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Newspaper

Piqua Daily Press

Location

Piqua, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1917

Page

3

King's Market Report on Wheat Prices and Trade News

Toledo December market report notes higher oats receipts predicted but not realized due to weather. Wheat arrivals adequate with cattle and export outlooks discussed. Government crop estimates and Hoover’s corn demand measures reviewed along with seed prices for clover and timothy.

Toledo Ohio Broomhall Yestate Guo Australia B. F. Howard Chicago Trade Bulletin Tase Italy Timothy Ole Prime Old Prime Ulsike N. EB. G Alsike N. E.G Pimotis Scotland Leith England France Wisconsin Llinais

Local Markets and Hogs Cattle Prices Report

Market listings show hogs priced from 12 to 16 dollars with various grades, cattle ranges from six to ten dollars, and grain items like flour and potatoes noted. Additional items include gifts for soldiers from Thoma’s Jewelry with items such as wrist watches and shaving sets.

V. R. Osborne H. P Tahoe Pigusa Flour Co P. Cart I KR Kugelman's Ang Co Thoma

Temperament and its meaning in mental constitution

Temperament is the special type of mental constitution rooted in natural bodily characteristics. It broadly describes how a person is inclined to think and feel about things, shaping overall character and behavior.

Soaking Soda Helps Soften Stale Dry Beans

A nineteenth century tip states nine parts soda to the soaking water will tenderize old beans. Soak beans in that solution, then bake as directed to improve texture and softness for cooking.

We Are Whose Together Now in This Struggle

Deputy Clerk under Judge Boli struggles over control and appointment. Governor Cox may influence outcomes. Thrift stamps and Liberty Bonds urged to support the war effort, with Uncle Sam's civilians watching Yood regulations. Robert B Turpen of Greenville dies in Los Angeles and is being buried back home. Coal diverted to Dayton aids 3,000 Gem City families at 3.75 per half ton.

Chicago Chicago Orde Boli Cox Uncle Sam Robert B. Turpen W. ¥. Turpen Hotel Turpen Greenville Los Angeles Cal Dayton Gem City

Livestock and grain market notes across multiple regions

A fragmented market recap lists prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, and calves across cities including Pittsburgh Baltimore Boston Toledo and Philadelphia. Wheat and clover seed values appear with regional variations and shipments to weigh stations or markets.

Average Man Is Honest Says Banker on Poverty

In a Toledo Blade column, a banker notes the average man seeks only half a chance to be honest. He warns the mass of people can enact and enforce its will, yet many true prices of poverty remain unseen by those with privilege. The piece reflects on awareness and human honesty.

Lan Win Poverty Row

Importance of Discipline in Human Life

A reflective passage on discipline as the driving force behind civil order and human events. It argues that discipline governs fortunes more than fortune itself, shaping nations, cities, and wars as a visible form of virtue guiding peaceful and orderly existence. The citation attributes the view to Milton.

Give

Not to Be Sniffed Arrainment in Disorderly Case

The court heard an unruly domestic dispute in which a wife accused her husband of abuse and poor support. She claimed he threw items and threatened violence, while noting his $12 weekly earnings. The exchange included her remark about not being afraid of him.

Webb bill passes senate promotes foreign commerce

Washington December 13 The Webb expert bill to legalize combinations of American exporters to promote foreign commerce passed the Senate 51 to 41 President Wilson urged enactment after House approval last June The measure aims to regulate trade practices while avoiding anti trust triggers and was supported by business groups

Washington Webb Senate Wilson Congress House United States Cummins and Reed

The Mushroom Debate in Food and Politics

A quirky, fragmented passage extols mushrooms as a superior relish for meats yet hints at political manipulation and social divisions. It contrasts wild fungi from fields with cultivated varieties and mentions a Paris market scene amid a bat versus Centrales game in a surreal, dreamlike note.

Bat Centrales Paris

Cotton Thread Revolution Sparks New Industry

The article recounts how cotton replaced silk and linen in thread making after Napoleon burned silk stocks, prompting Paisley thread makers to seek substitutes. Cotton proved viable, giving birth to an entirely new industry in thread manufacturing.

Napoleon Turope Hamburg

Grover Alexander Stops By Cubs in Philly Loss

Philadelphia National League pitcher Grover Alexander folded under Chicago Cubs pressure as the mound struggle continued in a tense matchup. The game showcased key hits and pitching shifts reflective of the era's ballpark drama.

Philadelphia Chicago Cubs

Daniels Denies Information Withheld In War Pessimism Address

New York reports emphasize that the American cause of pessimism stems from German disaster reports. Secretary Daniels assures records of disasters and minor milita casualties were widely distributed, countering police press claims. Senator Hamilton Lewis outlines America's entry into war and Germany's attacks on the nation’s rights as vengeance for US actions. Cuba Declares War On Austria Hungary Resolution Passes In Havana House.

Daniels New York Germany Southern Society Hamilton Lewis America Dtry United States

Railway Time. D G P traction begins six o clock service

The D G P traction starts at six every morning and runs hourly until eleven at night.

Vo. &P D. G. & P. Traction

Pennsylvania Lines Schedules For November 26 1917

Fragmented timetable style listing trip times across routes with numbers and hours. The readable parts show morning to evening slots, with grouped times like 103 112 a.m and 8:14 a.m for various westward and eastward runs.

Pennsylvania

Ohio Delegation Likely to Back Prohibition Amendment

Washington reports Representative Jean D. Fess predicts that a majority of Ohio’s House members from First to Twenty-first districts will support national prohibition. Fess says most other districts also back the measure, with potential support from Sherwood of the Ninth and Overmyer of the Thirteenth, aiming for a two thirds vote.

Ohio Washington Te House Temperance Brigade Jean D. Fess Fess

Baltimore and Ohio R R schedule change notice

Schedule changes take effect Sunday December 2 with North Bound No 64 and South Bound No 58 listed. Trains No 51 and 62 are discontinued. Times shown include 12:59 am and 3:08 pm for northbound, 8:40 pm for southbound.

BSS Cen Eye Sikes

Wholesale House Fire Destroys Stock in Tolefo

Firefighters battled a 20609 dollar blaze in Tolefo on December 16. Ice and rime hampered efforts as two upper floors of a wholesale candy house were gutted and stocks ruined. The loss included holiday confections and a large quantity of stock.

Tolefo Arres H. Afossinger Joss

Think Not of Yourself in Worries and Mind

Dr James J. Walsh quotes warn that imaginations breed needless anxiety and self-doubt. A noted remark by David Warum compares thoughts to seas distracting a dog from its nature, urging reliance on real sources of work to dispel endlessly lingering fears.

Iumeindary James J. Walsh Jess David Warum

Tradition and Good Books in the Review

The piece argues that enduring literature roots in tradition set by past writers like Thackeray and Howells. It contrasts sturdy, traditional authors with modern “lithe” writers and back-to-nature works, claiming the latter reveal the American subconscious and riskmaking raw depictions.

Ienry Seitel Canby Thackeray Vanity Fair Howells Silas Lapham Mrs. Wharton

Divorce Petition Filed In Miami County Ohio

Rose Boley has filed for divorce from John Lewis Boley in the Common Pleas Court of Miami County Ohio under case 20359. The petition seeks custody of Thelma Boley on grounds of adultery and gross neglect of duty with a hearing set for on or after January 2 1918. Attorney BPWIN A HIATT represents Rose Boley.

John Lewis Boley Rose Boley Court of Common Pleas Miami County Ohio Thelma Boley Bpwin A. Hiatt

Sensitive Plant Disturbed by Footsteps Folds Leaves

Fragmentary report notes a sensitive plant reacting to nearby footsteps as flowers curl and leaves droop. The scene suggests student or bystander disturbance causing the plant to respond to vibrations and noise. Further readable details are unavailable.

Studen

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