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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
4
A wartime bulletin urges Americans to eat more potatoes to avert waste and aid rationing. It notes a surplus, claims potatoes match or exceed bread in nourishment, and advises serving them with meat while reducing bread use to protect potato farmers.
A reflective column discusses how food habits shape morale in war times. It notes Revolutionary War rations and the idea that potatoes aided victory, then argues against overhauling table manners. The piece lampoons bread and knife use, favors simple sustenance, and warns against habit-driven excess while urging practical eating.
An era wartime bulletin urges Americans to conserve bread as famine pressures rise in Europe. It emphasizes bread made from 18 percent wheat flour 4 percent rye and 10 percent white balted grain with cadets improving health on reduced meat and sugar.
A Food Administration bulletin warns that every excess ounce of wheat produced in the United States is taken from starving French women and children. It appeals for wartime sacrifice, noting allies may endure shortages but innocents abroad face death without shared bread. Victory bread receives cautious approval amid calls for broader wheat distribution.
N A Gee, professor of odd jobs, is ready to take orders for house moving and repair, roof repair specialty, cement work, and general contracting. Located in Sol N Lvanhoe, contact Col. 803. Promote egg conservation with Currin Says So.
A public vote will choose between the Jitney Bonding Ordinance and the Jitney Service Ordinance. Supporters argue bonding yields no guaranteed service, while service ordinance promises regular routes and extended coverage with transfer rights similar to streetcars.
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