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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1918
Page
2
The Union explains its purpose to inform and unite readers in Cincinnati. It urges loyal, cooperative effort across spiritual, material, mental, moral, and political realms and invites readers to subscribe for ten cents a month.
An October World's Work note via United States envoy in Italy reports a Negro holding a Bolshevik government post in Russia. The New Era calls it a historic milestone for democracy and asks what U S Republicans and Democrats will think, as quoted by the New York Call.
Envoys for World Peace Council to be elected by race delegates assembled in National Representative Congress at Washington in Wesley Zion Church December 16 to 18 1918. The meeting aims to lobby for exemption from democracy rights limits and to send envoys to Versailles.
Sunday features Winsome Dorothy Dalton in Green Eyes with a dramatic tale of a jealous husband and a colorful old time camp meeting. Monday offers Wm Duncan in A Fight for Millions and a comedy. A Tuesday bowman and the Law follows. Wednesday showcases Believe Me Xantippe with Wallace Reid. Thursday Ruth Hansen and The Brass Bullet with Sennett comedy. Friday Gala Day with Baby Grands Doing Their Bit. Saturday Ruth Roland in Hands Up plus a Wm Fox Sunshine Country Store and new vaudeville Monday.
Bethel Communion was largely attended. Mrs A Willis hosted friends Sunday. Mr Zion held their monthly communion. Mr E Dorch is again on the sick list. Mrs H Graham's brother recovering from his accident. Sewing Circle dinner was successful. Mrs L Williams visited sister Monday. Sympathy extended to Mrs Lewis of Woodlawn on her husband’s death. Mr and Mrs Spilles relocated on Vine street. Mrs Phelps and daughter hosted sister from Cincinnati. Mrs Harris of Oak street critically ill. Thanksgiving Union services well attended. Mrs Francis Greely remains poorly. Mrs S Schooler spoke to Lincoln Club Monday. Rev B F Lee of Springfield conducted Bethel services Saturday evening. Mrs E Culpher entertained Rev Williams and wife of Hamilton Sunday. Rev Baker of Glendale preached at Bethel Sunday. Mr Young returned from Kentucky.
The American Woodmen, a fraternal insurance society based in Denver, expands in Ohio with endowment polices and other forms of insurance approved by the state insurance commissioner I W H Tomlinson. In Cincinnati the membership nears 60 percent with a goal of 1000, and claims are paid promptly, often before burial. Office for inquiries listed as 510 West Sixth Street, Cincinnati.
A Lincolnshire corporal captured in 1917 describes brutal conditions in German camps and working parties. He recalls whippings, shootings for attempting to obtain food, meager rations at Minden, and harsh guard actions. He notes poor living conditions and limited correspondence with home, with some better treatment at times in Minden and Hattington.
A discussion notes that sturdy growth from delicate maiden hair fern roots can crack pots, grass blades can push curbstones apart, and plants have even fractured hard rocks. It cites Aldabra island near Madagascar where mangroves erode cliffs, causing island reduction.
A compact set of aphorisms on language, foresight, and misfortune. It notes the undogged irony of backstabbing, the German army learning cost of movement, and the pessimist’s perpetual expectation of worst outcomes.
The finest asbestos variety amianthus comes from Tarantaise in Savoy. Fabric woven from asbestos is sometimes called urlenthine cloth.
In Columbus restaurants sugar is kept in a glass-lined compartment between coins. When paying, the cashier rings up the total and the drawer opens. customers receive a sugar allowance selected from oatmeal, coffee, grapefruit, or breakfast foods, without any wink.
Specialists of the U S Department of Agriculture say good cider vinegar meeting federal and state food laws can be produced on the farm. Apple cider ferments to alcohol then acetic acid. windfall or sound apples not marketable as fruit suit vinegar making. Ground apples pressed slowly. settle in barrels. two main methods exist: slow barrel and rolling generator, the former simple but slow, the latter more elaborate and requiring daily attention.
A writer notes wrist motion as key to husking speed as corn shucking evolves from a rough labor to a craft. Earlier giants set pace. smaller workers gain recognition as technique improves. Trade journals cite shift to shorter hours and a uniform pay scale, with commission per bushel rising in prominence.
A collection of aphorisms on courtesy self-possession and city life. It offers wry maxims about polite behavior meeting strangers luck during travel and the preciousness of the heart with the recurring image of luck tokens and personal ballast.
The president, as commander in chief, is signaled by distinct flags. The army flag is red with the United States coat of arms in the center, while the navy flag shares the same coat of arms but is blue in color.
United States leads in per capita corn use at 29.40 bushels and accounts for over 80 percent of global production. Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, and Japan follow with smaller consumptions. The department of agriculture notes most countries’ crops are below average.
Popular Astronomy discusses an optical illusion causing the setting sun to appear larger and oval. W F Badgley explains atmospheric magnification and an aerial lens effect making the sun look elongated near the horizon.
The Tobacco Merchants Association proposes conserving 28 776 000 feet of lumber by using smaller wooden cigar boxes under a plan to be submitted to the War Industries Board. The scheme aims to reduce box capacity and material thickness, cutting cigar packaging waste as part of a broader wartime efficiency drive.
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