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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1918
Page
2
Stop borrowing THE UNION Buy it and join today
A brief classified style notice urging readers to subscribe to THE UNION by paying ten cents monthly. It stresses personal action with instructions to send name and address and highlights low cost access.
A Mere Man Bitterly Hits Beauty Fads in 1918
In a Letter to the Enquirer dated October 7 1918 a Cincinnati reader rails against young women using cosmetics and tight fashions. He argues makeup cheapens beauty and lowers femininity blames mothers for allowing daughters to paint and powder and urges a return to soap and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Enquirer
Cincinnati
Great Praise For N. Y. Regiment in July 15 Offensive
Colonel Hayward praises the New York regiment noting their courage under heavy shelling gas and bayonets during the July 15 offensive. He recalls prior doubts about colored soldiers and emphasizes their resilience and performance, saying they endured the most colossal artillery preparation and still came through with colors flying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
How To Get It The Union Subscription Offer
How To Get It. If you want THE UNION send name and address to W P Dabney 420 McAllister Street. We will send it to you. The cost is only 10 cents a month or $1 a year older now for soon the price may go higher. THE UNION is Twelve Years Old. As we sent it to homes we do not bother about weekly sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Dabney
McAllister Street
THE
UNION
Nonessential Industries Declared in DC by Employment Service
The district list designates auto parts shops, car cleaners, sight seeing cars, nonwar auto trucks, porters and janitors, and many service and retail trades as nonessential to war work. Laborers and unskilled workers may seek work in essential industries through the U S employment service, under the labor department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Community Bureau
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Palace Cabaret Bares New World Jazz Ensemble Return
The Palace Cabaret presents the Wickliffe Jazz Band from Chicago featuring artist Col. Michelson and pianist Tony Jackson along with celebrated performers Bessie Hicks Alberta Hunter Florence Mills and Cora in a grand state debut. The show promises the greatest and grandest troupe ever seen in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hicks
Alberta Hunter
Florence Mills
Cora
Working Under Cover and Jennie Porter in Cincinnati
A letter attacks Miss Jennie Porter principal of Stowe School for allegedly aiding Democrat Hardin Tolbert from Kentucky to create a paper to challenge The Union. The piece accuses Porter of using teachers and pupils to boost pro Jim Crow aims, mocks mixed schools, and argues against Porter’s influence with white backers and local officials. It labels Tolbert a brainy ally and ends with a pessimistic note on Jim Crow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Porter
Stowe School
Hardin Tolbert
Kentucky
Anderson
Porter
Booker 7
Washington
Cincinnati
Fusal
Condon
Moses
Tolbert
Colored Democrat
Union
Remus
Dabney
Government Price Controls Promise Fair Wool Distribution
Officials of the War Industries Board announce that government control of wool and woolens has reached a stage guaranteeing equitable distribution to meet government and civilian needs. Prices will be regulated for fair profits, with no range that permits abnormal gains. Officials deny rumors of impending woolens shortages or inflation and urge dealers not to stock beyond current requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Industries Board
Indianapolis News
Soldiers praise colored troops in wartime praise
A vivid quote lauds the courage of colored soldiers, claiming they rank among the best in the war. The speaker asserts high spirits and strong dedication, stating they have not seen tougher fighters.
Promote The Union Subscription Offer
Readers are urged to send their name and address by phone or postal card to the office to receive The Union for ten cents a month. The note proclaims The Union as a nearly twelve year old Republican paper and asserts truthfulness with the line If you read it in The Union, it is true.
Mary Raser Faces Bond Sale Question at Douglass School
Miss Mary Raser, a prominent Douglass School teacher, was confronted by a Liberty Bond official for selling bonds to white buyers. She reportedly challenged the official, asking why sales should be limited to colored people when white buyers also purchase for colored people, effectively settling the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Raser
Douglass School
Mrs. Steward Visits Mrs. Henderson in Springboro
Washington Terrace reports Mrs. Nannie Steward of Springboro Ohio spent several days with Mrs. Louise Henderson last week, sharing time and hospitality in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Steward
Springboro
Ohio
Louise Henderson
Mrs Harrison Returns From Pleasant Visit
Mrs Harrison came back from a pleasant visit to Atlanta and Chattanooga, reported in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Harrison
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Mrs Lucy Reed Improves. Mrs Randolph Visited Cleveland
Mrs Reed shows improvement while Mrs Randolph spent several days in Cleveland Ohio. The note records a social routine with two named individuals and a city linked to their travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Randolph
Cleveland
Ohio
Miss Aletha Pinston Is Buried After Wednesday Service
Miss Aletha Pinston was buried Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Parks of Richmond Kentucky spent a week with her cousin Mrs Pearks of Melbourne Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aletha Pinston
Mrs. Parks
Richmond, Ky
Mrs. Pearks
Melbourne Terrace
Mr Daniels and Mrs Bruce Travel Through Lexington Route to Boston
Mr Daniels of Lexington Kentucky spent several days with Mrs Mary Bruce en route to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Daniels
Lexington
Mary Bruce
Boston
Oh France Dear France Gift of Victory Poem
Poem praising France during wartime, referencing Alsace Lorraine and victory. Attributed to Ethel Watts Mumford of the Vigilantes, expressing loving sacrifice and confidence in a bright future for France. The piece frames devotion and restoration as a personal pledge of homeland support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Ethel Watts Mumford
the Vigilantes
Trees Lean With the Wind and Roots Strengthen
The text explains how trees lean away from prevailing winds and develop stronger roots on the windward side. When south winds dominate, trees incline northward and roots grow most toward the south to balance and anchor the tree against the pressure.
Just for a Smile Got It From Hearsay
A group of elderly women on a veranda compare their birth weights. One claims she weighed 30 pounds at birth, the others react with concern. The punchline: she survived and did well, despite the frightening start.
Two Stores for Transients in Nearby Village
A stranger seeking boarding near a Boston area country town asks for a place to stay and is told there are two stores that keep transients. The exchange highlights local humor as the man replies with a dry, offbeat answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Unclear Conflict Sparks Financial Strain in Marriage
Fragmentary notes reveal a husband Jones resisting his wife leaving home over money worries. The dialogue hints at marital strain and separation driven by financial constraints and the need for funds.
Two Points of View at the Beach
A brief dialogue at the beach contrasts two speakers on love. One asks if she is the first man they have ever loved, while the other counters with different memories. The exchange hints at past romance and current tension without explicit details.
Silk Producing Insects and Their Vast Diversity
The article notes around 200 silk producing insect species, most with little practical value. It explains that caterpillar groups weaving silk into tents challenge human understanding and support by feeding on fruit trees and ornamentals, while spiders dominate silk for locomotion and prey capture.
Deepest Ocean Point Found Off Mindanao
A record deep ocean trench has been located off Mindanao in the Philippine islands reaching 32 088 feet, while Mount Everest tops the Himalayas at 20 002 feet. The vertical difference between the two stands near 1144 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Mount
Everest
Himalayas
Insulated rifle barrels temper immune to heat changes
Popular Science notes an insulated rifle barrel lets a gunner handle a weapon without temperature concerns. It also cites sea gulls signaling submarine presence as they follow ships. France proposes renaming the perfume Eau de Cologne to Kau de Provence to remove German associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
No Cross of Gold Found in Moscow Lake Treasure Tale
A column recalls legends of a golden cross said to be buried in Lake Semlevo in Moscow after Napoleon allegedly sought it as a war trophy. Draining the lake years ago yielded no cross, only relics from Napoleon’s retreat. Similar myths surround other lakes and buried riches like Attila’s Danube fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Semlevo
Napoleon
Answers
Danube
Attil
Attila
How to Prepare Candied Fruits and Vegetables
Step by step guide to candying fruits and vegetables. Choose uniform pieces wash and cut fruit halves quarters or small sections. Prepare sirup variants with spices ginger or plain sugar cook until a thread forms then drain dry in a slow oven and roll in sugar as needed.
Hard to Hit Nail on Head With Definition of Humor
Endless are the definitions of humor and its shading from wit with no formula to guarantee a jest. A sense to perceive it is essential and understanding to weigh it. Recommending a new humor book is dangerous as laughs may turn to blank stares.
England's grain crop to be largest since 1868 says Fielding
Sir Charles Fielding, director general of food production, told the Daily Mail that England will harvest the biggest grain crop since 1868. Several thousand soldiers are on farms, joined by harvesters such as schoolchildren, students, boy scouts, village and college women and girls of the land army, as well as Belgian and Serbian refugees and German prisoners. Clerks are vacationing on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Charles Fielding
Daily Mail
Land Army
Carnegie Began as Telegraph Operator in Youth
Andrew Carnegie, the multimillionaire steel magnate, is described as a Scottish immigrant who started in the United States as a telegraph operator. During the Civil War he served as superintendent of military railways and telegraph lines to the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seneca
N. Y
Hayward
Mound Street
Col. Michelson
Chicago
Wickliffe Jazz Band of
Tony Jackson
Green, Caroline Willams
Washington Terrace
Lucy Reed
Cleaude Thrasher
Sam
Uncle Sam
Mark
Popular Science
Carnegie
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