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Newspaper
The Star
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1872
Page
3
A satirical poem from Appleton’s Journal Americanizes a Christmas dinner scene. It portrays a turkey as a patriotic centerpiece, contrasting American abundance with biblical Judean imagery, and ends with a mock toast to national pride and roast poultry. The piece mixes culinary imagery with cultural nostalgia and suggests consuming the turkey as a symbol of American spirit.
A Salt Lake City bishop, husband of many wives, returns from San Francisco with 208 mouth organs for his blended brood. A cascade of misread weddings and visions followed, as Brigham and other figures seal new unions, leading to chaos, celebrations, and a final tangle that ends with a lunatic asylum and a curious Christmas morning.
The Rochester Democrat reports fashionable shops dress up toys with extravagant prices, noting a $150 doll and even a $500 automaton two feet high that walks. It contrasts luxury toys with nine dollar basics, condemning the impact on poor children and the loss of childhood buoyancy amid such competition.
Memphis reports a December disaster as an ice gorge dislodges over 300,000 bushels of coal, washing it away and sinking. The rising river threatens more breaks, with immense damage to steamers and dry docks. thirteen vessels sunk or heavily damaged.
Foreign dispatch from St Petersburg dated December 27 states an official bulletin this morning announces the Czarowitz's condition is improved and his fever is abating.
In Louisville a Southern Railway passenger train departing at 11 40 last night ran off the track near a junction about ninety miles south of the city. The wreck caused a fire and the baggage car was destroyed. Nearly one hundred passengers were aboard and many were injured. authorities fear a serious loss of life as details are still sparse.
Washington, Dec 27. The President will receive Cabinet and Foreign Ministers at 11 30 A M and Supreme Court judges at 12 M. Senators and Representatives, Governor of DC and suite at 12 30 P M. DC Supreme Court and Court of Claims judges at 12 45 P M. Army and Navy officers at 1 00 P M. Bureau heads at 12 30 P M. War of 1812 veterans and oldest inhabitant members at 12 45 P M. Citizens reception from 1 00 to 2 00 P M. Winter evening receptions set for January 15, 29 and February 12.
Snow suppression halts business in New York as streets flood with delay. Williard's confectionery on Broadway burns, with adjacent structures and stores damaged. losses reach about 100000 dollars. Coal sale by Delaware, Lackawanna & Western postponed to Friday. Stokes defense proceeds with Florence Carr cabman deposition. Stokes testifies. A small fire at Third National Bank is quickly contained.
The Central Literary Society at Central Presbyterian Church presented a program with essays and declamations, a mock trial where Miss Good-for-Nothing sues Miss Gossip for slander, and a refined supper. The audience was large and praised the performances, hoping future shows match the past success.
A sufferer calls on Cincinnati residents to demand an investigation into the city stables. He alleges drunken ruffians frequent the stables each evening, with beer issued to workers and Superintendent and foremen implicated. He cites a Christmas Eve incident and urges sobriety and reform under Mayor Davis.
The piece extols a permanent society offering bacontoene, with year by year growth, broader member base, and easier access to funds. It argues on withdrawal rules, equalized expenses, and better governance by directors, touting Home Tur proposals and Cincinnati's BuipIe Association No. 8 as a model of safe, profitable real estate backed investments for savers and borrowers.
A historical Cincinnati document outlines Article I naming the association, meeting times, members rights, and a 13 member board. It details officer duties, loan rules, stock, dividends, fines, and dissolution procedures, with amendments process and governance structure.
The document outlines meeting order for the Board of Directors including minutes, secretary's receipts, loan consideration, committee reports, and miscellaneous business. It details premium handling, interest/late charges, and security on loans, as well as accounting, auditing, and depository arrangements. It sets auditing duties, transfer rules, and mortgage dissolution provisions with durations and payment terms.
A member may repay borrowed money to the Association at any time, paying only interest and the premium for the use of funds. Example shows a four percent rate with a loan repaid early. weekly dues include dividends and loan payments. Details mention per share amounts, weeks, and totals, but the text is fragmented and unclear.
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