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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
9
A local advertisement promotes a Cash Converters sale with discounts and special offers. The notice emphasizes bargain prices and holiday savings targeted at shoppers seeking quick cash and affordable items.
An article notes Allied limits on sugar as a wartime essential. It compares U S two pounds per person monthly to England two pounds, France one and a half, Italy one, with high hotel prices and scarce availability. Saccharine substitutes and state control feature in Italy and France. German supplies remain ample for home use while Allied prices rise.
The article notes France imports most sugar due to German control of sugar beet land. A yearly ration of about 18 pounds per person is set, with production slashed to 600000 tons from a prewar 750000 ton crop. A photograph shows destroyed French sugar mills, illustrating wartime shortages.
Assistant to the Federal Food Administrator for Indiana argues U S Food Clubs unite public opinion to support war aims. He cites German unity under government direction and urges Hoosiers to join food clubs to treat sustenance as a weapon of warfare and ensure nationwide thinking and action.
War Time Sweeteners MERICA lists options for sugar replacement including maple sugar syrups honey and molasses. It provides substitution ratios for baking and cooking and suggests using dried fruits marmalades jellies and fresh fruits to reduce sugar usage while preserving flavor and nutrition.
The article urges families to limit household sugar to two pounds per month per person while noting U S sugar production around 1,000,000 tons annually and imports over 3,000,000 tons in normal times. It highlights that 75 percent of sugar is shipped to our shores and that military needs require maximizing shipping space for the Army and Navy.
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