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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1917
Page
6
Grain markets in Toledo report a drastic shift as Hoover era price controls loom. Officials push wartime measures, pledging fair buy through accredited sources while banning speculative wheat futures and forecasting government purchase of surplus.
Revised by W. Jd. P. di June Eth 1917 listing buying and selling prices for produce. Includes hay eggs butter lard onions potatoes sugar flour and meat items with ranges from 10 cents to over 9 dollars and notes Hog and cattle categories with price spreads. Also references Bo r. Gada and Kugelman markets and a closing line directing readers to Fire Press Want Ads for items.
Boston wins both games to widen the gap in the American League race. The July 19 program saw strong pitching and key hits as the champions beat Chicago 8 to 4 in the opener and completed the doubleheader with a solid performance. Batters Russek, Danforth, and Foster led the offense, while Ackers and Thomas supplied crucial runs. In the National League, Brooklyn and Pittsburgh posted wins, with St Louis and others also recording results across the circuit.
New York Giants manager Johnny McGraw faces a National League hearing over his denouncement of President Tener and the league action fining both men. The board may require McGraw to substantiate or repudiate his charges. A stormy session is expected as McGraw, famed for backing down from nothing, supplies testimony and claims of bias by Tener. By race of witnesses he aims to prove favoritism toward Umpire Byron.
A speech outlines a national effort to cut waste by voluntary self denial and sacrifice. It stresses discipline and collective duty to strengthen the country’s economy and resilience through patriotic sacrifice.
An overworked Piqua woman recounts relief from nervous fatigue after using Phosphated Iron. The ad claims the iron and phosphates restore energy, “get up and get there” drive, and warns buyers to insist on Capsules Only to ensure genuineness. Greenamyer & Co in Piqua and other druggists carry it.
Commissioner Hoover tells the Senate that food control alone cannot curb rising costs and urges action on a food bill. He warns of high living costs, national inefficiency, and the risk of history marking this moment as one of moderate prices if measures aren’t enacted. He argues the bill fixes distribution channels to prewar levels.
Lima June 19. David Lichty, wealthy Pandora resident and officer of the defunct Pandora Overall Co, hanged himself during the Pandora trial summons of Aldene Welty for forgery and wrecking. Peter Hilty, company president, died from injuries tied to the earlier smash.
A dated market roundup reports cattle, hogs, sheep and lambs prices from East Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Baltimore, and Boston. It lists steers, heifers, cows, calves, hogs, sheep and lambs with prices and receipts, alongside assorted grain and wool figures.
Washington reports a tentative ton price of steel for the emergency fleet construction. Previous contracts pegged at 95 dollars per ton, contracted to Downey Construction of New York for ten ships. Chairman Denman of the Shipping Board said the 95 price stands only until a final figure is set by the president or a designated agency.
In Cincinnati a tiny bottle named freezone is sold for a few cents at drug stores. Apply a few drops to tender corns or hard calluses and the soreness vanishes. The corn or callus shrivels and loosens so it can be lifted off without pain.
An inventor has patented a prism device to shield cars from oncoming headlights at night. The unit catches front lights and redirects them through a pane of red glass to prevent glare and improve night driving safety.
Snippets describe Old Gunbail as schemer and rogue who began life by running away with a “eirens.” The chatter, filled with backhanded humor, portrays him as ready to seize any unnailed object or opportunity. The tone is satirical and colorful, reflecting local character sketch.
Timetable lists arrival and departure times for Wapa to Piqua and back with numerous hourly slots. It notes a limited car connection at Wapa Koneta with the Piqua Toledo Limited north and south and states the D.C. and P traction begins service at six each evening, running hourly until eleven.
The c h and d rail schedule notes June 1 1947 updates for North Bound Nos 2 to 52 66 to 566 and 4 to 54 with unchanged Troy and Piqua crossings. South Bound lists changes from No 1 to 51 with multiple station times and No 3 to 53 and other minor adjustments plus Glendale Wyoming and North side stops.
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