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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
8
The U S Food Administration asks every American to limit sugar to two pounds per month until January 1 1919 to ensure supplies for the Army Navy Allies and civilians. The note cites new harvests Cuban beet and Louisiana cane coming this fall and urges households to preserve fruit crops with little or no sugar while awaiting larger future supplies.
The note invites readers to subscribe to the Record and join a large reader family, asking readers to declare whether they are American or German. It frames the choice as a national allegiance test and implies a cultural loyalty requirement.
A fragment urges every able bodied citizen to choose between fighting for humanity and working to aid others. The lines reflect a call to national service and communal contribution in times of crisis.
Indiana announces August sugar allotment of 8 883 000 pounds a sizable cut from prior levels. July certificates totaled 714 021 855 pounds with distribution of 13 012 750 pounds. Retail certificates drop to 2 pounds per capita monthly and 2 pounds per 90 meals for eating houses. Caning certificates stay restricted and manufacturers in class A face one month elimination. Over 6 percent of supplies go to four European allies amid livestock declines. Evansville shipper S Moskowitz contributes 500 to war charities for pausing business after improper poultry feed with sand and gravel.
Reports show U S egg stocks on July 1 nearly match July 1, 1917 while consumption has risen about 17 percent. Production likely up similarly. Sugar shortage pushes many to saccharin, which Indiana laws prohibit. Beef product exports total 96,982,000 pounds.
Oversized corn last fall led to heavy hog feeding and higher market weights. Export orders brought fatter hogs than Europe had expected, and foreign buyers now seek a return to customary weights.
The Gary Baking Company of Gary Indiana admitted using insufficient substitutes with wheat flour and was allowed to donate 500 to local war charities as part of the resolution.
Charles G. Vahl a browns town Indiana baker admitted failing to use required substitutes after repeated warnings. C H Wiethoff federal food administrator for Jackson county ordered the business closed for 90 days.
Local residents including Harvey Homman and family of Argos visited here Sunday at the Andrew Homman and J. C. Hay homes. Several households hosted guests and many locals planned to attend the Bayliss Overland Show Friday.
Local residents and relatives travel from Peru and Garrett visiting the Skinner and Zimmerman homes. A Bayliss Overland show is advertised for tomorrow with performers including Irish and negro comics and acrobats. Also notices of subscriptions, Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonials, and a Toledo notary public affidavit are included in this community column.
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