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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1920
Page
2
The publication outlines its purpose to spread news while fostering union and loyalty among readers. It emphasizes working together for shared spiritual, material, mental, moral, and political interests to strengthen the race and community.
An ancient Seneca maxim about reciprocity appears in a brief quotation noting that deeds return as others mirror our actions and repay kindness or harm in kind.
A national representative endorsed by the Women’s Clubs of the U S will speak at St John A M E Church on Friday night May 28 tickets are 25 cents Go and bring your children to hear her inspiring talk about her role with the International Council of Women in Copenhagen Denmark The speaker is connected with the N A A C P Y M C A and Oberlin College affiliations.
At the AME Church general conference in St Louis resolutions urged full suffrage for women and strict enforcement of prohibition. The conference said enforcement does not affect churches as they are allowed spirit for communion and related practices.
Mr C L Sharper of 418 McAllister street attended the funeral of his granddaughter Gertrude Irene Arrington known as Baby Sister. Born November 12 1916 she died May 18 1920 at 2 59 pm. Funeral at the residence with Bro Bester Steele Jr in charge. Gratitude expressed to family friends nurses doctors undertaker and flower girls.
Members and friends of Second M E Church Cumminsville hosted a reception on Wednesday night to honor Rev H W Tate and his family as he completes his third year as pastor. A program, flowers for the pastor and wife, and a luncheon followed, with Mrs Amelia Burns as committee chair.
Report notes a rise in mediums and spiritualist guides likened to Western Union messages. Mention of Sir Conan Doyle cited as saying the dead may pursue familiar pleasures in the next world, including alcohol and tobacco.
Lincoln Theatre offers a Sunday Douglass Ford feature When the Clouds Roll By produced by his company. Monday brings Chas Hutchinson in The Whirlwind, Fair banks plays When the Clouds Roll By. Tuesday presents Victor Hugo Les Miserables by Fox with Wm Farnam. Wednesday Douglass McClean and Dorothy May in Marys Ankle. Thursday Stuart Holmes and Frankie Mann in Trailed by Three. Friday Fox production A Tale of Two Cities. Saturday doubles Helen Holmes in The Fatal Fortune and Pathe serial The Third Eye starring Warner Oland. Big Country Store every Friday night.
Sunday features Wallace Reid in Excuse My Dust with stunt driving. Monday Bryant Washburn stars in It Pays to Advertise. Tuesday Tom Rix in The Fued. Wednesday and Thursday Constance Talmadge in The Virtuous Vamp. Friday Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch with Lightning Brice. Gilda Gray performs Shimmy. Saturday William S Hart in The Breed of Men. Also King’s Jazz Babies and country store nights noted.
Cadiz C May 23 six barrels of fermenting mash were confiscated by the Sheriff at a Burnet residence. The mash brewed in Adana was moved to Burnet and the odor along the way attracted attention, drawing the Sheriff to investigate.
A militant reply to a Cincinnati Journal article insulting the local N A A C P and mocking its leadership. The writer defends the branch, attacks segregationists, and condemns a figure accused of attacking the group. The piece urges white support, denounces lies, and cites The Crisis May as further evidence of the N A A C P’s work. It also condemns violence against women and implies legal action against a man named Mr Taylor.
Advertising short for a furnished front room available for a man and wife or two men. Located at 2407 Symmes Street. Contact Woodburn 2413 L by phone for details.
A speaker explains unfamiliar pool play to a friend who offered guidance. The tale covers breaking balls, shooting, and a fear of rough behavior, with questions about legality and personal boundaries in a pool hall setting.
Print shop ad offers cheap business cards numbered at 1000 for 1.85 and includes letterheads envelopes bill heads dodgers and wedding invitations announcements dances parties Church printing emphasized. Entertainment tickets sold at 1.85 per thousand. Home or office service with phone Ridge 592 and agent visits. K L Ebersole 3710 Lueders Ave Cincinnati Ohio.
Mary Bell Saulter of 925 West Eighth Street resumes sole ownership and manufacture of the M. D. S. System. She invites friends to visit or contact as she restarts operations and production activities.
John Taylor, 25, of Greenville Mississippi, shot three colored women within hours on Carlisle avenue in separate houses. Victims Mary Webb 28 Atlanta Reese 19 Fannie Wallace 21 all survived. Taylor arrested at a Carlisle avenue hotel with a loaded revolver. Police report and local reaction noted.
The mink, sable, otter, marten, ermine and fox are described as destroyers of animal life and should be shot. Seals at sea are also mentioned as threats. Skunks and raccoons raid bird eggs and poultry yards, reducing bird crops and poultry.
The First Drum Corps, a Colored Drum Corps of Company D Knights of Honor, organized by Capt. A J Walker and staff, invites inquiries for engagements. Drill season starts May 3 at Cutter Street from Barr to 6th. contact Capt. Walker at 623 West 6th Street.
The G U O F Household held excellent services Sunday. Mrs E Culpher entertained the Lincoln Club Monday night. Rev Dickersons wife is improving. Rev B F Smith spoke at Bethel. Emile Denny is very poorly. Mrs E Dorch visited Queen City. Mrs L Williams hosted Walnut Hills visitors. Mr Jenkins was laid to rest at home. Memorial exercises at Bethel Church Sunday at 5 p m.
Miss Clara Stevens completes the Poro System training from Mrs. Hattie M. Castleman and now offers hair and scalp care at her residence 2312 May Street. Phone Woodburn 5153-Y.
A prospectus offers ownership of one or more Cherry Grove lots in Cincinnati Ohio with a plan for steady lifetime income. Each lot 220 by 144 feet priced at 54.50 with three dollars monthly payments, no interest, warranty deed, money back guarantee. Descriptive booklet available from Homestead Development Association Dept A 222 West Court Street Cincinnati Canal 4339.
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