Social Swim Promotes Fashionable Physical Culture
In a lively note on society and health, the piece highlights a shift toward physical culture among women, praising Frances Willard, Mrs. Jenness Miller, and Mrs. Evelyn Ayers as drivers of the trend to wear bifurcated swimsuits, while listing socialite gatherings, travels, and visits across Covington, Cincinnati, and beyond, including weddings and entertaining events.
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Todal
Frances Willard
Jenness Miller
Evelyn Ayers
Ayers
Mabel Jenness
Cincinnati Pottery Choir
Théindala Clute
Norvelain
George Frominek
Frances M. Hanks
B. Catacna
Walter H. Fell
Misa
Laura A. Fry
A. Hh. Hinkle
E.G. Leonard
A. I. Lewis
Alex H. McGa Ey
Kuizdeth Nourse
Helen Peachey
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Man in the Moon Reacts to Washingtons War Claims
A satirical tale features the Man in the Moon and his wife at a meal. He rails at Washington power and the President’s 1887 message, tracing the long nod to bureaucratic oddities and the mixed reactions of various named figures. The piece lampoons politics and public comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Robert Elsmere
Joe Wilmes
John Hammersly
Joe
Hammersly
Wilmes
Nye
President's Message Sparks Mixed Reactions in Sackville
Readers weigh in on tariff reform and the president's message as local figures like Emile Rehse and Grover voice opinions while Prosecuting Attorney Schwartz recites the message and others comment on the administration's approach in a candid public forum.
City Guardians and Police Jokes From The Station
A local city guard column shares light hearted notes from the police department. Reports joke about arson suspicions at Hoffmans saloon and a burned slate. Officers like Riddle Whitaker Fisher Weatherby Wilmes Ennis and Hammersly feature in tall tales and mishaps.
Hotel Patronage Across Traveler Types and Hotels
The article lists hotel patrons by class, detailing frequent guests such as St James Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, Dennison Merchants, St Clair retirees, Palace merchants, Grand Railroad and baseball figures, St Nicholas magnates, actors and congressmen, Gibson horsemen, Gov Foraker, Emery shoppers, and others. It contrasts these groups with a poetic note on hope as a rosy but fading promise in twilight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James—Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias
Secret Society
Dennison
Cold snap boosts sales in Philadelphia hardware trade
A Philadelphia hardware merchant notes a revived business as cold weather drives demand. A friend asks if activity has picked up, and the merchant says he sold a dozen alcohol stoves and twice that many cans for hot water yesterday, noting brisk sales amid the cold spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Waluonker
Inside Cincinnati Post Office How Mail Is Processed
Sun Telegram probe tours the Cincinnati post office guided by Assistant Superintendent C. B. McGrew. It details receiving fourth class matter, stamping and cancellation, case distribution by state, pouching, weighing, and delivery to depots, with seven tons daily in November and rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Post Ofice
The Postal Distribution of Third and Fourth Class Mail
Detailed account of how circulars third and fourth class items are sorted, weighed, and distributed at a postal facility. Describes Harrison bag rack system, reel tables, sack routing by states Ohio Indiana Kentucky, clerk error tracking, and dispatch to trains. Second class matter flows from publishers, with postage audits and clerks maintaining accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
West Virginia
Harrison
Cirrent
Henry JD. Moore
Senaora
Pewnpaper
Reading the Telegram: a cascade of everyday mistakes
A humorous list emphasizes common mistakes from courting two women to misjudging politicians. It previews readers avoiding error by following the Sunday Telegram while noting figures like Sam Cary and Harrison, and referencing civic duties and social missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Fenton Cary
Harrison
Chamber of Commerce
Tinkler
Harper and
Dan Dalton
Allegheny Mountains
Foraker
National Guard
No Progress in Poet Tubbs Exchange on Reputation
In a brief exchange Merritt asks if Tubbs has become rich through poetry and Tubbs replies he writes for reputation. The dialogue continues with a playful misquote about AW Ye Bening In, to which Tubbs says he is not yet in such a position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Hazen
Sackville West
George
England
Rigal
Merritt
Tubbs
Prefers the Ghost
A fragmented note from the Baltimore American references a Cincinnati cowboy offering to drive away an annoying ghost. The text mocks theater seating and burlesque performance, hinting at mutual attraction and audience behavior but provides little coherent event. The piece reads as a garbled amusement column with stray aside remarks.
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Baltimore American
Cincinnati
Boston
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