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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1918
Page
6
Hershey Department Store advertises a broad sale on high grade shoes for men women and children. The list features boots military style and everyday footwear with prices from 55 cents to 9 dollars and discounts up to 34 percent.
The document lists buyers by date and location for a 1918 spring sale across multiple townships. Names include Caroline Kreiser, Aquilla Mengle, Joseph Meyer, Jacob Fry, S. A. Seiler, Mrs. Levi Kraybill, Cyrus Markey, and many others from Palmyra, North Londonderry, Hummels town, Milton Grove, and surrounding areas, with items like stock, implements, and furniture noted.
The 1917 farm product value reached 19,443,849,000 dollars, up over six billion from 1916 and nearly nine billion from 1915. Crop values totaled 13,610,463,000 dollars, with 70 percent of all farm product value, and animal products 5,833,386,000 dollars. The U S and Allies are major buyers, financed by Liberty Bonds. Farmers support government finance as patriotism and business.
Dr. Robert R. Moton at the Twenty-seventh Tuskegee Conference praises twelve million colored Americans for joining in the war effort. He cites labor on farms and in homes, classrooms, and in Europe, plus thrift promotions, with Liberty Bond loyalty noted and a warning on resource costs. President Wilson comments on war costs and resource limits.
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