03 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1917
Page
1
A vintage advertisement touts Pepsinea as a remedy for indigestion sour stomach and related stomach disorders claiming thousands have benefited with rapid relief after taking it. The copy urges readers to mail for a sample and states the product will restore health after a single dose.
Report describes widespread illness among livestock in a farmland region. Coughs and fevers affect many valuable animals owned by farmers. Cold mornings and heavy robes worsen conditions as farmers seek remedies and temporary relief. Public notices urge use of local classifieds for rapid sale or services.
Snappy About Town reports Mr Geo Plack visiting stores in Piqua seeking a coat and vest, failing to find a fit as his chest measures about fifty inches. A watermelon was brought in from the caymt, a fire on Harrison Street caused no major disturbance, and Dr Carrol Bux arrived for a housing survey. A Knoops Children Home case on Favorite Street reveals a neglected, cold family with a dead father and a mother unable to provide.
Henry Clews urges immediate action to move into a house as US 5 is said to enter a period of tremendous prosperity. He cites Civil War experience and claims the vehicle is unbeatable while similar scenes unfold in many offices.
Saturday noon brought a Christmas joy to Superior Under Car company employees as management announced premiums effective January. All staff except office and attic workers participated, with payments tied to weekly earnings and increasing up to a maximum. The plan targets three groups: adult women doing piece or day work, women under eighteen doing piece or day work, and men doing piece or day work.
NORROLIN Ve Feb 8 Interned German ship Appam aboard by a German prize crew and formally taken possession. U.S. revenue cutter Yamacraw moved into position with bow guns on Appam. German crew expected to be landed this afternoon. Premium schedules list weekly earnings by group with rates and conditions for workers including women and men. Pay premiums totaled at payroll month end and paid by check to participants.
Citizens reported the mercury dropping near zero as the bulb appeared to fail. The reading fluctuated, with claims of six to twelve below overnight, while the wind eased and temperatures in a northern city district hovered around the bottom.
President Wilson’s forthcoming address signals a warning to Germany for possible war, aiming to prepare the nation. A Senate conference weighed options, splitting between patience and a break in relations, with the president seeking broad support while stressing national resolve.
Forest Till cemetery board met Friday evening at the chapel to approve January expenses including bills and salaries for the superintendent and staff. The week’s death toll was among the largest in the cemetery’s history, rivaling the record set after Vin Noord’s passing.
Feverish activity aboard ships ends with yard open to visitors after a day of work. Extra patrols deployed around shops and ships as yard rates were closed and safety measures intensified. A late note records a missing item: a black leather purse believed lost near Brown's Dry Goods and the Electric Light Company.
The Iowa House of Representatives, overwhelmingly Republican, voted unanimously today to support President Wilson and the sellers government in his course toward Germany. A similar resolution in the Senate was placed on the calendar.
The May’s Opera House presents Salisbury Wield and Margaret Miago’s International comedy Twin Beds on Wednesday February 7 under A. S. Stern. The farce follows three couples in a Manhattan apartment building with mistaken visits and lively characterizations. The show has toured New York and London, with plans for Paris Berlin Rome and beyond, spreading laughter worldwide.
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