Potatoes Cost Most in Boston and New England
Boston and other New England cities pay 1 4 to 1 2 cents more per pound for potatoes than other large eastern cities. Grocers sell at 3 12 cents a pound on small margins per the U S Bureau of Markets report. Only 35 carloads arrived Monday as supply stays tight, with prices expected to ease when Maine shipments rise.
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Boston
New England
Chicago
United States Bureau of Markets
Maine
Market vegetable prices from five to ten cents a pound
Lettuce at five to one cent per head arrives abundant from nearby green houses. Onions are plentiful. seven pounds for two cents is a fair retail price. Bananas selling 25 to 35 cents a dozen with about 60 000 bunches weekly. Local celery and local tomatoes are the most expensive foods with celery 25 to 30 cents a bunch and tomatoes 50 to 60 cents per pound. Apples, lemons, oranges and cucumbers listed with varying prices.
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Florida
Baldwins
Liquor Supply to Uniformed Soldiers Sparks Federal Warning
Federal officials in this city report the War Department declares it a crime to give liquor to soldiers and sailors in uniform. Previously many cases involved selling liquor to enlisted men, but the new interpretation targets treating a man in uniform with risk of heavy penalty.
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War Department
United States Commissioner
Marshal's Office
States Back League of Nations After War
Twelve states have declared support for forming a postwar league of nations. South Carolina first, then Oklahoma Delaware Illinois Tennessee Georgia Maryland Louisiana Texas Massachusetts Mississippi and Kentucky followed. Pending measures are reported in New Jersey and Rhode Island.
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League of Nations
New York
League
South Carolina
Oklahoma
Delaware
Tlinois
Tennessee
Georgia
Maryland
Louisiana
Texas
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Kentucky
New Jersey
Rhode Island
All Sold Out Again Circulation Booms
The Post reports Sunday issue sold out again as circulation continues to boom. Letter from Ducket t of Fall River dated February 18, 1918 notes continued sellout of the Sunday edition and steady demand.
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the Post
Sunday Post
Duckett
Fall River
De Castillo Convicted of Theft in England
English prison record for petty thievery names Edmund Rousselot the figure once billed as Marquis de Castillo. The New York report notes the dapper Frenchman’s identity and theft conviction as of February 19.
King of Spain of Bangor dies in Machias heart failure
The King of Spain of Bangor died suddenly in Machias today from heart failure. He had served as senior warden of St. John's Episcopal Church and influenced its affairs. The report notes his involvement with local church life and his role in the Bangor community.
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Bangor
Machias
St. John’s Episcopal Church
George F Bryant Dead In Bangor
George F. Bryant died in Bangor following more than 30 years as an official of the Kenduskeag Trust Company. The long serving director and trusted banker was a prominent local figure in the Maine city.
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Bangor
George F. Bryant
The
Kenduskeag Trust Company
Georgena Morrill Weds Charles Hunter in New York
Mr and Mrs John F Morrill of Brookline announce the marriage of their daughter Georgena to Charles Welsh Hunter in New York. Miss Morrill's sister Lillian attended her and brother Jana James Flunter served as best man. The couple will reside in Philadelphia.
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John F. Morrill
Brookline
New York
Georgena
Charles Welsh Hunter
Miss Morrill
Lillian
Jana James Flunter
Mrs. Hunter
Philadelphia
Canadian War Mission Appoints Steel Company Leader
Master, assistant general manager of the Steel Company of Canada, has been named a member of the Canadian War Mission based at Washington.
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Master
Steel Company of Canada
Washington
Named for War Mission
Ross H. Mc. is named for a war mission in Montreal on February 19, with details limited in the readable fragment.
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Montreal
Ross H, Mc
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