Prices Set for Food Staples by Price Interpretation Board
At a November 26 meeting the Price Interpretation Board fixed wholesale and consumer prices for staples. Wheat flour 2.56–3.30, cornmeal 0.62–0.76, oatmeal 0.69–0.83, hominy 0.71–0.85, sugar 10.85–12.00 cents per lb, beans 15–19 cents, potatoes 1.50–2.00 per 100 lbs, onions 0.412–0.64, raisins 0.13–0.17, canned tomatoes 0.17–0.25, corn 0.16–0.26, salmon 0.25–0.38, evaporated milk 0.15–0.17, milk 0.10, butter 0.60–0.65, oleomargarine 0.38–0.45, eggs 0.45–0.80, cheese 0.30–0.40, lard 1.30–1.65, lard substitute 0.89–1.10, bacon 0.47–0.58, ham 0.46–0.55, butter fat 0.60, corn syrup 0.85–1.05.
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Doan's Kidney Pills Help Local Woman
Mrs Joseph Osweiler of Great Falls Montana reports kidney backache and dull kidney pain improving after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says the first box cured her and she has had no kidney trouble since. Price 60 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Government Justified in Stimulating Pork Production
Government actions to stimulate hog production aim to export seven times prewar pork exports and address global fat shortages. Production increases are expected to boost supplies for wartime feeding, with U S Department of Agriculture data showing rising hog numbers and higher dressed pork outputs in 1917 and 1918.
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Food Administration
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America
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Australia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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America Promises Full Effort to Food Council
The text recalls Americas pledge to the interallied food council and notes earlier success by the American food army. It mentions increased farm enterprise, more corn and pork, intensified food conservation, and doubled exports and shipments.
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America
Interallied Food Council
American Food Army S
Faith Justified by Events Quote from Hoover 1917
A 1917 quotation from Herbert Hoover stresses no need for drastic force to control supply use and distribution. He expresses faith in the average American businessman's intelligence and in their anticipated aid to remedy war-created evils.
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Herbert ‘Hoover
Sugar Saving Shown By United States Citizens
The nation reduced sugar use by over half a million tons during July to October, averting a home famine despite low supplies. Normal four month intake was 1.6 million tons. July to October consumption dropped from 400k monthly to 230k in October, showing strong wartime restraint and the Food Administration’s effective guidance.
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Food Administration
Louisiana
Europe
American Spirit and Food Administration Confidence
In July 1917 amid a grueling war, the U S Food Administrator expressed confidence that democracy would defend the United States. He noted Americans should not fear threats as German advances pressed toward Paris and highlighted the value of American spirit.
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United States
Paris
Europe
Loyalty in Little Things Last Proof of Patriotism
A brief note reflects on American restraint in rationing sugar from four pounds to three and then to two pounds per month as a sign of patriotism and shared sacrifice during hard times.
Food Will Win the World War Era Hunger Unity
Editorial note praising America's wartime food sharing and urging continued food conservation and aid to secure postwar goodwill. It argues that peace requires extending generosity and preventing scarcity through shared resources and international aid.
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America
New World
Democracy and autocracy in food conservation
Statement by the United States Food Administrator after entering the war on voluntary citizen action. Autocratic food control in enemy lands collapsed while democratic sharing kept the country and Allies healthy and strong.
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United States
Bins
Peire
Spirit of Democracy Proved by American Food Effort
The text lauds voluntary American sacrifice and export drive to feed Europe, stressing the Food Administration under Hoover and the wartime democracy model. It notes doubling exports to twenty million tons, the mobilization of resources, and the belief that democracy proves its strength in crisis.
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Europe
America
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United States
Mr. Hoover
Food Administration
Rail contract notes and economy phrase in railroad document
Government rail contracts mention 12 250 words and space use while the text criticizes directives to economize. The fragment references upholstery and carpet in a policy context, with the sense of balancing efficiency and material allocations in public works.
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Joontains
Threshermen and Farmers Save 116 Million Bushels of Wheat
The U S Food Administration credits farmers and threshers with saving 116 million bushels of wheat this year by cleaner threshing methods and field gathering. Reports from 33 grain states note reduced losses and savings in barley oats rye and other grains.
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United States
U. ‘Bs. Food Administration
Food Administration
Food conservation in America the triumph of voluntary sacrifice
A fragment reflects on food control in America praising voluntary self-denial for wheat pork and sugar. It credits restraint with steady bread prices preventing shortages and extortion while linking American restraint to global kinship and national strength.
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America
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