Piqua Press Notice Details and Post Office Info
The item lists the Piqua Press publication details including address 415 North Wayne Street and classification as second class matter with a 1916 defender entry. It also notes foreign representatives with Ralph Mulligan at 38 Park Row New York.
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Piqua Press
Publishing Compsany
North
Wayne Street
Piqua
Ohio
Ralph Mulligan
Park Row
New York
Birth of a Nation draws first showing in Piqua
The photo drama shown at May’s Opera House yesterday drew large crowds with matinee and evening showings. The city reported no race disturbances as residents from both communities watched this controversial film. Ohio’s censors had initially blocked it, and a House debate led by R L Beatty highlighting race issues preceded its passage for public exhibition.
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D. W. Griffith
Thomas Dixon
May
Opera House
Piqua
America
Ohio
Censor Board
R. Lee Beatty
Hamilton County
House of Representatives
United States
Lee Beatty
Ed. J. Hopple
Beatty
Birth of a Nation referenced in Ohio film discussion
A discussion of the film Birth of a Nation notes its portrayal of journalism and southern Black life as history in pictures. It recounts a legislative scene where a bill passes the House 128 to 0 before dying in the judiciary committee, and mentions Jim Fleming losing then regaining his job over the controversy.
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Acker
Appenzeller
House
Senate
Judiciary
Ohio
Jim Fleming
Lima
Philadelphia
Joe McCarthy
Willis
Fleming
Cox
Economy and Saving for Wartime Support
A wartime admonition argues that deploying a million and a half soldiers drains productive capacity and consumes vast resources. It urges minimal domestic demand to conserve supplies and credit, maximizing aid to allied armies and honoring American sacrifices for liberty and justice.
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America
Price tumble in horse sales sparks debate on causes
Prices at public sales for horses are dropping. Farmers point to high feed costs and wintering expenses, while others blame reduced use for road travel. The drift toward tractors and motor trucks is seen as unhooking horses from many loads. Plowing and seeding loom next spring as hay and grain prices rise, with speculation on government action. Russia and France are noted as historic horse-breeding powers.
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Hoover
Russia
France
Piqua Streets Crumbling Avenues Frustrate Travelers
Many approaches into Piqua especially from east and west are in deplorable condition making travel difficult. City streets and corporate avenues need temporary winter fixes before ground freezes. Country roads are in fair shape with a few very bad spots, but deterioration worsens after city life ends. Visitors exiting moodily recall the town’s progress.
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Piqua
Corporation
Hunters and farmers react to season and war measures
The piece notes a poor hunting season with quails listed as song birds but pheasants allowed to be shot, rabbits elusive due to dry weather, and suggests snow may improve hunting. It mentions draft board rejections offering a chance to train, farmers needing labor, anthracite miners’ 35 cent per ton raise, consumer costs from supply and demand, and tax shifts toward charity and youth programs.
Christmas Thrift Drives in Putnam County War Effort
The text urges thrift stamps to support Uncle Sam, praising penny savings and U S securities, while joking about substitutions like dasheen for potatoes and French fries. It notes a record wedding at seventy five and eighty one, and calls for early Christmas shopping as a war assistance measure.
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Uncle Sam
Putnam County
Cornered Philosopher Sparks Frostville Banter on Economy
A wry banter unfolds as a local crowd riffs on marriage, poverty and love. A philosopher mocks economic talk while a wife quips two can live cheaper than one. They joke that a heaven-made marriage avoids the devil, otherwise trouble follows.
Two Points of View Mr. Commuter Grows Suburban Dreams
A streetcar dialogue features Mr. Commuter extolling suburban life over city living. He cites faster commutes, reliable seating, and evenings on a garden porch with fresh produce and quiet neighbors. He invites Billy Uptowne to consider moving out.
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Billy
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Suburban LifeVs City In A Lively Letter
A lively letter contrasts suburban and city life as Mrs Commuter and friends discuss winter plans in Lone Lyvale. They joke about trains, gardens, roosters and hens, radishes, lettuce, and a clash of urban Broadway appeal with rural perks. The piece includes remarks on travel, gardening costs, and social ties.
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Lonelyvale
Billy Uptowney
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Mamma
Harry
Billy
Love of Poultry and Nature Akin in This Era
A thoughtful essay argues that poultry keeping stems from a love of nature rather than gambling. It notes the joy of tending fowl, backyard plots, and farms, urging humane, sane growth of the hobby while warning against unscrupulous promoters and noting the industry’s past boom untethered by rich quick schemes.
Red Cross Christmas Membership Drive Urges Enrollment
State War Board bulletin urges Red Cross chapters statewide to enroll at least 21 percent of their population during the Christmas drive from December WW to 24. Ohio Red Cross membership stands at 508000 and must reach 800000 for the overseas message to send cheer to the troops. Citizens are urged to enroll themselves and every family member as a patriotic duty, not merely seek membership.
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Red Cross
Ohio
Piqua Knights Elect Officers For Ensuing Term
Piqua Castle No 27 Knights of the Golden Eagle elected officers for the ensuing term at the regular meeting Monday evening. The installation will be held at the first meeting night in the new year. The entertainment committee served sandwiches coffee and cigars. A suggested trip to Sidney was postponed due to smallpox in that city. Officers elected include P C E O Morris N C Herbert Mason V C Floyd Garrett S H Chas T Martin HH P N R Gilbert V H Ray Bireley M of RH C North C of B W M Pleming K of B H L Moors Trustee G F Snavely.
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Piqua Castle
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Sidney
P. C
Morris
N. C
Herbert Mason
V. C
Floyd Garrett S
H—Chas
T. Martin
HH. P—N. R
Former resident dead in Tampa after illness
The Piqua friends of Mrs. Win. Hay of Tampa Fla received news of her death at her home Sunday night at 11 38 after several weeks illness She was sister of Mrs Brooks Johnson of Troy and formerly Miss Mabel Marshal who lived in Piqua for years She helped in the First Baptist church and was highly esteemed Her remains will return to be laid to rest in her city of adoption
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Piqua Friends
Win. Hay
Tampa
Fla
Hay
Abrs. Brooks Johnson
Troy
Mabel Marshal
First Baptist Church
Petrified Trees of Great Age Across Arizona
Ancient petrified wood in Arizona has become agate and amethyst crystals. The trees were once submerged in a primordial sea before being raised again. Scientists estimate their age at about 60 million years.
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Arizona
Detroit Flags Through Three Nations History
Detroit has seen French, British, and American flags over two centuries. Founded by the French, captured by the British, and later evacuated with American troops marching in under the American flag.
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Detroit
Small Dogs Learn Tricks Fast Across Breeds
Small dogs show the quickest learning with terriers poodles spaniels and dachshunds among the brightest. The poodle tops as the cleverest of all studied breeds noted for rapid trick performance.
Oil Fire Extinguished By Milk Emulsion Trick
A pilot experiment suggests pouring milk over burning petroleum stops spread by forming an emulsion with the oil. Fire officials caution that this is not a standard firefighting method and only considered in controlled tests.
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