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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
7
At the November 26 meeting the Price Interpretation Board announced retail and consumer prices for staples. Wheat flour, cornmeal, oatmeal, sugar, beans, potatoes, onions, raisins, canned goods, evaporated milk, milk, butter, oleomargarine, eggs, cheese, lard, bacon, ham and corn syrup were fixed with specific retailer and consumer amounts.
A Great Falls Montana resident, Mrs Joseph Osweiler of Sixth Ave 8, reports kidney weakness and backache improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She says the first box cured her kidney trouble and she has had none since. Sold for 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Government and the Food Administration state that pork production will rise sevenfold over pre war exports to meet global fats shortages. They cite U S Department of Agriculture figures showing large increases in cattle and hog numbers and forecast significant pork output for fall 1918 and spring 1919.
The text notes America's vow to supply as required. It states that the American food army’s success boosted morale, leading to expanded farm enterprise and increased corn and pork production. Food conservation rose and exports doubled as shipments grew.
The passage cites Herbert Hoover on August 10, 1917, arguing against drastic force to control distribution and urging reliance on the intelligence of the average American businessman to remedy wartime evils. It reflects a stance favoring market mechanisms and civilian cooperation.
Government urged wartime sugar conservation credited with averting a domestic shortage. United States residents cut four month sugar use by over half a million tons, from a normal 1.6 million to about 1.4 million, enabling beet and cane crops to come in and easing European supply strains.
In July 1917 the United States Food Administrator voiced confidence despite a grim war outlook. He stated that democracy would defend itself in these United States and that American spirit would prevail despite German advances toward Paris.
Citizens endure sugar ration reductions from four pounds to three and then to two pounds as a quiet show of patriotism and resolve, with no complaint.
In war and peace the United States earned broad thanks by sharing food and should extend that generosity in peacetime to win global goodwill through continued food aid and cooperation.
A wartime statement by the U S Food Administrator argues that voluntary action by all citizens ensures fair burden sharing for food conservation. Autocratic control in enemies’ lands failed, while democratic sharing kept the Allies healthy and strong.
The text credits the voluntary service of the American people for Allied strength and Europe’s fate. It notes exports nearly doubling to twenty million tons of food for Europe in the coming year and argues democracy proves itself in crisis as Hoover emphasizes voluntary action to meet food needs despite autocratic Germany.
A fragment notes government contracts for railroads with a figure of 12 250 words and a comment on economy of space. The snippet contrasts spending on contracts with guidance to economize, mentioning carpet usage in some context.
United States farmers and threshers cut harvest losses dramatically this year by adopting cleaner threshing methods and field inspections. Reports from 33 grain states cite about 116 million bushels saved, plus reductions in barley oats and other grains, boosting farmers' earnings and feeding more people.
A historical piece extols voluntary food saving in the United States during wartime, noting no hardship, better health and spirits, and national unity. It credits price stability, reduced speculation, and global aid through shared food, praising individual devotion to the national cause.
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