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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
6
Toledo market section reports oats and wheat conditions with forecasts, domestic demand, and export potential. Chicago terms and government crop estimates are cited, with notes on corn milling, embargo debates, and clover and timothy seed pricing and supply.
The daily market listing shows prices for hay potatoes flour and butter with selling prices for potatoes lard onions and wheat. Hog and cattle quotes appear with ranges for steers heifers cows and veal calves. Gifts for soldiers include watches shaving sets military kits and identification tags at Thomas art store.
A concise definition of temperament as the innate mental constitution shaping how a person thinks and feels. It frames temperament as the broad character of a person, reflecting natural bodily and psychological inclinations rather than learned behavior.
When preparing old dry beans for baking a little soda in the soaking water will render them tender and set.
Snappy About Town notes that the community unites in an advertising and thrift stamps campaign. It urges support for Uncle Sam through thrift stamps and liberty bonds and notes local officials considering appointing a deputy clerk under Judge Boll. A Greenville death and coal shipping notes are included, with local arrests and police notices shaping the week’s small city sketch.
Philadelphia National League star Grover Alexander was sold to the Chicago Cubs in a major roster deal. The move reshapes the Cubs pitching staff, leaving Philadelphia to adjust its rotation and bullpen.
Fragmented listing shows prices for cattle hogs sheep and lambs roastered with figures from multiple cities including Baltimore and Boston. Wheat corn and other commodities appear with values and regional wool and dairy notes.
A banker who recently confronted poverty-stricken people concludes the average man seeks only a half chance to be honest. He notes the mass can rise and punish the rich, yet the average man remains honest and rejects blarney and charity as a false shield. The observer’s experience in Poverty Row informs this view.
The text argues that discipline is the gravest, most urgent issue shaping human life and the fate of nations. It claims discipline removes disorder and embodies virtues, guiding peace, order, and societal harmony as seen in public life and human conduct.
Nellie Colthiss testified against her husband in a New York disorderly conduct case. She said he threw portable items at her and failed to support her, urging bond to pay weekly. The judge asked if she feared a night release and she responded she could overpower him, noting his earnings and that it was not to be sniffed at.
The Webb export bill to legalize combinations of American exporters in promoting foreign commerce passed the Senate 51 to 11. President Wilson urged enactment, with House passage last June and pending conference. The measure bars Sherman and Celler antitrust enforcement only when trade not restrained and price effects are not artificial. Opposition cited potential disclosure of foreign commerce antitrust provisions. Reduces Alcohol in Beer. President Wilson issued a proclamation limiting malt liquor contents to 30 percent and set licensing for production after Jan 1, with 70 percent cap on usable food, fruit and feed materials.
Railway time cards list arrivals and departures between Piqua and Sidney with multiple morning sessions and evening runs. It notes limited car connections at Wapakoneta with the Piqua to Toledo Limited, and states the D C R P traction begins service at six each morning and runs hourly until eleven at night.
Secretary Daniels warns against pessimism from German false reports and assures that disaster and casualty records are publicly broadcast. Senator Hamilton Lewis cites German aggression as driven by revenge for U.S. wartime actions. In Cuba, Havana reports the House declares war on Austria-Hungary after President Menocal’s message.
Washington December 12 That at least 18 of the 2 Ohio members of the house will line up with the temperance brigade when the vote on national prohibition is in next week is predicted by Representative Simeon D Fess who has canvassed the delegation carefully Dr Fess said The First Second Third nil Thir teenth Twentieth and Twenty fist are the wet triers of Ohio as shown by the recent election He is satisfied that the representatives of all the other 15 districts will vote dry and would not be a bit surprised if General Sherwood of the Ninth and Representative Overmyer of the Thir teenth should support the prohi resolution Dr Fess s confident this prohibition resolution will receive the two thirds majority necessary to its passage.
Firefighters battled a 20000 dollar blaze at the Charles H Ven Singer wholesale candy house in Toledo. The structure froze over in ice as ladders were iced and portions of the upper floors collapsed. Much sugar and holiday candy stocks were ruined.
Train schedule snippet shows times for westward and eastward routes with page references and a contact line. It lists multiple intervals across the day from 1:12 a.m. to 10:18 p.m. and includes a phone number for information.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad issues a schedule change effective Sunday December 2. Northbound trains 58 and 6 are affected with morning and early afternoon times. southbound trains 5 and 2 have new times. Trains 52 and 52 are discontinued.
A fragment discusses imagined troubles vs real concerns. Dr James Z Walshys notes people invent worries when minds lack real sources of concern and quotes Davi Harun on dogs and fleas to illustrate avoidance. The piece suggests genuine problems can be resolved while imaginary ones linger.
Henry Seidel Canby argues that great books arise from deep tradition rooted in centuries of literature. He cites Homer, Shakespeare, Goethe and Thackeray to contrast enduring writers with lightweight hacks and nature books, asserting that genuine authors grip tradition and channel it into contemporary life.
A whimsical note on mushrooms praising their palatability with meats and stuffing. It contrasts cultivated varieties with wild weeds, suggesting wild greens may offer greater vitality and fire preservation, and invokes Parisian markets as a backdrop for the mushroom exchange.
Historically cotton did not replace silk or linen for thread. Napoleon disrupted silk supplies causing Paisley bread makers to seek substitutes. Cotton proved effective and birthed a new industry of cotton thread, marking a pivotal shift in textile production.
The text notes the sensitiveness of several plant species including the sundew. It states that nearby foot traffic causes flowers and leaves to curl or droop, and once the disturbance stops the plants gradually return to their upright stance.
Rose Boley filed for divorce from John Lewis Boley in the Common Pleas Court of Miami County Ohio case 20359 citing adultery and gross neglect of duty. Thelma Boley custody request accompanies the petition with a hearing set for on or after January 2 1918. Edwin A Hiatt attorney. 284-Gwks
Uncle Eben laments harder times and recalls when a man could earn the title of major or colonel without going to war, reflecting on shifts in opportunity and status over the years.
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