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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1917
Page
2
The Piqua Daily Press notes a satirical column by a rumored critic, possibly Margaret Mason, railing at fashion and spelling. It contrasts East and West wit, describes wool gathering for soldiers and sailors, and details knitted bags and muffs for wartime attire.
A lively column surveys wool embroideries in 1917 style garments from coats to lingerie. It notes yarn fringe hats veils jabots and negligees as wooly fashion, while critiquing modernist undergarments and urging patriotic money loans to support the war effort. The piece closes with weather gossip about rain and work attendance.
In the last two weeks, a surge of “shark” agencies has flooded newspaper offices with notices and communications as they pursue their nefarious trade. The rash of alarm exploits and easy game schemes highlights a widening fraud trend affecting media outlets and readers.
The government does not require platinum for war, holds stock for internal lab use, and can access domestic and foreign supplies. Dealers dispute rumors urging women to stop platinum jewelry. A Redfield letter corroborates the statements, urging press vigilance against grafters posing as patriots.
In a playful exchange from The Lima Times-Democrat editor Howard Burba, a note from Lima, Ohio hints at a humorous pencil situation at The Pima Daily Press. The personal communication jokes about tools used on wet or dry sheets and ends with friendly regards.
Readable weather notes show temperatures and conditions for St. Paul Bt Louis Chicago Columbus Buffalo New York and Washington. Indications suggest clear skies in most cities with clouds ahead for Buffalo and a likely fair day tomorrow in Ohio and surrounding areas.
All Maccabees will gather at their hall Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock to attend the Union Memorial exercises. C. A. Moore, R. KK. Try -a-Press Want Ad.
Editor notes a city report accusing amateur wireless operators of using high powered audio sends. Police investigated, found the charge false. The Piano Radio Club membership is urged to ensure charges are well founded before accusing members. The club supports adherence to American radio laws.
Members urge city residents and all street users to follow the new traffic ordinance that took effect June 7. The club praises the ordinance as sound and urges obtaining a full copy from the police or club officials, noting key provisions on lights, vehicles, driver age, and rattler bells.
Mme A E Richard of Columbus Ohio brings her 3 year old English bull terrier Zydis to New York to audition for vaudeville. The dog answers with clear words including lemon mamma and lamb with other questions yielding accurate responses. Richard has trained the animal since infancy showing remarkable mimicry and memory.
Patent by Mathias G. Mueller of Cotome D. C uses a small sheet metal boot strapped to a chicken leg to limit bending so hens cannot set yet can walk scratch and roost. crouching to fly over fences is prohibited. Also mentions a telephoto telegraph device claimed to show a distant caller on a screen.
Edward Jones, a farmer in Orange County and former city resident, hosted his brother Benjamin P. Jones from North Pennsylvania Street. An odd exchange over a broken horse shows turns to selling the animal for food, with talk of a one night performance feeding Kapolis News.
A Boone Iowa resident designs a metal flag tag that resembles a silk flag. The wire cloth uses special materials including brass copper and steel to appear cloth like at a distance. It unfurls with wind and reduces wear and tear while needing repaint only every one to two years.
The text describes a British Lommy or doe biscuit as a four inch square cracker weighing three ounces, likened to bread in form. It notes French war bread that swells in hot water with a spongey smell. It also mentions a German pea sausage made from pea meal bacon and fat, a dish by a Berlin cook that preserves pea meal, with one eight inch sausage yielding twelve plates of soup.
A miscellany of brief clippings notes a homecoming in Muncie with Mrs. Boone entertaining guests, the man misjudging the dinner hour. Short items mention a danger signal for overhead perils, an Ohio rain elevator fire, insect eggs resembling candy, Alaska salmon output, California prune value and beet sugar, washing collar operations, rail directories, golf course directories, an ice cutting machine, and Michael Angelo as Shaw’s boyhood ideal.
A large cultivation program aims to position the United States as a top rubber producer. The venture near Pacheco, Arizona plans several thousand acres, sourcing shrubs from Mexico, with a Marathon rubber factory aiding expansion into Texas and other Southwest states. The hardy guayule shrub promises easier cultivation and potential rubber quality closer to that of true rubber.
Mary Whitabeth Dill daughter of Ponts and Louise Russell born February 15 1841 in Troy Ohio departed this life March 24 1917 at age 76 years nine days. She married Mathias Dill and had five sons and four daughters. Surviving children include Mrs Dertha Sinks Irene Versailles Mrs Gerth Sink George Wasam and Pronko Deadwood along with twenty grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services were held at Leache Krepy Gettysburg with Rev Hugh Miller and J B Milner serving.
Christina Frost widow of William Frost died Saturday morning at 24 Franklin Street. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at the residence with Rev Colley officiating. Interment will be at Hill Cemetery. Local reaction notes the loss to the community. Also mentions unrelated notes about Y A secretary and public fountain sanitation in Piqua and El Paso travel.
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