Five Cent Loaf For Ten Cents Would Cost United States
New York figures show rising wheat prices tax every American household. One cent rise in loaf price costs $2.75 per year per person. Wheat forecasts point to shortages and high prices, with possible embargo discussions and calls for price relief measures. Farmers gain from higher grain prices while consumer costs climb amid war disruptions.
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Man avoids beds to save for Scranton retirement
George Rowland, a Venice Peddler, claims he has not slept in a bed for three years and saved $605. Police recount his tale after pulling him from a sandpile under the municipal pier. He says the money is to finance a return to Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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