Thanksgiving dinner faces scarcer, pricier turkey
Many households will skip the usual turkey as shortages push prices higher than last year, making celebrants adjust menus and budgets for the holiday.
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1919
Page
4
Many households will skip the usual turkey as shortages push prices higher than last year, making celebrants adjust menus and budgets for the holiday.
The article warns to set clocks back one hour Sunday morning echoing historic practice and notes a planned coal strike beginning November 1 that could halt industrial activity nationwide within a month after its start.
The text warns that leaves are not falling quickly and frosts are scarce. If this continues, leaves may linger until snow arrives, increasing the likelihood that many trees will suffer damage.
The report notes a 50 cent per ton wholesale coal hike and asks what buyers without the extra funds should do, highlighting concerns over added costs and burden on households.
East coal firms build tall silos for automatic coal delivery to wagons raising questions about price effects. Roosevelt Memorial fund honors school children contributors by permanently enrolling their names in Washington. After party tickets are set for November voters in Silver Lake urged to choose the most capable candidates rather than the party.
A harsh comparison denounces calls to eat less and skip necessities to push prices down. The remark likens suchories to the Greed figure who bragged of a straw diet after acquiring a horse, only to die.
The Department of Justice notified beet sugar refiners from Washington on Monday that charging more than 16 cents per pound wholesale would violate the food control act. The United States Equalization Board has ruled 11 cents per pound a fair retail price for sugar.
Mrs. Belle Johnson returns to Decatur after weeks at the Jaques home. Visitors include Mrs. Sarah Gibler and daughter from Huntington, Miss Ruth Leckrone in North Manchester, and Mrs. M. M. McGlennen. Rugs featured by Downing & Tucker of Claypool. Various local residents visit relatives, plan trips, and shop at Rexal. Name cards offer at 15 cents.
Advert from Gland-Aid Co. and Rager and Jontz touts Grando Pine for coughs colds horseness and croup at 50 cents for 3 ounces with honey or syrup. Testimonial from Mrs. W. M. J. Fellers of Lima Ohio credits relief and avoided pneumonia after using two bottles. Product claims include preventing cold progression and broad relief.
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