Grucers Predict Lower Prices Amid Market Decline
Readable OCR fragment shows prices predicted to drop as merchants and grocers face shifting demand. The note indicates a general market easing with consumers expected to benefit from lower costs.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1919
Page
2
Readable OCR fragment shows prices predicted to drop as merchants and grocers face shifting demand. The note indicates a general market easing with consumers expected to benefit from lower costs.
The article notes a general decline in food prices with eggs dropping ten to fifteen cents a dozen and butter down from seventy three to sixty five cents. Grocers cite government reserves and rising spring demand as factors, while cold storage and production shifts spur anticipated further decreases. Local merchants warn buyers to stock in small quantities as prices are expected to fall and supply chains adjust.
Real estate transfers section notes a sequence including lot numbers 40 and 37 with adjacent parcels along North Lane and a stated amount of 1400 dollars. The fragment references a property transfer entry with unspecified parties and parcels.
War department casualty list names 25 Kansas servicemen on the Roll of Honor with statuses including wounded and wounded slight. Notables include Captain Paul R. Arrum of Rosedale Corporal Joseph H. Tathert of Kingman and private Elmer Dilis of Hepner among others from Wichita Topeka Atchison and Ottawa.
A garbled OCR passage references Abi Colyer and others, with scattered proper nouns such as Ker Say, Qesibech, Srila Ane, and dates or events unclear. It mentions attendance, a WED gating reference, and a mix of names like Sadie, Bethe, My, and Mre. The text is unreadable in large parts, hard to confirm concrete facts or a single coherent event.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a visit by a person to Mapleate Minnesota to see his parents. Details about timing, caregivers, and events are garbled with unclear names and dates. The readable portions indicate travel and a domestic encounter without clear outcomes or verifiable facts.
A flooded parade of brides sails to America as "Yankee heroes" reportedly wed English nobles. The piece notes thirteen wives of American fighters arriving in New York aboard the transport Plattsburg, with three hundred more brides planned. The Red Cross allegedly assists, while scattered anecdotes describe visits and social clashes during the war era.
Pleasant, Miah and Mrs Budney with James Gale and two boys dined at the LC Baker home Wednesday. Richard Jarden spent the weekend with friends in Ottawa. Glen Sammers visited Bert Surtenhowe Sunday. Miss Janson guest at Misc Henta Jarden Sunday. J H Gale home Sunday afternoon visit by Chal aler. Mr and Mrs John Watlon left for Mt Pleasant Michigan after visit with relatives. Miss Mars Matigied Mrs Cheerles Steven in Sunday school. Bert Satta entertained Sunday with Clyde Lederer and family, Kate and Aries Krine. John Roeckhold and two sons George and Idoya Hert Sutton called at Mrs Dane Button home Tuesday.
Mrs John Mathia and Mrs Viola Watt Wessra visit. Ed Warren in Lawrence. Jenny Roche and family with Mr and Mrs Martin St. Maury. Jakeman visiting Mrs John Frye and others. Breithaupts call on Abn Breithaupt. Will Freeman and John Stuart discharged at Camp Funston and home.
Local names such as Sadie Parsons and three children, Mrs Farry Polen Sol rs, and Harry Elsa Pooch visit relatives in Eudora and Denver. Mentions of Mr Viola Watking and Mr Fred Hedrick attending a brother’s death, and travels to Ottawa and Wellsville appear among fragmented notices.
Fragmented urban maintenance record shows entries for street work, supplies, and disbursements. The legible items reference totals, taxes, and receipts, but many lines are garbled, delaying clear attribution of dates, places, or involved agencies.
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