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Newspaper
Payette Enterprise
Location
Payette, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
2
An archival notice appears to reference regular Thursday repetitions under ownership by WILL WELLS, editor and manager, with an August 87 AP posting and mentions of contract or act of Congress implications at a local post position.
A Pacific Coast Coffee Roasters Association statement blames high coffee prices on a Brazil crop cut after severe frost in July. It notes 160 million trees killed and 200 million damaged in Sao Paulo, with recovery years away, while European demand remains strong postwar. The note adds that importers, roasters, and grocers view rising prices as harmful to business.
The Salvation Army’s doughnuts helped raise morale among doughboys in France. Ma and Pa Burdick, famed as the doughnut king and queen, served overseas for two years and now back home to support a nationwide fundraising campaign. A June drive by business leaders and prominent women will seek funds for a year of Salvation Army work. Included is Ma Burdick’s doughnut recipe and a Shrapnel cake recipe as notes, plus commentary on wartime candy taxation and its non-essential status.
An Iowa Missouri region reflects on federal aims to regulate packing houses stockyards and marketing of farm products. Debate centers on government operation of railroads and processing with prices and farm mortgage values contrasted. A House bill proposes federal licensing of livestock production sale and distribution with penalties and a $1 million fund.
The article reports on French war orphans suffering from malnutrition and shock after armistice. It notes a falling birth rate, records of about 700 child deaths per month, and describes American aid efforts led by Mrs. Brewster to adopt or sponsor 60,000 children, with options from $1 daily to $26.50 yearly. It also lists local ads for laundry services and farm animal trade.
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