27 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1917
Page
1
WM G SOFFER editor manager da B GEIGER assistant manager W J PRINCE Jr associate editor listed as the staff leadership for the paper.
The editor notes M. D. Roby M.D. as author of lines praising spring despite cold weather. The poem reflects on thawing, bloom, migration, and rural life while commenting on rising food prices that affect daily life. The piece ends with a wry remark on market prices and endurance.
One hundred ten years ago today the beloved poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland. The corner Pore and Hancock streets house remains and is an international memorial by the International Longfellow Society. The Sage of Piqua once said a smart man changes his mind or his collar when necessary.
The pamphlet argues for infant care with specific milk guidance at nine months. It prescribes 30 ounces of milk daily diluted with 10 ounces water plus two level tablespoons sugar and two ounces limewater, divided into five feedings. Sugar options include milk sugar cane sugar or maltose.
In Boston a convention of the Religious Education association discusses spiritual medicine for sailors and soldiers and preventing future wars through education. Notables include Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Governor McCall, Prof. J. E. Kelser, Dr. Katsuiji Kato, and Y M C A officials.
A humorous item complains of a troublesome plumbing system after a bathroom remodel. The writer laments constant noise and odd effects as it “roams” the space and spoils use of fixtures. A weather note predicts snow, and the Ohio Society of New York City plans its annual Waldorf Astoria banquet tonight.
The Mary Dawes hotel for women, a $150000 Dawes philanthropic project, opens in Chicago with 250 rooms. It offers low-cost, non profit lodging under scientific management, with meals at cost, sewing rooms, lobby, laundry, and basem ent cafeteria. Miss Frances Cowley directs the new Dawes hotel.
The United States ports would mobilize 290 ships ranging from dreadnoughts to 500 ton submarines. The Atlantic Fleet is mobilized at Guantanamo Bay Cuba and ready to sail. The government plans to seize 106 German ships interned in U S ports if war starts, valued over $100 million.
In Columbus Ohio February 27 a new tax law to replace the Parrett Whittemore act was to be taken up in the senate as a special order. The bi partisan bill shifts real estate valuation to the county auditor, allows audits by appointed experts, and enables mail returns with penalties for noncompliance. Assessors will be elected next November and board of revision duties align with the old law under the updated framework.
A Philadelphia Record humor sketch mocks wooing and vanity with snippets of banter. Characters include Wigwag Gusaler and a professional humorist, trading quips about love, clothes, and daily oddities. The piece briskly parodies conversational foibles and social foibles in a light satirical tone.
A humorous exchange notes family finances after marriage. Mather urges opening a bank account while the newly married daughter dismisses the idea, saying John already had one but finds it troublesome and the bank dislikes his dealings.
Charlie Ebbets, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is at Hot Springs Arkansas for a private training trip. He expects a tough summer and believes second division clubs are likely money losers, aiming to avoid his team joining them. He is busy with golf and meeting fans despite the heat.
The rivers and harbors bill proposing a 5 million dollar Ohio river and harbor appropriation moved toward a dead end in the Senate as the session nears its end. Senator Fletcher of Florida, chairing the commerce committee, forecast an absolute failure of rivers and harbors legislation.
Fragmented text from a historical page notes a tense debate over lease schemes and overvalued items. The passage mocks rash orders and suggests crowd consensus when only two sides exist, with an unusual line about a man feeling sure of the bum.
Mr Henry Bertling is reported at his residence on South Avenue in serious condition following a severe cold diagnosed as pneumonia on Monday. Authorities describe his status as very alarming as neighbors await further updates.
A fragment discusses politics in sport and elections, noting fair chances at victory and the role of bequests and ailments. It critiques nervousness among women and men in finance, mentions fountain pens and flattery, and comments on correspondence schools balancing college yells with study.
Official list of dead from the Mount Union wreck includes Pp. J. Kelly of Brooklyn, and many others from Wisconsin New York Denver Cleveland and Plattsville. Names include C A Minds and family Richard and Dottie Owen M A Calfisch Raney Segur Delling and more. Two unidentified persons believed to be women accompany the list of casualties.
The will states a $100000 estate is left to charity to be administered by a Protestant minister a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi overseeing funds and actions jointly. District notes highlight cross religious oversight and shared guardianship.
A Baltimore Sun quote notes few men escape waking to the value of a wonderful wife they have had all along, highlighting hindsight and appreciation in married life.
A reflective piece urges openness to slights, rejection of insults, and avoidance of petty thefts and hatred. It champions a mindset where hearts overlook provocations and aspire to a more generous, united community.
An advertisement touts a cheap magic drug named freesone that allegedly makes corns shrink and lift out with no pain. A few drops applied to the corn or callus supposedly dissolves it, leaving skin intact, with the claim of quick, painless removal.
A. Thoma & Sons Jewelers promotes a Silver Anniversary Optical Sale starting March 1 at their shop. Through Piqua National Bank they offer hundreds of the new two and a half cent pieces at 20 cents each, limit one per person, with details on the society page.
Representatives of the Tindisgh trial survey corps sent by George Smith arrive in Piqua for an industrial survey. They will study industrial and commercial conditions, housing conditions, and wage levels, with a social survey also planned.
A grandmother guides Dorothy through the alphabet, noting progress as Dorothy learns letters. Dorothy asks about a character described as a little man with arms raised, prompting curiosity about shapes in print.
Stephan Panareteff, the Bulgarian minister to the United States and Germany, faces potential recall as Bulgaric allies may mirror any declaration of war. The move could trigger broader diplomatic shifts and affect allied relations.
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