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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
6
A historical price list shows barley flour 8 cents per pound rice flour 12 cents per pound oats flour 9 cents per pound potato flour 20 cents per pound white corn flour 8 1/2 cents per pound tapioca flour 15 cents per pound buckwheat flour 9 cents per pound.
The Birth of a Nation, David W. Griffith’s musical spectacle, shows at Hershey Park Theatre on Thursday May 23 in two parts. The Civil War events lead to Reconstruction, with a grand outdoor epic and a synchronized score. Lead cast includes Henabery Crisp Gaye Marsh Walthall Gish Clifton Cooper Lewis and others. Afternoon tickets 15c 25c. evening 25c 50c.
The London Economist lists Britain's gross debt at 5.68 billion pounds, France's 1918 debt at 115.17 billion francs, and Italy at 35 billion lire. Central Powers' debts total 25.41, 13.31, and 5.70 billion for Germany Austria and Hungary respectively. U.S. public debt is about 8 billion, with over half lent to Allies to be repaid. Taxation is expected to cover more than half of 1918 net expenditures.
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