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Newspaper

Piqua Daily Press

Location

Piqua, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1917

Page

4

Local society notes reveal Christmas dinners and nuptials

A Christmas filled with family dinners and social gatherings marks the season in Sidney and nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson honor Private James Young on furlough at East Main Street. Bertha M. Dorsey and Robert P. Carr marry at the uncle's home on Wayne Avenue. Multiple households host dinners for relatives from Troy, Tippecanoe City, and Dayton. The Staps receives a diamond brooch from the St. James choir after Christmas Eve service. Church groups, Red Cross workshops, and club meetings proceed with festive programs and charitable gifts.

Charles Anderson Miss Desea East Main Street James Young Camp Sherman David Marr Tippecanoe City Samuel Youart Troy James John Morran Sidney John Young Alya Young Piqua Bertha M. Dorsey Robert P. Carr J Wy. Carr South Wayne Avenue Dayton A. P. Garr South Williams Street Tannary Tist John Headley West High Street Doyle Leffel Will Troy J. J. Crawford This City Flora M. Staps St. James Ray Caldwell Miss Slaps Miss Staps Miss

Promising Muskrat Coats Change Fur Fashion This Season

A newspaper feature praises muskrat fur as a rising fashion, highlighting transforming coats that reimagine common pelts into stylish, durable garments. It describes rich natural muskrat coats, bold designs with tangential pelts, and practical knee length styles for street wear, forecasting growing popularity next winter.

Christmas Dinner and Dance Gatherings Across Piqua

Lawrence and several families hosted Christmas dinners with extended kin guests from Detroit to Dayton. Miriam Todd’s dance party at B A Todd home featured Saxophone trio music and festive sweets. Many local residents and travelers visited relatives, with weddings, visits to city and other towns, and servicemen returning home for the holiday.

B. A. Todd Miriam Todd Percy Todd Petroit Newell Todd Richmond PostehWwaite Dayton William Hobart Ross Fykes George Toilila Troy Robb Wawell Hamilton

Christmas Visitors Travel Between Towns

Mr and Mrs Fred Ray of Middletown visit Mr and Mrs Joe Stairs. Frank Geiger and family spend Christmas in Springfield with John Horstman and Mrs Frank Goetsch. Mrs Frank Slitzberger arrives from Cincinnati for a week. Leonard Von Aschen of Trip City visits Oliver Bossom and relatives. John Gerstmeyer of Columbus visits Piqua. William Watkins of Springfield spends Christmas with his mother Elizabeth Wammes. Mr and Mrs Jacob Reichert of Cambridge stay with Mr and Mrs Strohminger on South Wayne Street.

Michael Melly West Greene Street John Kiesewetter Middletown Carl Geiger Springfield Mrs Frank Geiger South Main Street F. C. Shafer Carl Shafer Carl von Ashen Weldon Bairstow Dayton William Cloud Jacob Beichert Cambridge Margaret Strohmenger Fred Ray Joe Lee and Edward John Horstman Anu Leonard von Aschen Trip City Oliver Bossom William Watmes Elizabeth Wammes Adams Street Jacob Reichert Strohminger South Wayne Street

Local Plumber Sanity Case and City Nuisance Report

John Jellman of Cleveland, a plumber on a local contract, was taken to Troy for examination as to his sanity amid worries over his domestic affairs. John Bennett of Sidley was found near Walnut Mines and taken to a warm place to thaw after wandering while drinking, later allowed to go home. Warles Ebberts and John Tierney of the city faced drunkenness charges with Tierney receiving a suspended sentence and another appearance before the mayor tonight. A total lunar eclipse is predicted tomorrow around two o'clock. residents are urged to view the unusual event. The mayor suspended four fines for drunkenness this morning, with two more drunks yet to appear.

John Jellman Cleveland Ohio Troy Jellman Haseen John Bennett Sidley Bennett Warles Ebberts John Tierney Orning Tierney Fellows

Miami County Red Cross drive progress and hopes

In the Piqua and Miami county drive, officials expect total members to reach 6000 to 6800, potentially placing the county on the Lakes Division Honor Roll. Districts outside Piqua show 4242 enrolled, with Troy-area estimates around 5742. Several townships report progress toward or beyond quotas, including Newberry 1001 of 1200, Lostcreek 370 over, Staunton 246 at 216% of quota, Monroe 400, Bethel over quota, and Brown and Union still awaiting final tallies. The consolidated total to Monday shows multiple townships contributing toward an overall county goal near 4035 listed, with expectations of stronger turnout.

Red Cross Piqua Miami County Lakes Division Troy Newberry Township Newton Township Lostcreek Concord Township Staunton Township Monroe Bethel Union Brown Elizabeth Ouota Concord Staunton Big Lestcreek Newberry Newton

An Appropriate Christmas Present for Factory Force

J H W Boyer owner of Keat Underwear Company presented each worker in his factory with a war token recently marketed by the government as a Christmas gift.

J. H W. Boyer Keat Underwear Company Ttlids Greenville Advocate

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