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Newspaper

Piqua Daily Press

Location

Piqua, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1917

Page

1

Newspaper staff list reads like a city directory

TB Geiger is identified as Assistant Manager while W J Prince Jr serves as Associate Editor and Frances Fleming holds the role of Society Editor indicating the paper’s masthead personnel.

Kiss as Domestic Reconciliation Sermon From The Piano Daily Press

Editorial cites Judge Thomas F. Graham labeling him the Great Domestic Reconciler and urges husbands to kiss their wives as a pledge of lasting love. It contrasts a husband's kiss with a wife's kiss, describing affection as essential to harmony and sacrifice in marriage.

Piano Daily Press Thomas F. Graham Superior Court of San Francisco Pacific Slope Graham

Divorces and Judges in Need of Reform

The remark envisions more husbands kissing their wives to ease divorce dockets. It laments judges lagging behind in divorce case work and suggests lawyers in the field would suffer financially.

Opposition to Vanderheide conservancy plans dominates capitol city

In the Monitor report, residents in Franklin county oppose the Vanderheide conservancy law. Franklin county lawmakers draft an amendment for immediate flood protection here while Democrats signal possible support with limits to protect Dayton plans. The Franklinton Flood Protection association accuses Democrats of aiding an amendment then voting to repeal. City officials announce 20 cents to engrave 3500 bonds as the 30 day referendum on a 3.5 million flood bond proceeds after council adoption. Baby bonds won’t be sold due to better rates on larger denominations.

Monitor Capitol City Franklin County House Franklin Dayton Franklinton Flood Protection Association Ginder

No Spring Season Waterfowl Closure Notice

Federal notice outlines closed season for water fowl from February 1 to September 6 nationwide. Open season in Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri runs September 16 to December 31. Violations may be prosecuted any time within three years after offense.

United States Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri

No fear of zeppelins in Atlantic air threat

A writer rebuts Admiral Peary’s claim that Germany might attack the U S coast by air. He notes zeppelin raids have failed to reach far targets from Belgium, arguing Atlantic crossing remains unlikely even with larger ships, as Germany’s airpower lacks sustained reach.

Admiral Peary Germany Atlantic Seaboard England France Atlantic Belgium

Destruction Fears Over Airship Raids In War Warning

The record shows no evidence of such aircraft existing and asserts airship raids would not be a concern in war. The text argues that wartime costs would be measured in human lives and suffering, not by airship threats, emphasizing the heavy price of debt.

Europe

Washington Birthday Reflections On War And Peace

Articles reflect on Washingtons birthday amid war concerns. Notes on labor-saving devices in Isneland and wages in British Guiana rubber industry. Paris opens a horse history museum. Old Man Grump muses on optimism and mud in streets. Baby feeding guidance teased with a plan for a shaken whole milk bottle. Weather prediction links to Washingtons day.

Isneland British Guiana Paris Grump

Sage of Piqua and the voting women row

The piece notes working newspaper staff and housewives endure holiday work while the Sage of Piqua mocks votes for women and hints at social tensions. It questions the impact of billionaires on national stability and derides stock market players as threats to local prosperity. It ends with a nod to G Washington speaking today.

YHE Mai

Editorial Snippets Spur Mixed Reactions Across Papers

A collage of editorial quips from major papers critiques treasury deficits, tax policy, foreign affairs, and military training. Noted jabs target President Wilson, peace terms, and universal service. Witty comments on sports and public figures pepper the collection, reflecting a era of heated public debate.

Special Communication of Warren Lodge No 24

Warren Lodge No 24 FF and A M holds a special communication Friday evening February 23 at 7 o'clock. Work in the Master Mason degree. Refreshments served. W R Bamber W M Cc W De Armon Secretary.

Warren Lodge W. R. Bamber W. M. Cc W. de Armon

Scrappy Opinion Clippings From Various Papers

A jumble of editorial quips and cartoons from multiple papers laments society limits, weather complaints, kindness with cash returns, and gender roles with biting lines. The fragmentary items include remarks on aristocracy, municipal names, and social expectations, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century press humor and opinion.

Love and Courage and the Victoria Cross Craft

A series of pointed quips on love morality and public virtue notes that lighter thoughts mask deeper aims, while a London Gazette style paragraph explains the making of the Victoria Cross. It describes the hard process of casting filing chasing and careful metal use in creating the prestigious medal.

London

Signatures on Diplomatic Notes By One Name Only

The New York Sun explains why secretaries of state sign diplomatic communications with a single surname. The custom traces to European chancelleries and royal practice, with famous examples like George and Grey. It argues the practice assumes unique identity and avoids ambiguity in the diplomatic world.

George of England George R. J Rex Edward Grey Bryan Grey New York Sun

Effects of Arsenic Poison in Long-Term Use

Arsenic, long known as an accumulative poison, hides its effects for years. A druggist warns that small doses for appetite or skin care may not be felt yet accumulate, leading to loss of finger and hand control and eventual paralysis from arsenic poisoning.

Message in a Decrypted Envelope Found at St Martin’s

An old telegram from St Martin’s describes a downday decoding of an envelope with illegible address and sender name. The staff opened it, deciphered the handwriting using a key, revealing playful lines asking to “spiy a horse for your show” and referring to the lord mayor elect Tendon Mail.

At Albans St. Martin's Ind Mar Khenyebinuastoresha Wiligs St Martin's Jord Mayer

Many Uses For Sawdust Revealed By The Philadelphia Record

The Philadelphia Record notes sawdust can absorb nitroglycerin to form dynamite, be mixed with clay for ferric brick, and used as a light, nonconductor wall material. It yields oxalic acid when treated with fused caustic soda, and with sulfuric acid and sugar can ferment to produce alcohol. It combines with cement to make firing material and imitation welding filler.

Ivory in Siberia and Mammoth tusk supply

An enormous ivory supply in the frozen deserts of Siberia is believed to meet the world’s demand for many years. The ivory consists of mammoth tusks from extinct elephants found preserved by permafrost in remote Siberian locations.

Siberia Sthertz

Tree Grows Through Old Chimney on Prinided Island

A Tene brick chimney on Prinided Island, long ruined, remains standing as a tree has grown through its center and pushed branches out the top, creating a striking natural fortification around a once built structure.

Prinided Taosumue

Love and Dreams in Quiet Life Reflections

A reflective snippet notes love evolving from thrill to calm contentment and later reminiscence as time passes. The fragment frames desire and memory across age, with a faint nod to press ads promising results. The tone evokes nostalgia and the steady drumbeat of daily life.

Josy Dreans

District School Entertainment Program at Korne Road school

An entertainment event is planned at District School 4 on February 28 at 7 20 pm. Admission details list a program including song and music by an orchestra, with names such as Spiegel, Detler, Sir George Amber, Mary Stauckham, Tazel Co, and others in a variety of acts and charades.

Korne Road Nol 4 Tees Progasna Amerts Spiegel Detler Amber Sybile Ambherry Sir George Mary Stauckham Bills Tazel Jose PeteterSerns Hopkins Gordon Stowleheam Kirlmere Weber Musser Stohert Brive Kors May—vThriw

Ten Onion Escape Inspires Baltimore Sun Note

A quirky Baltimore Sun item records ten onions escaping care and waking up daily to admire a wondrous wife, mixing whimsy with a local newspaper tone.

Baltimore Sun

Fragmented Prompt Does Not Describe a News Item

The input appears to be a garbled or nonsensical prompt fragment not containing a readable news event. No clear persons places or organizations are identifiable to summarize into a valid card.

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