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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
5
A long society notices column details meetings at Greene Street, Water Street, and South Main Street homes. Activities include missionary gatherings, needlework, Red Cross preparations, and a wedding at St Marys church. Guests travel from New York City, Cleveland, and Chicago, with local hostesses hosting numerous afternoon and evening events.
Thomas Wainean died at his Vander home leaving five children. A funeral is set for Thursday at 2, conducted by Rev. Dr. John Montgomery. Jim McDowell, Otto Poling, John Shay, and William Lawrence faced intoxication charges with small fines. Dasheen cultivation gains interest in the South as a potential potato substitute with multiple prep methods and international connections. crops, soil, and harvest notes follow, alongside brief society notes and upcoming Story Tellers League Open Meeting.
A brief wedding notice notes a bride's furnished home and a room on South Wyente before the couple departed for their wedding trip. Sal
The Red Cross war relief campaign raised over 45 million dollars in the first two days of the week toward a 100 million target. Major gifts from New York donors push totals toward 20.9 million locally, with large contributions from J. P. Morgan and G. F. Baker. A 16 million pledge for tuberculosis efforts in France was reported, with substantial city results from Cincinnati Milwaukee and Buffalo and other German-populated communities.
Experiments by department specialists show the eggplant beetle and related pests can be managed with arsenical sprays or dusts such as arsenate of lead or arsenite of zinc. The insect is small and dull green, with five larval and one pupal stage, feeding on leaves and sometimes affecting potato and wild Solanaceae. Field studies at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, indicate several generations per season, and methods include fall plowing and dusting to destroy eggs.
The Russian Mission to the United States, first from the new government, arrives from San Francisco amid cheering crowds. Secretary Lansing greets head Boris Bakimeteff and Mme Bakimeteff as Counsellor Polk and naval and military attaches witness the event. The party proceeds to the Kemings mansion on Massachusetts avenue, greeted by cavalry and flags lining the streets.
French aviators arrive in Washington aboard an Atlantic liner to share aerial warfare skills with American pilots. They report to the French high commission and will be distributed among aviation stations and training schools for six months of instruction.
Poultry experts from the U S Department of Agriculture warn beginners that brooding is hard and yields vary. They advise sitting hens in slightly darkened nests during hatching and not disturbing them unless hens step on or peck at chicks, which can disrupt hatching progress.
The article outlines hen brooding care including heat management, weekly coop cleaning, feeding after hatch, and parasite control with grease applications. It also covers cabbage worm prevention using arsenate sprays, timing for applications, and community efforts to suppress infestations in crops.
Ornamental windbreaks should use irregular groups of 10 to 20 evergreens spaced about 10 feet apart to create vistas. White pine Norway spruce Douglas fir White fir Austrian and Norwegian pine Oriental spruce are common choices. Birch along margins and laurels rhododendrons or small flowering shrubs enhance the effect.
The alfalfa plant features a long taproot that can extend several feet into the soil. This enables access to moisture and nutrients unavailable to shallower rooted crops, giving alfalfa a drought and nutrient advantage.
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