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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
8
A rough survey of market talk on grain trade, prices, and policies discusses wheat and corn outlooks, government control of exports, and calls for a universal seed law. It notes Argentine crops, storage concerns, and price support ideas amid fluctuating markets and summer harvest hopes.
Fragmentary OCR notes show scattered mentions of livestock, grain, and provisions across Chicago, Boston, Toledo, and Baltimore. The garbled text references large sheep lots, prices like 1,400, and various market terms, but no coherent event or date emerges.
New York June 28 Insanity will be the defense for Alfredo Cocchi cocarderer at state crime case. His wife has asked for a sanity exam to precede the hearing in addition to other evidence she has provided. He is present in Italy and authorities seek his return to New York for the murder trial. Extradition papers were taken to Albany by a special messenger from the office of District Attorney Ewin Balosm, attorney.
The Navy was censured for failing to conduct thorough tests on ammunition after a fatal accident aboard the liner Mongolia. The Senate Naval Affairs Committee report, submitted with unanimous approval, cites the incident that killed two crew members and notes the connection to recent naval tests. Colonel OH Ver Hazard Pasne, a New York and Cleveland financier, died in New York at age seventy eight.
A fragmentary critique of wartime food costs and family labor argues workers must cut waste and rely on home production. It cites rising prices, telephone surveys, and shop practices while urging child welfare, industrial training, and national mobilization for a stronger future.
Schedules show changes to transit routes and numbering. Piqua crossing times adjust with departures at 10 43 a m and 4 02 p m for several connections. Regular stops include Glendale Wyoming and Worth side with no other changes to most routes.
A fragmented discussion cites government expert FL Phillips on bee behavior, claiming the insect acts on perfected instinct rather than adaptability. It argues success in honey keeping hinges on precise hive management, noting the need to align spacing and timing to prevent honey from being sealed or mislaid.
A garbled exchange mentions a maid and a married man amid a talk about desire and a warning from a wife. The text urges reading The Press Want Ad to find what you want.
Fragmented OCR text indicates a timetable note. Mentions trains, timing, and an agent but is garbled. Interpretable facts are limited. likely a schedule update affecting Sunday service and discontinuation of some trains.
A skillfully modeled clay duck was recently found in excavations near Geyer. The artifact appears older than Testament records, though the source notes the unusual absence of a direct biblical reference to such fowl in early texts.
A poet recalls visiting Teigh brow Magazine and marveling at decorated pink ribbon waste-paper baskets. A mean man taunts him about shaping lines for pleasant places, highlighting a sly exchange on art and status.
A condensed local market listing shows vegetable prices and weekly stock figures. Potatoes onions sugar flour and ham are quoted with per unit and per package rates, alongside butcher steer and veal calf prices for various grade categories. Continuous daily corrections by Engelman's Market are noted for accuracy.
Insects destroy a billion dollars worth of crops annually and the boll weevil alone costs cotton growers about 600,000 each year. The natural enemy of these pests is the American song bird, with the hence proposed antidote being the weevil’s natural foe, the bird.
A modern giant battle cruiser costs about 20 000 000 dollars. A dreadnought costs roughly 18 000 000, a scout cruiser about 6 600 000, a destroyer around 1 860 000, submarines vary from 600 000 for small types to 1 000 000 to 1 200 000 each for larger boats.
In a heated exchange Mrs. Gxe pressures William to resign from the club sell his car and move to a cheaper house citing stock losses. He rebuts arguing such steps would invite gossip and he refuses to take drastic action.
A Louisville Journal item notes actresses on stage use makeup, while nonperforming women mock the thick rouge as if aimed at the first man nearby, reflecting social tensions on appearance and courtship.
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