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Newspaper

Piqua Daily Press

Location

Piqua, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1917

Page

6

Grain Markets in Toledo as Wheat Holds Steady

Toledo reports wheat stagnation with prices closing lower amid talks of a food bill. World supply tightens as rains hit Illinois and Iowa, while oats and clover show mixed moves and new crop prospects loom with war-time demand and price controls debated in Congress.

Toledo Oho Congress Sli Canadian Grain Dealers Association Argentina Germany England Central Linois

Candidates Come Out For City Offices

Vindidates for offices are listed as foome forward and the following will le o of interest to the yoars or the city for mayor J M M Lievd republican Wend or Gig auditor J Shoe republican

J. MM. Lievd Republiwend

White Sox Drop Another As Eighteen Hits Fail to Produce Runs

New York June 14 The Waite Sox collected eighteen hits off Cullop before he left in the ninth, yet Chicago could muster only five runs. Caldwell relieved and sent Murphy home to tie it, then New York won in the ninth on Peck’s double and Nuunmaker’s single. American League and National League scores and standings follow.

Cullop New York Waite Sox Chicago Caldwell Murphy Wilt Peck Nuunmaker

Local Election Ticket Listings

Publican for city auditor George Crow Democrat. City solicitor George W Berry Republican. Board of Education Charlot Barnett Republican. Board of Education Wm Eenee We Koastiner Republican. Board of Education George Washing Republican. Fourth Ward assessor Henry Edge Republican.

George Crow George W. Berry Charlot Barnett Eenee We Koastiner George Washing Fourth Ward Henry ©. Edge

Death of Mrs Gillem at 82 in Forest Till

Mrs Sarah Gillem died Wednesday at her daughter Mrs Frank Clarks home 101 West Second Street aged eighty two years four months and four days. She had been in failing health and was a Baptist church member. She is survived by four sons Frank William Edward and Albert and one daughter Mrs Clark. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 30 pm at the Second Forest Till residence conducted by Rev G S Grauser. Interment in Forest Till Cemetery.

Sarah Gillem Grim Reaper Frank Clark West Second Street Gillem Baptist Church Frank William Edward Albert Clark Second Forest G. S. Grauser Forest Till Cemetery

Two Pi Qua Recruit Candidates Head to Toledo

Collins and Root, employed at L. W. Crow factory, left for Toledo after passing a preliminary exam before Corporal Maynor. They will take the medical corps test there and, if successful, return to Piqua to finish business then join the department in Columbus.

Sam Charles Collins W. L. Crow Paul Root W. J. Root Eft Toledo Medical Corps Maynor Piqua Columbus

Teach Your Child Cheerfulness for Health and Vitality

A brief exhortation ties cheerfulness to better digestion circulation and overall vigor, noting that a cheerful child rarely complains of minor ailments. Includes a nudge to try a Press Want Ad.

Piqua Over-Subscribes Liberty Loan With Large City Response

Piqua citizens and local banks report substantial Liberty Loan subscriptions nearing $285,000. Piqua National Bank and Citizens’ National Bank hit their quotas. Third Savings and Loan and Border City Building and Loan also contributed. Overall Piqua’s total is expected to exceed $200,000 above its $66,000 share with hundreds of dollars per subscriber and plenty of bonds left for purchase.

Piqua Piqua National Bank Citizens’ National Bank Piqua Savings Bank Third Savings and Loan Border City Blog & Loan Ass da Piqua Piqua Citizens Piqua Savings’ Bank Border City Building and Loan Association Germany

Liberty Loan Urges Banks in Fourth District to Speed Subscriptions

Governor I R Fancher calls J L Black in Piqua Ohio urging banks within the Fourth Federal Reserve District to push Liberty Loan subscriptions to meet the quota. He warns of serious delays due to mail and proposes wiring late subscriptions via Cleveland correspondent banks with two percent payment to boost the district total.

Fourth Federal Reserve District Fifeenth Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank I. R. Fancher

Pershing in Paris Receives Tumultuous Welcome

Major General Pershing drew a tumultuous Paris welcome as he rode boulevards to the station where Marshal Joffre Ambassador Sharp and Paul Painlevé greeted him. French British Belgian and Italian officers saluted as the American anthem rang out and a guard of honor stood at present arms.

Paris Pershing Marshal Joffre Ambassador Sharp Paul Painleve Howlogne Sieldiers

Lumber Dealers Accused of Wrecking Mail Order Houses

A federal complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission accuses 100 lumber dealers in states west of the Mississippi of conspiring to wreck mail order lumber firms. Minneapolis men Luke W. Boyce and Platt B. Walker are named as leaders in the alleged scheme, which involved fake quotes, credit damage reports, and threats to boycott manufacturers selling to mail order houses.

Washington Mississippi Federal Trade Commission Luke W. Boyce Platt B. Walker Minneapolis Lunder Dealers

Local Markets Revised by W J T June 11 177

Market data shows buying and selling prices for produce and livestock. Items include hay Bran potatoes eggs butter lard onions wheat sugar flour and various meat cuts with price ranges and supplier names noted. includes a quoted remark from Uncle Eben praising George Washington.

Piqua Flour Co Kugelman’s and Co

Railway Time Cards D C P Schedules and Changes

The D C P traction begins six o clock service hourly to eleven. Northbound No 2 becomes 52 and No 4 becomes 54 with minor changes at Piqua Troy and Sidney. Southbound No 1 becomes 51 and No 3 becomes 55 with stops at Anna Sidney Kirkwood Piqua and Glendale.

D.C. & P. Traction Anna Sidney Kirkwood Piqua Glendale Wyoming Worth Side

What Keeps Boys at Home

Fort Worth Star Telegram readers urged to consider why boys run away from home and how free board rooms and clothes might influence their choices. The notice promotes the Read The Press Want Ad to find solutions and resources addressing youth welfare and housing issues.

Fort Worth

Meat Is Unnecessary in Diet and Uric Acid Health Claims

An article argues meat is expensive and unnecessary and promotes milk fruit and fish with vegetables for a good diet. It links rheumatism gout to excess uric acid from nitrogenous foods and kidney issues and prescribes hot lemon water with Anuric three times daily plus morning exercises and weekly vegetable laxatives.

Butcher Minkowski Hans Wout Reach Wright Dr. Pierce

Livestock and Provisions Market Roundup Across Cities

June 14 market report shows cattle and hog prices by city including Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati Baltimore Boston and Toledo. Notable entries list native steers cows calves hogs lambs and wool with receipts and price ranges reflecting regional trading activity.

Chicago Cleveland Pittsburgh Drapers

Left On Car Conductor Mr Brandon Reward Warning

A fragment notes a car scene where a man named Brandon is a conductor and a black crepe de chine waist with front embroidery was prepared at Kahn's store wrapper. A reward is offered for return. please leave at 461 Wood Street.

Brandon Kahn Wood Street

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