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Newspaper
Princeton Daily Democrat
Location
Princeton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1918
Page
1
Daily price list shows pickled pork 15c per lb and pork in cans 12c, Swift Pride soap six bars 60c, Lenox and Peerless cracked rice 5c and 12c, fancy apples a peck 60c, with fresh vegetables available at all times 22te 0.12 and 0.25.
Local grocery listing on North Main Street features Arba Riggs eggs per dozen, B C baking powder, fresh cream cheese per pound, Big Ben and Champie apples per peck, boneless cod fish and fresh mackerel by item, plus fruit and vegetables priced at 38c to 75c per unit.
A proverb like line hints at a businessman facing off with inherited tools, but a forthcoming change will dissolve these clashes. The speaker implies a shift toward peace or resolution, reducing ongoing struggles tied to legacy equipment or methods.
The Berlin war office announced ten American prisoners were captured near Chaving during the advance. Paris reported sharp fighting on the French front with a violent hand to hand encounter east of Chavignon. The enemy bombardment at eight last night met a repulse with heavy losses and some prisoners taken.
Relatives announce the death of James Monroe Pruitt four at Vincennes due to ptomaine poisoning. The third sudden family death in a month. Funeral and interment held Friday in Mentor Indiana. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Pruitt and brother of Bertha Woods and Mrs James Hall.
John Devine a 50 year old parolee is held after a brutal assault on his wife at their East Spruce Street home. She suffered a fractured rib and serious injuries from a heavy club following a drinking quarrel. Devine had previously been sentenced for attempted murder and was paroled five weeks ago.
The Princeton Ministerial Association asks citizens to sign a resolution urging support for farmers to increase cereal production for Allies and war effort. Signatories include W. S. McMillan J. Halsthad A. A. Cohn W. M. Whitsett C. N. Willson and Morris Watson. The article notes some may offer no time and that supporters will be publicized. Payment would be farm wages if required.
Local relatives report Russell Carter of Mt. Carmel has vanished while traveling through the area near Fort Leavenworth Kansas Adams. The city known figure is sought by friends and authorities with no confirmed destination at this time.
The piece urges saving animal fats by avoiding butter and frying, using leftovers, and reusing fats for cooking or making soap. It claims if everyone saved one third of an ace of fat daily, there would be enough for soldiers and allies.
American gunners in mud swept the Rosche trenches with gas shells at a steady rate for about an hour. French observers report six double rows of gas sectors destroyed, indicating heavy German losses from the attack. American casualties stand at four dead and 78 hospitalized, with most gas victims recovering.
New York report notes unrest in Germany and Austria as Russian revolutionary ideas gain moral support for anti Kaiser policies. Scheidemann condemns Russian policy while Austria Hungary resists Russian venture, signaling potential shifts in leadership under Hindenburg.
Representative Rainey told the House that American communication with France was severely disrupted about Jan 15 not by submarines but by a clogged transportation system. He defended Garfield's five day coal order as vital to load ships, move 2,000,000 tons of war supplies, and support the allied war effort.
The House approved the bill to govern Federal railroad operation by 337 to ? with two Democrats and four Republicans voting against. Earlier votes shifted power among the President and the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the panel moved to set government operation duration at eighteen months after the war, with later changes to a two year limit.
Fuel Administrator Weese announces a notice to merchants clarifying regulations on lit windows. He states some merchants misunderstood the rule and believed it allowed complete shutdown of all lighting, which is incorrect.
Gen Pershing released a casualty list showing seven Indiana soldiers wounded on February 26, the day of the German gas attack in France. Three Americans were killed by gas and one more killed in action that day. Names include beatty mahoney masterson dunn mowrer brown beckwith and others. The trench mortar battery is believed to be regular army linked to the 151st Artillery.
Herma Martin of 1234 South Prince Street is ill with smallpox after developing the illness several days ago. A second case emerged Wednesday night at Abram Head’s East Chestnut Street home, affecting his granddaughter Gretchen McGee.
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