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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
8
Food Administration figures show 141 million bushels of wheat and 844.6 million pounds of meat shipped to Allied destinations during 1917-18, valued at 1.4 billion dollars. Hoover notes voluntary conservation by American people enabled increased exports despite a major domestic food shortage.
The article promotes sugar conservation by using alternative sweeteners in recipes and preserving foods. It notes replacing one third of sugar with substitutes, using corn syrup and maple syrup, and emphasizes winter usage of remaining sweeteners. It outlines substitutions and methods for desserts, beverages, and fruit preservation.
Instructions describe using water, apples, prunes, honey or syrup to flavor and sweeten dishes. It advises simmering dried prunes without added sugar and using syrup or honey as a sugar substitute in cakes, with one cup of syrup replacing one cup of sugar plus a portion of liquid.
A proclamation urges all farmers and backyard poultry raisers to improve flocks. It calls for standard bred poultry, healthy breeders, and strong chicks while culling unprofitable producers. Emphasizes growing poultry feed and producing eggs for family and broader supply.
Wartime guidance outlines acceptable substitutes for sugar including maple sugar syrups honey and molasses with conversion ratios for recipes. It promotes using raisins dates figs dried pears fruit pastes and marmalades as sugar replacements and encourages fresh fruits and sugar free preserves to stretch scarce supplies.
The passage urges maintaining a cheerful demeanor to spread joy. It argues that positive talk reduces gloom and can ease interactions, suggesting that small, earnest efforts to uplift others create mutual benefits.
A Chestertonian sentiment quotes Thomas Carlyle on personal reform as the foundation for broader national change. The remark emphasizes slow, individual improvement as the seed of societal transformation.
A Boston Transcript snippet captures a child's view of a circus parade. A girl watching the band and calliope exclaims to her mother that the music sounds like boiled music, reflecting a humorous, innocent reaction.
A chatty Walter tells a well-known customer that his stay here is making him twice the gentleman he was. The remark suggests improved breeding and warmth during the visit.
A formula for a cement to fasten iron to marble uses 30 parts plaster 10 parts iron filings and 0.5 part ammoniac mixed with acetic acid to form a thin paste. The mixture must be used immediately after mixing.
Scientific American notes aluminum was explored to replace copper in transformer windings. It examines heat dissipation, temperature rise, and relative costs, concluding copper still offers advantages despite potential aluminum benefits.
A process to produce a lusterless steel surface after tempering by rubbing on a smooth iron surface with ground oilstone until smooth. Then place on paper and rub back and forth until a fine dead finish is achieved.
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