Greg Hand
Gilbert Mosby, The “Konjola King,” Was Cincinnati’s Other Prohibition Millionaire
He wasn't George Remus, but he sold a lot of patent medicine during the Prohibition.
Cincinnati Curiosities: Your Guide To Buried Treasure In Cincinnati
Today, there are still rumors of hidden treasures in the Cincinnati region.
Cincinnati Curiosities: Dr. Goforth’s Collapsible Lion
Did monstrous lions prowl prehistoric Cincinnati? (And do they still exist?)
No ‘Street Walkers’ Here: Cincinnati Prostitutes On Wheels
Even Cincinnati’s “frail sisterhood” enjoyed the fad.
That Time A YMCA Construction Crew Found A Pot Of Gold
Who buried the pot of gold unearthed during construction of the downtown YMCA?James “J.M.” Armstrong was dead by 1917, but he once owned the land. He certainly had enough gold, but leaving pots of...
Before “Please?”: Early Cincinnati Slang
In 1912, a Philadelphia lawyer named Richard H. Thornton published a most amazing collection of “Americanisms,” or English words unique to the United States, titled “An American Glossary.” A great number of his Americanisms are found in a book published in Cincinnati in 1831.
17 Curious Facts They Never Tell You About The Tyler Davidson Fountain
As this icon approaches its 150th birthday, many Cincinnatians remain unaware of some of its most curious lore.
One Hundred Years Ago, Anti-German Hysteria Consumed Cincinnati
Overnight, anti-German animosity consumed Cincinnati in 1917.
The Protein That Could Stop Cancer in its Tracks
Researchers at Children's are studying how cancer spreads—and maybe how it stops.
What’s The Deal With Procter & Gamble’s Famous “Blind Pig” Soap?
For a long time, Ivory soap was just one of many bar soaps sold by Procter & Gamble. The big seller in the early decades of the 1900s was “P and G White Naphtha Soap,” nicknamed “Blind Pig Soap” for reasons we shall examine.
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