tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629002092206577063.post1923422783328454469..comments2023-07-09T18:40:14.439+10:00Comments on Fighting the Kaiser: Coburg, Brunswick and the First World War: The papers are full of war newscherylghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674487881309060774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629002092206577063.post-92173835112195151432013-09-28T19:35:36.669+10:002013-09-28T19:35:36.669+10:00Yes. It's a reminder that food, goods and clot...Yes. It's a reminder that food, goods and clothing now had to be provided for the men overseas as well as those at home. And that many of the men who left had been working the land, so I imagine those too young and older men (and women) would have had to pick up the slack. It must also have been tempting for shopkeepers to put up their prices. I'm sure it happened!cherylghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674487881309060774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629002092206577063.post-9657382478527197382013-09-27T17:55:34.065+10:002013-09-27T17:55:34.065+10:00They are interesting postcards, particularly the m...They are interesting postcards, particularly the messages on the back. It is interesting to speculate what the people and the tradesmen ought to have been doing besides going about their business. People had to eat.Lenore Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425222424273971365noreply@blogger.com