21 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
The Belen News
Location
Belen, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1918
Page
1
Wartime appeal urges Americans to save wheat and feed allies by eating corn in many forms. It highlights corn as a versatile, patriotic staple with dozens of uses from hot breads to desserts and points to Farmers' Bulletin 565 for recipes.
A short feature presents a wheatless biscuit recipe using parched cornmeal peanut butter and toppings, yielding sixteen biscuits with one sixth ounce protein each. It also cites an old fashioned corn muffin recipe revived for New York hotels using cornmeal rye flour milk butter substitute syrup and eggs.
A war primer arguing that Allied victory protects farmers from German aggression and price collapse. It warns of French Belgian Italian farm devastation and German occupation, urging farmers to rally now to defend fair prices and national security.
The Interior and U S Land Office announce a Liberty Bond push urging citizens to buy bonds, warning of war impact and future price rises. Notices from Santa Fe NM detail land applications and a bank's financials, including the First National Bank of Belén, with assets and reserves listed as of March 4 1918.
Sealed bids for the Rio Puerco County Bridge project at Belen Valencia County must be received by 2 p m April 1 1918 at the County Clerk in Los Lunas. Plans and specifications are on file for inspection and a 300 dollar certified check is required with bids. The Board reserves the right to reject any bid and bids will be opened after 2 p m April 1 1918.
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