have outlined an educational program for the season with questions mailed every four weeks and prize percentages announced at season end. Members prepare engineering papers for each meeting to spark lively exchanges, aiming to make No 4 among the state’s best.
Red Cross seals promote tubercu losis relief with one in ten local deaths tied to the disease. Seals cost one cent each, with proceeds to the Associated Charities via C. Eb. Geiser. Over 200 Hamilton residents afflicted, stamps available at multiple local banks and outlets.
A fragmented street level directory lists numerous firms and merchants by street names and initials. Entries include Rentschler Blig Holbrook Bros 224 High St Robinson Belwenn Co Yowe Drug Co 250 High Street and others such as Miami Shoe Co Krebs clothier Meyman Visher Co Forbes Todd Co Conroy Co Strauss Co Wilmer Yeakle and Oxford Oxford Ding Co.
A letter from Shethorn Alabama recounts severe weakness and headaches until Cardul restored health after two bottles. The writer urges women with womanly troubles to try Cardul, claiming it strengthens the constitution and improves wellbeing. Mentions a 60 year proven record and a free booklet on home treatments for women.
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