Piqua Press Publishing Company Address and Rates
Publication details list the Piqua Press Publishing Company address at 115 North Wayne Street and indicate second class matter status since December 28, 1915. Foreign representative Ralph Mulligan in New York. Subscriptions priced at 10 cents weekly by carrier and various mail options: $3.00 yearly, $1.50 half year, 78 cents three months, 25 cents one month.
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Piqua Press Publishing Company
North Wayne Street
Piqua
Ohio
Let Us Not Forget Christmas War Sacrifices
A wartime editorial urges continued Christmas giving to support the war effort and aid the needy. It condemns misinformed anti‑giving sentiments, praises church gratitude, and calls on Americans to share joy through thoughtful gifts while supporting merchants and national aid drives.
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Konhem
Christmas Gift Echoes From Wise Men’s Example
A reflective note praises gifts given to the infant Jesus, highlighting the Three Wise Men as examples of generosity. The passage emphasizes brightening hearts through giving and carrying forward a spirit of benevolent exchange.
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Jesus
American people rally to food effort in war mobilization
The speech praises Americans for meeting war demands with men ships money and now food. It notes 1.5 million volunteers and vast shipbuilding while urging continued sacrifice. It highlights changing eating habits toward corn poultry sugar and fats as food moves to Europe and asserts the nation will not fail in this great war effort.
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Relp
Boverty
Loang
Pat
Eliever
Ineas
Europe
Butchering Time and Farmhouse Feast Returns
Fresh meat arrives with the first pig-killing of the season. On rural farms the event feeds all, from the pup gnawing ears and bones to the toothless grandfather savoring tender sausage and fillets, marking a communal autumn sustenance ritual.
The Presidents Message by President Wilson
President Wilson presents a war message praised as clear and accessible for all readers. He frames the war as a fight against rulers, not the German people, urging sacrifice for the righteous cause and noting America’s stance against Austria-Hungary and Prussianism.
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Wilson
Austria-Hungary
Contingent Selectives and Winter Weather Quips
The fragment voices opinions on selective service, noting that late registrants may regret delays. It jokes about winter hardships for the unaccustomed and mocks confiscation as theft. It mentions President Wilson’s wartime stance, East Cleveland skunk odors from Rockefeller property, and urges thrift stamp investments.
Red Grass workshop aids soldiers with garments
Yesterday at the Red Grass workshop sixty eight women from Presbyterian church Favorite Hill Mission and the Reading club contributed to the effort by making 2,469 surgical dressings and completing three pajama suits. The workers in Piqua are noted for their diligence with no slackers and the campaign continues to ease suffering among the soldiers overseas.
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Red Grass
Presbyterian Church
Favorite Hill Mission
Reading Club
Piqua
War gardens did not hurt farmers after war planting surge
Concern rose last spring that wartime kitchen gardens would flood markets and squeeze profits for vegetable grocers. Despite a 220 percent rise in garden planting and a total crop value of 550 million dollars, packers testified that war gardens did not harm the produce trade as prices stayed firm in major markets all summer.
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Packer
Local Red Cross Worker's Post Office Moment
A prominent Piqua lady walked into the post office lobby around noon with Red Cross yarn. Her dress snagged by thread, she calmly said she had been working at the Red Cross shop as onlookers watched. Car drivers are warned to slow at downtown intersections after near-collisions near the post office and Union Street South Main Street.
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Red Cross
Union Street
South Main Street
Ohioans in list General Pershing reports casualties
General Pershing reported to the war department seven US soldiers killed in action in France between November 12 and 17. Included are Corporal Virgil G. Winebrenner of Marion Indiana and Private Peter Wojtalewicz of Chicago. Wounded: Private Paul Crabtree of Portsmouth and Private Lester Ritchey of Salem. Also cited is a separate roundup in Cleveland of forty six men arrested as slackers turned over to justice authorities.
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General Pershing
France
Washington
Pershing
War Department
Virgil G. Winebrenner
Marion
Ind
Peter Wojtalewicz
Chicago
Paul Crabtree
Portsmouth
Lester Ritchey
Salem
Cleveland
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Sixteen British Ships Sunk by Mines and Submarines
The British admiralty reports that sixteen merchantmen over 1,600 tons were sunk last week by mines or submarines in British waters. One vessel under 1,690 tons and four fishing ships were also lost, according to the London statement.
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Admiralty
London
Italian Shipping Losses From Submarine War
Rome reports Italian shipping losses for the week ended December 2 due to submarine activity. One steamer over 1,600 tons, one smaller steamer, and three small sailing vessels were sunk or damaged.
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Rome
Thousands Walk Out in Twin Cities Strike Over Union Buttons
In St Paul and Minneapolis thousands of union laborers quit work to press demands after streetcar workers were fired for wearing union buttons. About three thousand armed guards patrol St Paul. union gathering was orderly. The strike follows the dismissal of 1,690 workers and concerns wage and recognition in the union. Also reported is the death of Ohio soldier Corporal Milton K. Sharpe, 22, killed when his neck was broken after being jolted by a horse team. President Wilson allows temporary rural carriers to fill in when regulars are on military duty, without civil service limits, if competency is shown.
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Twin Cities
St. Paul
Minn
Dee
Minneapolis
Siauds
Union
Mfeling
Streetcar Men's Union
Ohio
Montgomery
Ala
Milton K. Sharpe
Cleveland
One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Field Artillery
Sharpe
Ohio State University
Washington
Wilson
Prohibition Amendment Nears House Vote
Washington December 6 The House Judiciary Committee backs submitting the nationwide prohibition question to state legislatures. A favorable report is expected from Chairman Webb ahead of the holiday adjournment, with a vote on the measure planned for next Tuesday.
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House
Washinon
House Judiciary Committee
Webb
Rescuers Free Captured Americans Near Cambrai Front
A mixed force of London, American and Canadian engineers with British troops were cut off in the Cambrai sector. They were rescued as a British detachment killed the German escort of 20 or more guarding the prisoners and led them toward safety from Chonzeaucourt toward Cambrai.
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London
Cambrai
Chonzeaucourt
Paris
Camber
Sugarless Fruit Cake Recipe From State War Board Bulletin
Allied sugar shortages in France and Italy press home the need for thrift. Ghio housewives are urged to use sugarless recipes and rationed ingredients to bake patriotic desserts. A fruit cake is described using nuts dates figs raisins citron and lemon zest and juice, packed in a tin with a weight for 24 hours before slicing.
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France
Italy
Ghio
Roumania Seeks Truce Amid Armistice Talks
The war office announces negotiations between Germany and Russia for an armistice are extending to Roumanian troops, signaling broader discussions in progress as war efforts continue.
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Roumania
Berlin
War Office
Aetna Chemical Plant Wrecked in Heidelberg Suburb
Eight men were killed, two missing and more than 25 injured when an explosion wrecked the T. N. T. plant of Aetna Chemical at Heidelberg. The blast caused $250,000 in damage, shattered windows within two miles, and all victims were company employees. The cause remains undetermined. Grace Lyons at a switchboard summoned aid promptly. Paris reported American troops engaged near Cambrai with some Americans captured.
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Pittsburgh
Deco
T. N. Tv
Aetna Chemical Company
Heidelberg
Thei
Grace Lyons
John B. Shepler Dead Tos Toledo Pioneer Manufacturer
Dec 6 reports the death of John B. Shepler a pioneer manufacturer born in Perrysburg seventy seven years ago He founded the Toledo binder mills in Toledo and contributed to local industry.
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Toledo
John B. Shepler
Ioneer
Perrysburg
Toledo Binder Hoars
Retirement of Rear Admiral Rogers and Niagara fund
Rear Admiral Charles C. Rogers died in Washington at 71. Senator Penrose proposes a $120,000 appropriation to preserve Perry’s flagship Niagara. Philadelphia police vote to resign if salaries aren’t raised to $1,400. Massachusetts dry cities Fall River Fitchburg Taunton vote to reopen saloons.
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Charles C. Rogers
Washington
Penrose
Perry
Philadelphia
Council
Fall River
Fitchburg
Tavernutl
Taunton
Massachusetts
Weather forecast for Washington tomorrow
Tomorrow in Washington the sections forecast fair conditions. Strong wording suggests clear skies with light winds, minimal precipitation expected, and typical seasonal temperatures.
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Washington
Sec
Treasury reduces ship insurance rates in war zone
Secretary McAdoo announced a second cut in Bureau of War Risk Insurance rates for American steamers and cargoes in the War Zone from six and a half to four percent. The reduction follows a drop in submarine risk and credits the Liberty Loan for enabling coverage, noting Navy efficiency and broad commerce protection.
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Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Bureau of War-Risk Insurance
Treasury Department
Dayton charity groups clash over Volunteers of America
The Dayton Journal reports that the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy endorse the city’s plan to allow street solicitation by the Volunteers of America while the Associated Charities of Piqua and the Salvation Army are seen as filling the relief role. The religious work of the Volunteers faces no official dispute.
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Associated Charities of
Piqua
Volunteers of America
Dayton Journal
Federation
Salvation Army
Injured man resting. Champlain takes over agent duties
W. E. Champlain of the Troy branch American Taxpress Co. has assumed agent duties in the city at the express company's office while Frank Redman recovers from serious injuries after a heavy casting slipped on an oiled floor. Redman, now on crutches, has been performing duties but needs rest.
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W. E. Champlain
Troy
American Taxpress Co
Express Company
Frank Redman
Redman
German Boys of 16 to Be Forced into Army
Amsterdam dispatch notes Essen General Anzeiger appeal urging immediate enlistment of youths aged 16 and 17 for army service in Germany as the great struggle intensifies and calls for early conscription. It cites the German plan to mobilize juvenile units, signaling a near-term draft.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Essen
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Democratic
Ralph Mulligan
Park Row
New York
C. J. Anderson
Marquette Bldg
Hoover Or
Hoover
Union Aen
Noah Webster
Pesident Wilson
Sam
War
Hell
American Medical Journal
Mr. Webb
State War Board Bulletin
Aetna Chemical Plant
United States Weather Bureau
St Paul
St. Lowis
Columbus
Buffalo
Ea Clands
Treasury
Dayton
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