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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
2
Publication details for the Piqua Press Publishing Company include address 415 North Wayne Street and the filing as second class matter on December 28, 1915 at the Piqua Ohio post office. Foreign representatives listed as Ralph Mulligan in New York.
A Washington job placement article urges applicants to secure housing before starting work. With Washington crowded and beds scarce, new clerical recruits should arrange a place to live prior to taking positions with the War Department. The piece reiterates consulting Congressman Welty’s office before departure.
The Collier's Weekly editor views the War Savings scheme as a turning point in U S financial history. He credits Thrift Stamps and Savings Certificates with potential mass savings, depending on Hoover’s food policy and national wage spending, noting if Americans saved like other nations demand could reach 2 billion dollars by Labor Day.
The piece praises the Central Powers for their peace bid while noting President Wilson’s stance that Prussian rule must end and the world must be made safe for democracy. It frames Wilson as the force behind the only acceptable peace plan.
The text taunts the idea that peace depends on pirate-like offers and declares that real peace will come only when democracy replaces autocracy and the Kaiser is defeated by Allied forces, with victory by the Allies framing the end of the war.
Dr T A Burnett head of the Live Stock Bureau reports Ohio farmers inquire about securing stocker and feeder hogs from Cincinnati yards. A veterinarian is stationed at the yards to prevent hog cholera spread and hogs will be isolated 30 days after arriving at farms. The piece notes quirks of wartime life, local happenings, and assorted tips on production and public sentiment.
Snappy About Town mentions Molloy of Sidney and Christ of Cleveland facing intoxication charges before Mayor Bell. The column weaves wartime thrift ads, thrift stamps benefits, local obituaries, a service flag at the Deisel-Wemmer plant, and community notes from Sidney, Piqua and Camp Sheridan. It covers rescind resignations at the county infirmary, officer training prospects, a false fire alarm, and dog license counts.
A Westminister Gazette note recounts a Parnell commission sitting where witness statements drew sharp remarks. Mr Biggar rose and harangued judges and audience for minutes, denouncing Times and government before Justice Day declined his support.
A survey lists state flowers reflecting regional pride. Minnesota articles the moccasin flower or lady slipper as emblem, California the golden poppy, Colorado blue columbine, Montana bitterroot, Delaware peach blossom, Kansas wild sunflower, Louisiana magnolia, Nebraska goldenrod, Utah Mariposa lily, Texas bluebonnet, Dakota purple pasque flower, West Virginia rhododendron, Arizona giant cactus, New Mexico rose bloom, with notes on unique variants.
A reflective piece argues that denying everything marks a shallow intellect and erodes true thought. It warns that negation dulls the mind, inflates vanity, and leads to ridicule, while only a loving critic can justly judge.
A brief note on oyster diversity states there are 350 to 400 varieties worldwide. It cites Ostend dug oysters as among the smallest eaten in England France and Germany, while the largest come from the Pacific and Philippine regions. Transplants from the Atlantic to the Pacific grow big yet lose flavor and become barely edible.
Students in Chicago high schools take a salesmanship course and gain practical selling experience in the city’s large stores, developing early business skills through hands on practice.
Two hundred girls enroll in salesmanship courses at the high school receiving instruction in selling methods during the week. On Saturdays they practice behind department store counters, paid for the day's work. The two-year program aims to advance them beyond two years of clerking.
The article notes that India is listed among Pergasmus possessions in I Maccabees 8 8 and clarifies a further notice in I Maccabees 9 37. It states active trade between India and western Asia and links Solomon Ophir Red Sea trade to Indian goods. Indians are identified under Cush in Genesis 10 63.
This recipe instructs placing butter under a large porous earth flower pot with a saucer, half filling the saucer with water, elevating the pot on a trivet, inverting the pot to cover the butter, sealing the hole with a cork, and repeatedly dousing with water. In a cool or breezy spot the water evaporates, cooling the butter as if in an icebox.
Quotation on patience humility and generosity as a founder’s counsel to endure life’s tares and vexations. It urges acceptance of one’s lot, resisting complaint and resentment and viewing temptations as a test shaping virtue. Henry Drummond’s moral reflection emphasizes courtesy and self-control.
Eleanor F. Egan notes in the Saturday Evening Post that Japan and the wider world are rapidly adopting English for business. She reflects on pidgin meaning business and the rise of bilingualism as money speaks in its preferred language.
A New York artist visits a former friend with Holstein stock and notes the black and white pattern. He spots an all black cow and asks, in a wry aside, if they are Holsteins when hell black and halt steins when all black, reflecting humorous wordplay.
The speech by Count Czernin translated here outlines Central Powers terms viewed as a bid to deny any restoration or concessions until belligerents accept no forcible annexations. It seeks to split Russia from allies and proposes limits on territory and colonies while opposing self-determination for populations. It frames a return to prewar status quo with heavy concessions.
A British airman dropped bombs on a German ammunition train near Roussellesere in Belgicum, causing a massive explosion that left the town nearly obliterated. Details on deaths and damage are unavailable. In Worth, Texas, Gordor Mott, a Canadian Royal Flying Corps cadet, was killed during a practice flight near Everman, the second aviator to die near here in hours, following A. Davison, son of banker H. J. Davison.
American troops under Colonel Langhorne pursued Mexican raiders from Candelaria across the Rio Grande. Ten Mexicans were killed and a timber wounded. one American, John F. Keely, was wounded but will recover. Troops recovered stolen horses and returned to U.S. territory after a 10 mile pursuit into Mexico. Captain Fiske led the expedition. report filed with Colonel Langhorne.
Washington December 28 Colonel Palmer and Pierce were added by Secretary Baxter to the army war council. Pierce has served as the War Department representative on the War Industries Board since its creation.
Washington reports the secretary of war will not initiate a second call for men under the selective draft law until the government can equip them on entering camp. Ohio registrations are not expected to be diverted before March 1, with small increments of about five percent sent at a time. Those who answered the first call and are awaiting orders also fall under the rule that no troops go to camp until gear is ready.
A wartime propaganda piece urges targeted consumer restraint and economic sacrifice to support allies. It promotes waste elimination, sensible spending, and regular purchases like magazines and theater while stressing national effort through liberty bonds. It frames economic action as a weapon against the Kaiser.
Columbus observers predict below zero temps tomorrow as a cold wave arrives. The forecast warns residents to bundle up and prepare for extreme cold conditions overnight and into the next day.
County Treasurer C. J. Marr Roy Fish and Miss Alice Plege collected over 8000 dollars in taxes in Piqua on Wednesday. An additional 6000 dollars were gathered in the office by Misses Eisie Oblinger and Bessie Stubbs.
In Wanseon Ohio, Mrs. Aley Fenton the “other woman” in Frederick Lehman’s trial for his wife’s murder testified under cross examination. She admitted improper relations with Lehman shortly before Mrs. Lehman’s death during direct examination.
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