Piqua Press Rates and Subscription Details
Publication note from PIQUA PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY lists address at 415 North Wayne Street and entry as second class matter since December 28, 1915. It includes home phone 917, foreign representatives in New York and Chicago, and carrier and mail subscription rates: 10 cents weekly, $3 yearly, $1.50 half year, 75 cents quarter, 25 cents one month.
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Piqua Press Publishing Company
North Wayne Street
Piqua
Ohio
Soldiers and civilians misread moral peril in camps
A defense of U S soldiers against claims that training camps spread vice. The writer argues troops are well protected from temptation, largely responsible, and not a danger to communities. He stresses soldiers and their civilian sweethearts deserve fair treatment, not blanket suspicion.
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United States
Airplane ambulances serve war victims in flight trials
The article notes airplanes used to save lives in warfare. Serbian retreat saw ambulances carry thirteen gravely wounded to Verona coast hospital after tough land routes proved fatalistic. A pilot even landed at Pritrend to confirm life for a patient. An Indiana judge barred bloodhound trail testimony as evidence.
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Verona
Pritrend
Indiana
Ford probes lighter railcars and thrift stamps in wartime note
The piece cites Henry Ford on trimming freight and passenger car weights to cut cost, urges lighter locomotives, and argues railroads overbuilt. It also urges thrift, War Savings Certificates, Red Cross knitting, and public notices on dog taxes, with editorial asides from Lima Times-Democrat.
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Henry Pord
Ford
America
Mr. Ford
Lima Times-Democrat
United States
County Agents Reach Half of U S Counties
In the 2900 agricultural counties nationwide more than 1500 have county agents. Ohio shows 26 counties with agents. Fulton Greene and Lawrence are ready to start. Twenty-one counties have begun organizing toward agricultural agent employment and some are nearly ready. Masonic Notice: Warren Lodge No 24 holds a stated communication Thursday at 7:30 pm with Entered Apprentice work and officer installation led by W R Bamber, J M Co, W Dre Armom Sec.
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United States
Ohio
Fulton, Greene and
Law
Rence
Warren Lodge
St. Jon's Day
W. R. Bamber Iw
MM. Co
W. Dre Armon
Matching Ribbon Screen and Lamp Shade Decor Ideas
A detailed guide describes crafting a matching screen and lamp shade using rose colored satin ribbon brocade and plain panels. It covers panel arrangement, rose motifs, ribbon foliage, and the option to substitute gold braid to suit living rooms and men’s rooms with harmonizing colors.
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Ilady
Oldfashioned seamline shifts in French gowns
An authority notes the three inch below neck decolletage cut becoming common in French gowns and American originals. It appears on jumpers, informal dinner frocks, and the one piece serge or worsted outfits, edging out tailored coat suit styles for fall.
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Americea
Red Cross War Relief Shipments Rise In Europe
Ocean carriers move roughly 23,000 tons of war relief material via American Red Cross channels in a span of just over three months. Hospital supplies, dressings, and distaffs surge as cold weather creates urgent needs across European infirmaries, recuperating stations, dispensaries, and nurse homes established to save American and allied lives.
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America
Red Cross
Europe
France
Have Snake for a Mascot in World War I Unit
Portland company G from Aberdeen Washington state infantry plans to take a bullsnake mascot to France. The serpent, kept as a pet in Cascade outposts, reportedly killed two rattlers in combat, impressing soldiers who captured it for recognition.
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Portland
Ore
Washington State Infantry
Aberdeen
France
Teutons
Cascade Mountains
Application of Term Creole Explores Origins and Use
George W. Cable discusses the uncertain origin of the term Creole and how its meaning shifted from descendants of Spanish or French settlers to include mixed blood natives. He notes regional differences, with Creoles extending to some mixed races in the United States and to whites of pure Spanish or French descent in the West Indies and Mexico.
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George W. Cable
Louisna
West Indies
Mexico
United States
High Collar Styles in Ready-to-Wear Blouses
Fashion notes discuss high collar blouses with boned neck fittings and ruffled tops, contrasting with the French style that flares at the top and envelops the neck rather than constricting it. The description highlights aesthetic differences in neck treatment.
Faces of Nature in the Mountains Across America
The article extols natural rock formations forming faces in mountains from the Hudson River region to the White Mountains and Rockies. It highlights St Anthony’s Nose, the Old Man of the Mountains, and numerous rock shapes like elephants and bears that attract travelers and tourists as exploration expands.
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Eastern
Widdie
Nature
Hudson River
St. Anthony's
White Mountains
Rockies
Nasure
Difference in Insignia Confuses Young Lady on Ranks
A thoughtful young woman laments the insignia system showing eagle and oak leaf tokens on army uniforms. She argues that a full general should earn the high decoration, not a colonel. She notes the oak leaf and brigadier stars mislead the eye and contrasts army and navy star meanings. She urges theater programs to print a clear rank key for officers.
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Wso
Sam
Tady
Olivers
Army
Hiyy
Iron Age Beginnings in Asia Minor and Mesopotamia
Infemed sources place the iron age between 2000 and 2500 B C with gas mark indicating a Bronze to Iron transition. Prof J B Wilson, in the Princeton Theologic Review, reviews all evidence. Iron use may start as early as 2500 B C in Asia Minor, with Nippur and Babylon evidence appearing centuries later.
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J. B. Wilson
Princeton Theologic Review
Merry Ovarly
Asia Minor
Nippur
Babylon
British Skipper Hero in Fight Goes Down With Ship
A trawler skipper, severely wounded, refused to abandon his vessel during a submarine attack. He ordered, Save the flag, throw the books overboard, then told his son to take the tiller as the ship sank. The crew endured a night adrift before rescue. The tale, linked to Victoria Cross honors, highlights remarkable wartime gallantry.
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London
Daily Telegraph
London Gazette
Ticomius Crisp
R. N
D. A
Thomas William Crisp
R. N.H
O. N
Nelson
Guniayer
Seco
Tom
Enlists and Loses Pension Westfield Veteran Rejoins
Fred H. Lenois of Westfield, previously pensioned due to disability, returns to service with the Twenty-fifth engineers after two prior regular enlistments and overseas duty in the Philippines and Cuba. Once an orderly to Maj. Gen. Funston, he faced multiple enlistment denials over ear trouble but appealed to Washington for a chance to serve again.
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Westil
Mass
Fred H. Lenois
Westfield
Twenty-fifth Engineers
Lenois
Philippines
Cuba
Frederick Funston
H. J. Howard
Washigton
Author Reaches the Goal in Hoosuc Cessful Fashion
A Richmond Times Dispatch item notes the author fulfilled his aim after three books. The first had no plot though well written, the second had a plot but was poorly written. The third combined flaws and was advertised so aggressively it nearly charged from the mails, yet made him a successful author.
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Richmnond Times-Dispatch
Famous Red Cross dog Felix shines at Madison Square Garden show
Mrs. Leo F. F. Warner presents Felix the Red Cross dog at a police army and scout dog show in Madison Square Garden New York. The dog is celebrated for saving many wounded French soldiers on the battlefront.
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Leo F. F. Warner
Red Cross
Felix
Pelix
Madison Square Garden
New York
Theater to open near Camp Gordon in Georgia
Jake Wells, manager of the Atlantic Lyric theater, plans a large new venue near Camp Gordon to entertain Sum m ies cantonment crowds from New York and eastern states and some southern areas. Keith's vaudeville will be shown and the house should be operating within weeks at popular prices.
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Camp Gordon
New York
Jake Wells
Atlantic Lyric Theater
Keith
Bugler in Brig for Taps on Sea Voyage
A marine bugler aboard a transport carrying U S Marines to Europe sounded Taps as the ship left port. The commanding officer judged it a premature surrender to the sea's temptations, and the bugler was confined for three days with bread and water to ponder his act.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Monte Carlo Casino Gamble Day Restricted to Prince Birthday
The article notes that Monte Carlo allows gambling only on one day yearly, the prince of Monaco's birthday, when casino tables reopen. It highlights the unique annual restriction affecting locals and visitors and mentions the royal occasion as the sole gambling window.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
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