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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
6
The Piqua Tribe announces a parade on Tuesday at 7 30 PM with assembly at 6 30 PM at the tribe hall ER J Granger acting chief of records notes the event and location axes.
A special Woodmen of the World meeting is called for this evening in the lodge hall. All members are urged to attend per order of the captain.
Clar ence Redifer five son of Mr and Mrs W G Redifer drowned after falling into a pond on the west eye. The pond measured about 20 feet in diameter and 10 feet deep.
Washington marked the twenty seventh annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans with a grand parade and events in the capital. Veterans from the South, some disabled, were cheered by crowds as they camped near Union Station and visited Arlington Cemetery with President Wilson in attendance.
An article notes how ancient irrigation networks across Mesopotamia and the Middle East sustained cities and empires. It cites a vast system linking the Tigris and Euphrates, with canals up to 20 feet wide and six feet deep, extending over thousands of miles and irrigating tens of thousands of square miles.
Market notes from East Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Baltimore Boston and Toledo list cattle steer and heifer prices, hogs and lamb values, plus grain and produce quotes. Entries name districts and price ranges, showing regional beef demand and livestock movements in early June.
The D C and P traction begins service at six each morning and runs hourly until eleven at night. Condensed schedules show tie ins between Cincinnati Lima Toledo and Detroit with listed train numbers and daily or Sunday operation including No 8 No 19 No 4 No 6 No 2 No 1 No 5 No 3 No 7 No 63 and No 11 with times such as 8:48 PM 12:45 AM 3:07 PM 10:41 AM 2:30 PM 6:10 PM 4:26 AM 6:50 AM and 6:55 AM. Sunday service varies with No 8 and No 11 noted as Sunday."
Leslie's Weekly notes that draining mosquito breeding sites has enabled vast reclamation of swamp lands in the United States. It highlights the hospital corps of the army deterring disease and claims about 100,600,000 acres of swamp land exist, with about 75,000,000 being reclaimable for cultivation and cultural purposes.
A list of market prices for groceries and meats including eggs butter lard onions potatoes and flour plus livestock quotes for veal calves sows stags choice and medium butcher steers cows and bulls with varying price ranges. The corrected daily figures appear for different categories and grades.
Frank G. Carpenter recalls his first sight of the Aleutian islands during voyage in Alaska. He describes Unuak and Attu as turning points in the chain of islets, noting the vast crescent of islands, proximity to Kamchatka, and a coaling station on Kiska. He contrasts sunrises over Kiska with the saying about British possessions.
The article recounts a South African smoking method where two sticks form a tunnel and a hollow reed is used with water in the mouth. It notes white observers find it odd. It also reports Magyar-Ovar experiments showing sea salt boosts certain crops, with beets yielding astonishing crops after sea-salt irrigation.
A compact want advertisement in The Press invites readers to find what they need by scanning the classified section. It emphasizes accessible listings and easy browsing for products, jobs, and services.
Dover Delaware joins Williamsburg and Annapolis in celebrating two centuries since its 1685 town survey and the founding of St Jones County Kent County now. Early records note Penn and James II’s land grants and a land purchase paid with powder and drink, highlighting Dover’s historic ties and romantic colonial traditions.
The British boot uses stout chrome-tanned leather with a single piece front cut from toe to heel and a back seam. A iron plate under the toe, nails, and smaller European sizes are noted. The Cossack boot resembles the British but lacks welt stitching and reaches near the knee with a top buckle.
Premier Boselli replies to General Mirabelli that time is ripe for Italian women to gain municipal and administrative voting rights and suggests awaiting results from these elections before judging national political suffrage. She expresses belief that political suffrage will come sooner or later.
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