Longest and Highest Flight of Stairs in the World
The Fernbank Dam project on the Ohio River near Cincinnati prompts a week of celebration from Sept 4 to 9. The canalization aims to enable year round river navigation and boost trade with the Orient via the Panama Canal, with Cincinnati hosting parades, boat pageants, band concerts, fireworks, motor boat races, a street pageant on Sept 8, and aero shows on Sept 9.
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Pittsburg
Cairo
Ohio River
Monongahela
Allegheny
Congress
Ohio
Neers
Ohio Valley
Orient
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Cincinnati
Fernbank
Music Hall
Covington
League Ballpark
America
Keeping on the Safe Side
An actor advised that there are two paths to a successful play. One is to earn money, the other to avoid losses. He concluded that there is no sure recipe for profit and warned that the only way to insure against loss is not to produce the play.
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Zanesville
Sarah Dew
Here
F. E. Hemmer
Akron
Matthew Borich
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Hudson
Perry
August Welander
Seasonable Thought on Change and Ideas
A brief reflection notes that unchanging people often have fixed ideas, while to change is to gain new perspectives. It contrasts constancy with adaptability in thought.
Malaria Myths Stir Tourist and Native Exchange
A tourist asks about malaria while a native offers mixed beliefs on its presence. The dialogue hints that the illness depends on whether people approve the medicine used to treat it and on individual preferences.
Young Couple Wed in Draguignan as Parents Mark Milestones
A young couple married in Draguignan France celebrate on the same day as the bride’s parents’ silver wedding and the groom’s parents’ golden anniversary.
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Draguignan
France
Real Enthusiast as a Sportsman Quote
An excerpt from the Catholic Standard and Times quotes Browne and Towne on earnest zeal and fashioning oneself as a sportsman after chasing wild ideas. The dialogue reflects light banter about self-perception and enthusiasm.
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Towne
Standard and Times
Beauty Hint For Men Using Soap And Razor
A beauty note describes making a snow white lather with soap and water, applying it to affected facial areas, and scraping clean with a sharp razor to treat the skin.
Drowning, deaths, arrests span Ohio towns in quick notes
Reports from Zanesville Akron Perry Norwalk Lima New Philadelphia Upper Sandusky Wilmington Delaware Canton Columbus Ripley Xenia Ravenna detail drownings, suicides, a jailbreak attempt, a receivership, theft arrests, a mayor’s death, and a county road-rolling push as Ohio communities handle multiple distressing events.
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Lima
John Furry
W. M. Schumacher
Delphos
Schumacher
Industrial School
New Philadelphia
David Smithley
Dayton
Calvin D. Wright
Common Pleas
Miami County
Judge Wright
Spring
Upper
Sandusky
Glen Hufford
William Kuhn
Los Angeles
Orville Ekleberry
Viola
Wis
Wilmington
Wilmington Corporation
Delaware
Edward Jackson
William Hoffman
Henry Hill
McKinley National Memorial Association
Charles Hartzel
Washington
D. C
Porto Rico
Columbus
C. O. Probst
Ohio State Board of Health
Doctor Probst
Europe
Ripley
Val Kinnett
Eagle Creek
Xenia
Death Toll in Canonsburg Theater Panic
Hundreds of patrons rushed to exit a Canonsburg theater after a false alarm of fire. Ninety injured and twenty eight died in a chaotic stairwell crush as 150 for a second show crowded into a narrow passage. A $500 reward was posted for the reformer.
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Heaven
United States
Canonsburg
Len Zengel Wins Elgin Auto Race Amid Fatal Crash
Len Zengel won the 305 mile Elgin race with Harry Grant second and Hugh Hughes third as a wheel tire failure caused a somersault killing Sam Jacobs and fatally injuring Dave Buck. A separate crash injured about 30 spectators and four others with broken legs. Senator Lorimer’s daughter Mrs. Ray Graham was among the injured.
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Elgin
Len Zengel
Harry Grant
Hugh Hughes
Dave Buck
Sam Jacobs
Buck
Senator Lorimer
Ray Graham
Ten Die As Car Carrying Choir Members Collides
A motor car carrying 33 passengers including six women from the Consett Cooperative Society choir crashed on a hill near Newcastle due to brake failure. The vehicle ran at high speed, smashed against a tree, and burned, killing ten people and injuring others.
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Newcastle
Eng
Consett Cooperative Society
Cincinnati Market Summary of Grain and Allied Prices
Market report lists Flour-Winter patent 3.90 to 4.15 per unit, wheat No 2 red 92 cents, corn No 2 white 65 to 66 2/3 cents, oats No 2 white 42 to 42.4 cents, cattle shippers 5.50 to 8.65, hogs 4.50 to 7.75, sheep 2.50 to 3.15, lambs 7.00, butter 24 to 28.5 cents, apples 60 to 90 cents per bushel, celery Michigan 1.26 to 1.50 crate, onions home grown 1.76 to 2 per barrel, oranges 4.26 to 4.50 box, potatoes eastern 3.5 to 4.5 per barrel. Prices cover diverse farm outputs and ready-to-sell goods with varied grades and packaging.
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Cincinnati
Michigan
California
Cuticura Remedies Suggested for Child Eczema
A Utah mother credits Cuticura products with curing a severe infant eczema head rash. She describes severe suffering, a rapid recovery after using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment Soap and Ointment, and notes hair regrowth. Sample offers are included from Cuticura Department 12 L Boston.
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Francis Lund
Plain City
Utah
Cuthura
Boston
Florodora Girl Remarks on Advertising After Incident
A Florodora singer jokes about not speaking to Mr Mill yuls and explains he refused to let her shoot him in the leg for publicity. The playful banter suggests clever theater showbiz manipulation and enduring promotional value.
Daughters Health Restored by Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
Baltimore letters praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for curing a 15 year old girl once diagnosed with Green Sickness. The testimonial notes three bottles restored health and urges other girls with painful or irregular periods to seek the remedy, with free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
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Baltimore
Alice
Lydia E. Pinkham
L. A. Corkran
Rutland Street
Baltimore, Md
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fernbank Dam
Norwalk
J. P. Link
Norfolk Motor Car Company
Equitable Relief
Reed
Harlan L. Stewart
Terrible Picture Theatre
Qiaster
Cincinnati Miscellaneous
Mean Man
Lydia E. Pim
Lynn
Mass
Carter
Patna
Athae
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