Social notes from Piqua announce visits and gatherings
Mrs J A Shuarle hosted a party at May's Opera House for Mrs Ella Bryant of Columbus who will visit until spring and plans to travel to California. Local residents Roger Emert, a 1911 Piqua High School graduate, joined the Navy's Washington naval gun factory. Donald Barringer, aged seven, entertained friends with games and a birthday cake. Various church, school, and club events followed including farewell parties for Rev J R Neale, dinner for the Neales, and a high school football squad gathering hosted by Coach Dittmer. Several teens hosted parties with dancing, prizes, and Mother Goose games, while the Reading Circle and Columbian Club prepared programs for upcoming meetings. A group of Stilten couples planned a gathering at J Scott Wilbon’s with bob sled rides postponed by the weather.
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J. A. Shuarle
May
Opera House
Dittmer
Virginia Street
Local Social Notes Around Ridney and Dayton
Mrs. Robert Marshall of Ridney visits her mother Mrs. T. K. Hughes for a few days. Florence and Leah Sachs plan Sunday in Dayton. Robert Shaunessey returns from an extended western business trip. H. Sachs and W. Dysken of Dayton will host Sachs family Sunday. Lillian VanBargen of Troy visits George Foster family for the weekend. Ruth Graham to spend Sunday in Troy. Raymond Lange and Harry Shafer expected home this week from St Joseph’s College. Charles Heckerman and Raymong Koo left for Toledo to reenlist in the army.
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Robert ,Marshall of
Ridney
T. K. Hughes
Raymond Lange
Harry Shafersave
St. Joseph's College
Rennstaler
Ind
Charles Heckerman
Raymong
Koo
Toledo
Renlist
Camp Sherman Visit and Local Errand Roundup
Mrs Edward McConnell and daughter Miss Lillian spend several days at Camp Sherman with Lloyd McConnell. G Wolf of Greenville was in the city yesterday. Mrs Wm Freshour Sr leaves for Richmond Ind to visit relatives and attend Mrs Sarah Moulke’s funeral. Ma Joe Duer of Condver spending a few days in Piqua. Mr and Mrs Wry Dankworth and children of Ironton expected to arrive this evening for the holidays.
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Edward McConnell
Miss Lillian
Camp Sherman
Lloyd McConnell
Wm. Freshour Sr
Richmond
Ind
Sarah Moulke
Joe Duer
Condver
Piqua
Mrs. Wry
Dankworth and Children
Ironton
Household Hints From An Old Page
Kitchen tips advise adding two lumps of sugar to each quart to prevent olive from becoming rancid and caution against tightly rolling umbrellas. It explains threading technique with a darning needle, cleaning methods for an oil mop, aluminum discoloration removal with steel wool and neutral soap, boiling with vinegar, cleaning window shades with sandpaper, and finishing with a soft cloth.
Origin of Life Theories and Panspermia Debate
Scientific American surveys origin of life ideas arguing meteoritic seeding and atmospheric life germs migrating between worlds. Authors question assumption life cannot originate anew on a lifeless planet and explore plausible mechanisms with cautious skepticism.
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Earth
Scientific American
Britain’s Colonial Traditions and Recruiting First Class Men
The piece contrasts Britain’s approach to colonial administration with Germany and France. It argues Britain fields capable officers willing to serve in harsh, isolated posts, accepting fever risks and eventual retirements with honors, while Germany drafts second-rate officials and France lures top talent to colonies.
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Great Britain
Colonial Office
Germany
France
Parents and Nurses Blamed for Child Fears
Dr. AH Charles Cameron argues in Lancet that lifelong fear in children stems from parental and nurse behavior. He says early exposure to fear and unspoken anxieties undermines a child's confidence, making them afraid of falls and of being left alone due to adults' reactions.
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Charles Cameron
Landon
Parasitism in Spider Fly Relationships
A correspondent reports finding immature spiders as parasites on houseflies. These spiders ride the fly as winged carriers, moving from place to place until the fly dies or the spider feeds. If confirmed, this reveals another layer in parasitism and commensalism.
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Pegasus
London Chronicle
Maid Delays Dinner Guests In Fractured Parlour Scene
A stage bit shows a maid delaying guests for dinner as a matronly figure instructs a young girl to wait on the stairs with Dicky. The dialogue suggests class, propriety, and social ritual playing out in a domestic setting.
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Dicky
Quiet Farm Stands Against Oil Wealth Dream
Two travelers view a Southwest oil field where derricks tower over black crude soil. The White family on a quarter-section farm resists oilmen’s offers, choosing work and a simple life over rapid riches. Their decision frames a moral about real life requiring labor.
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Phillp Ross
White Farm
Ross
Pather
New York
Chicago
Philip
Callin Duncan
Duncan
Mother
Daig
Saia
Tanet
Oldest Bank in Spain and Early European Banks
The text traces the origins of modern banking from England and Italy to Spain. It notes Francis Child founding England's first bank in 1663, the Tower mint serving merchants, Lombard Street goldsmiths, and Italy's 1508 bank. It claims the oldest existing bank is Bank of Barcelona, founded in 1402.
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Engla
Tomdon
New York
England
Francis Child
London
Tower of London
Charles T
Lombard Street
Italy
Lombard Tews
Bank of
Barcelona
Spain
Walabie and Gooteh Island Rescue Near Cody
Walabie nearly fainted from heat and awoke on a river island with memory gaps. Gooteh claimed to stay on the island for twenty two days signaling for aid, subsisting on bark. Deputy sheriff rescued Gooteh after a boy reported a body on the island. Skeptics note no replay to reach mainland despite river roar and long days.
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Walabie
Mie
Gooteh
Alwys
Goetch
Cody
Miners Resume After Lightning Burial Belief
In Ellsworth Pennsylvania eighteen miners were rounded up after a superstition led them to bury two dead comrades killed by a lightning strike. The bodies were exhumed and the men were questioned. deputy coroner Patterson ruled the deaths were caused by lightning and released the prisoners.
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Ellsworth
Clifford S. Patterson
Pigeon Creek
John Smith
Bentleyville
Silke Simon
Marianna
Ani Yuren
A. L. Kammer
Jamar Gilmore
Patterson
Groundhog and Wind Build Sand Mounds in Midway NY
Visitors in Midway New York notice odd sand mounds on North street created by groundhogs and wind. Woodchucks dig holes, pack sand firm around them, then wind blows sand away forming steep mounds. Animals retreat into holes when approached by people or rats.
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Midway
N.Y
N. Y
North Street
Marooned 22 Days on Small Island in Shoshone River
Dave Gootch of Jonesboro Arkansas reports a man was marooned on a small Shoshone River island for twenty two days he could not swim and could not reach either bank while warning traffic on a nearby bridge observed his signals and took them as a gesture not a greeting local physician treats Gootch after he recounted the tale following lunch in town in very warm weather.
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Wryo
Dave Gootc
Jonesboro
Ark
Gootch
Aho River
Useful as a Snake Story From Pearson Weekly
Little Peter, a good but forgetful boy, longs to be a six foot snake to tie knots in himself to remember things. His sister is horrified by the wish, as a humorous moral about memory and self reliance.
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Peter
Pearson Weekly
Social Vaudeville Line Sparks Monologue Exchange
A quip in a social vaudeville vignette humorously contrasts shy talk with a suggestion for a monoclogue. The exchange plays on manners and dialogue in a genteel setting, scattering wit through a brief banter about conversation skills.
Made His Mouth Water Cannibal Tale Revealed by Bishop
An Australian bishop formerly of Melanesia recounts a servant who once was a cannibal. He received a tin of tongues from home and, thinking them human flesh, the servant's horror showed how deeply the memory of cannibal days lingered. The bishop’s story reflects on conversion and lingering temptations.
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Bunbury
Australia
Melanesia
Sheen
Reports on Camp Life at Camp Sherman
Local reports from Wapakoneta say extreme weather caused fears of frozen feet and ears among boys at Camp Sherman. County Coroner S H Sibert visits the camp and confirms good care, heated quarters, and adequate exercise. The aim is physical development and soldiering, not neglect or emaciation.
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Wapakoneta
Camp Sherman
S. H. Sibert
Sibert
Wipakonet2 News
Reassurance Sparks Jealousy Plot Between Lovers
Dialogue-heavy excerpt shows a flirtatious exchange where one character accuses the other of flirting to provoke jealousy in Jack. The reply insists the speaker would pick a better looking man, revealing tension and motive in a romantic triangle.
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Jack
Life's Sunshine and Got-George MacDonald
A brief item notes the aim to bring a touch of rosy sunshine to men and women, expressing a sentiment of work with Got-George MacDonald. The phrase ties into a promotional or inspirational context featuring MacDonald as a key figure.
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George’ MacDonald
Blame the Kaiser for War Time Strains and Suffering
The reader is urged to blame the Kaiser for higher postal and travel costs during wartime. The message links pricing, taxes, and wartime inconveniences to German leadership, contrasting with humanitarian appeals and prayer for mercy as retribution.
Piqua Savings Bank Promotes Noige-Maker Event
Local bank hosts a community day promoting a novelty noige-maker for boys this morning. Mrs Leor De oc of Sirduay plans to spend the weekend in Piqua with friends as the event unfolds.
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Piqua Savings Bank
Coli
Leor de
Sirduay
Itv
Piqua
Frientiz
Atin
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Thomas Jewelry
United Presbyterian Church
J. R. Neale
Downing Street
Joseph McKee
Rundic] Avenue
Cap Whitney
Dorothy Stankins
Indianapolis
Catherine Bryan
Mary Gray Wood
Nancy Rundle
Mary Lee Rayner
Dorothy Robbins
Catherine Rossfeld
Betty Brown
Arthur Geil
Dick Jelleff
Thornton Dietrich
Franeig
John Clifford Crow
Joseph Barker
Virginia Wynkoop
T. B.K. Clus
Plattsville Pike
Helen Barnett
Reading Circle
Rebecca Ludlow
Caldwell Street
Koester
Angle
Allen
Levering
J. Scott Wilbon
West Greene Street
Florence and
Leah Sachs
Dayton
Robert Shaunessey
West
H. Sachs
William Dysken
Sachs
Lillian V VanBargen
Troy
George Foster
Ruth Graham
Enn
Ay. A. Thomas
Sons Jewelers
Greenville
Origin of
Britain
Oldest Bank
Eas Ley
W. Reduso
Reduso
W. B. Iuform
Weingarten Bros., Inc
Chaar Bae Otis
Camp Life
Reatser
Kaiser
Grum
Serbia
Roumania
Atlefield
Wien
Red” Cross
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Wayne
Watir
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