Drop in Prices Prompts Domestic Alarm and Debate
The New York World reports a fall in retail and wholesale prices across meat, eggs, butter, and pork with potential widespread effects. Grocers fear further cuts may trigger later price increases, while analysts urge merchants to meet demand for safer readjustment. The piece also notes German political reflections and hints at the Kaiser’s international trial shaping postwar democracy.
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Stiel Worshiping the Kaiser In German Press
A fragment from the Berlin press edited by Count Hoventlow marks a controversial stance on the Kaiser’s rule and German ambitions. The piece, dated around the Kaiser’s birthday, reflects pride and assertive language about the empire and its leadership amid tense expectations.
Keep Faith With The Farmer In Wartime Price Debate
Henry Clewe argues that falling living costs and easing demand will lower wholesale and consumer prices. He supports repealing government guarantees of 2.26 per bushel for wheat to curb farm price supports, while noting retailers resist cutting profits until forced by competition. Prices remain sticky due to wartime controls and abundant goods.
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Ogden Boy’s harrowing march to war ends with wound
An Ogden youth recalls his 1918 voyage from Ogden to the front, detailing train rides, camps, and battles, culminating in a hip wound near the Meuse while participating in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. He describes deprivations, relentless marching, gas, and hospital care in France and Belgium.
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Wheat Price Gap Drives Farmer Support for Policy Repeal
Amid wartime inflation and high costs, farmers urge repeal of a law guaranteeing $2.25 per bushel for spring wheat. Officials expect prices to stay high due to production, transport, and distribution costs plus rising wages. Farmers have prepared spring fields, risking failure to meet crop pledges if policy remains.
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