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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1920
Page
2
The text extols Union value and loyalty to uplift readers. It emphasizes working together for spiritual, mental, moral and political betterment and asks what one has done for others to inspire reciprocal effort.
Jacksonville Fla December 22 more than two hundred Ku Klux Klan members silent ly paraded the streets of South Jacksonville wearing white caps masks and gowns led by a herald with a flaming cross no explanation was given. The show of force occurred after dark and lights in the business district were briefly extinguished. Imperial Wizard W J Simmons of Atlanta said the group supports white supremacy and lawfulness but critics note the display echoes threats against Black residents and question how authorities would respond if Black Klansmen staged a rival parade.
The Isadore H Crozier Bricklaying Co completed a power house for the Pomeroy Salt Association Co using one and a half million bricks. The project highlights the skill of colored brick masons and includes trainees from the Colored Industrial School led by principal Wm Decatur. Offices in Cincinnati Columbus and Pomeroy.
Sunday features Chas. Ray in Paris Green a Paramount special showing the Rube boy. Monday pairs Warner Oland and Juanita Hansen in the Phantom Foe with Pauline Frederick in ZAZA. Tuesday and Wednesday Normal Tealmage in The Woman Gives a First National Special about justice. Thursday Fox chapter Bride 13 a Western and a comedy. Friday Merely Mary Ann a Fox feature from 1920. Saturday Ruth Roland in Ruth of the Rockies with Velvet Fingers first chapter and a Seitz fifteenth chapter play and a comedy.
A patriotic Scottish man met an eminent Shakespearean scholar after a meeting. He praised the lecturer but asked if he thought Shakespeare was cleverer than Rabbie Burns, prompting a quick, humorous exchange.
Sunday ends the Smarter Set engagement in BAMBOULA the Jazzonian operetta. Monday brings THE INVISIBLE D XFORCE a sensational feature. Tuesday shows PANTHER and ROY WHITE tabloid. Wednesday Thursday present ON WITH THE DANCE. Friday final chapter THE TIGER BAND and THE VALLEY OF DOUBT. Saturday FOX feature THE JOYOUS TROUBLE MAKERS with fighting scene. Big Country Store offers Tuesday night giveaways.
For sale items include Loom Cottage with gas and water inside, a large lot at 3725 Dirt Street Cumminsville. Contact Park 1367 X for details.
An old advertising snippet touts a hair restorer with claims of wonderful fast results. It states agents wanted to handle Relda Hair Restorer and mentions raids and switches made of combings. Contact North 246 X at 2702 Alms Place Walnut Hills.
A promotional notice from Homestead Development Association advertises ownership of one or more lots in Cherry Grove with promises of steady lifetime income. It details landscaping with trees and strawberry plants, free development during payment, and potential net profits once developed. Lot 30514 ft priced at 59.50 each with 3 monthly payments, no interest, warranty deed and money back guarantee. Contact Dept. A at 222 West Court Street, Cincinnati Ohio, Canal 4339.
A Boston Post fragment mocks electric belts as a modern cure, contrasting them with a cauterizing mustard plaster. The tale features a doctor and a kingly crown joke, noting the meter records currents and the belt can soothe patients without burning them, while the plaster risks charred results.
John complains he was kept late at the office while Mary counters that she called at seven. A clock discrepancy becomes a playful quarrel as he notes a late return home and a misread time. Mary insists she called as scheduled, and John asserts his clock must be slow.
A quirky exchange between Sam and Tom centers on a pumpkin joke about hollowing its inside. Mr. Ass quips that De Forrest is a particular friend, while Mr. B. suggests being particular would affect their friendship.
An historical note describes mustard plaster as a long used remedy for internal pain. It contrasts a modern substitute and recalls how plasters were prepared at home, applied by wives, and used to draw pain from the body, with vivid but clinical language about the process.
Instructions describe cooking four eggs in shells, making a yolk ham parsley cream mixture, folding into whites, and topping with a mayonnaise cucumber sauce. Includes frying bread rounds, cheese butter mustard and fruit juice spread on bread, yielding sandwich filling that keeps refrigerated.
A regional girls school eight miles from Nicholasville on the Lexington Danville pike advertises a two acre campus, 200 acre farm, and board and tuition at nine dollars per month. It stresses a nonsectarian policy under the Northern Presbyterian Church and notes fall term opens October 6 with winter term January 1 alongside finishing from good colleges.
Classified ad notes revival of printing services offering one thousand cards for 1.86 with samples and a phone contact. Mentions own building, no rent, and address 8371 Lurders Ave Cincinnati. Agent to call at serve as sales approach.
C. J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower promoted by Mrs Thes who has opened headquarters for treating scalps and growing hair under any conditions. Goods available at wholesale and retail. Address 653 Kenyon Avenue.
Business printing items listed include letterheads envelopes bill heads dodgers and wedding invitations with entertainment tickets priced at 2.25 per thousand. Calls to sample viewing urged with Ridge 2 and agent contact details for K L Ebersole at 3719 Lueders Ave Cincinnati.
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