The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-09-04
ADVANCE IN PRICES

loaves of bread. How much ar,
they"
Baker-"Eleven cents, madam"
II. W.-"What's the extra penny
for?"
Baker--"That is for the paper tc
roll the loaves in. The war in
Europe has caused paper to ad,
vance," e:
H. W.-"Have pumpkin pies ad
vanced in price,"
Baker-"Yes, five cents, because
of the extra cost of the pastry, be-
cause of the advance in flour because
ftha war in Europe"
H. W.-'How are doughnuts?"
Baker, am sorry to say they
have advanced five cents a dozen be-
cause of the advance in -four and
in the lard they are fried in, because
Of tn war in Europe"
H. W.-"Do you keep buttermilk?"
Baker-"Yets, a superior article"
H. W.-"Has it advanced in
price,"
Baker-"Not that from Texas
cows milk, but the Holstein and Jer-
sey cows buttermilk is advanced be-
cause their ancestors were imported
On1y two oaporotiop n oo oil fnroiu
articles are increasing in price"
II. W.-"Will you give me bottle
of Texas cows buttermilk?"
Baker, am sorry to say the
Texas cows are such poor mixers
that they can hardly raise their own
babies
H. W.-"Did you ever read the
22nd verse of the 4Oth chapter Of
Genesis?"
Baker, do not recall it now.
What was the purport of it,"
H. W.--'Why, it says that Pha-
raoh hanged the chief baker and l
called to tell you that in my judy
ment Pharaoh made no mistake.
Good morning. SIR
Then the house wife went over to
the grocer's and addressing him,
said:
Can you give me half package
of baking POWDER"
Grocer-"I am sorry | cannot
break a package; but why do you
want half a package?"
H, WI thought that because of
the rise in everything on account of
the war in Europe, half a package
would raise as many biscuits as
whole package would a month ago.
How must are sardines?"
Grocer-"Sardine have increased
20 per cent in price, because of the
war in Europe and the danger of a
sea fight in the MEDITERRANEAN"
IT W.-"But what has that to do
with sardines?"
Grocer-"There would be great
danger of their being killed by the
caused by the gun fire.
H. W.-"But all your sardines
come from the coast of Maine"
Grocer-"But with the foreign i'm
ports cut off the Maine sardines
would naturally double in price"
H. Wye gods and little fishes.
How about halibut?"
Grocer-"They are advancing in
price rapidly. You know the biggest
school of halibut in the world comes
down through the Baltic sea an
1ually, and the German fleet there is
liable this year to break up the
school,"
H. Wis theaprice of oatmeal
Grocer-"Rapidly. The genuine
Scotch oats are all wanted by the
army"
H. W.-"What are canned prunes
selling for?"
Grocer-"They have increased 20
Der cent. They are German prunes,
you know"
Fl. W.-"But yours grew in Cali
ornia last year"
Grocer (doggedly) -" Everything
German is advancing"
H. W.-"Has tea advanced in
)rice?"
Grocer-"It is going up rapidly.
The English when excited are great
ga drinkers, and now that Japan has
declared war against Germany and as
We have no merchant ships in the
Pacific, the chances are that no more
ca will be brought in. War, you
know, is hell"
H. Wit may be, but it is no
more so than trying to get enough
o eat in land of peace. Send me
| dabage, please, and I will make
ome coleslaw for the children"
Grocer-"Certainly, madam, but
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