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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
6
The U S Food Administration declares a wartime need to cut U S wheat use by half to 21 million bushels monthly to supply Allies and maintain army rations. It lays out household and commercial limits, calls for bread reductions, and urges patience until harvest relaxes controls.
The article notes wheat stocks in India and Australia are isolated due to scarce shipping. Australia holds 180 million bushels awaiting ships, with an export surplus of 80 million amid ship shortages. India has 70 million bushels. April additions and Argentina’s stock affect totals. The global issue is shipping, forcing the United States to share its stock with the Allies.
U S Food Administration data cover July 1 1914 to January 1 1918. The United States supplied complete yearly rations for 57,100,933 people and extra protein for 22,194,570 more men. Wheat and flour exports to the three principal allies reached 384 million bushels. pork exports to the period nearly 2 billion pounds. fresh beefExported totaled 443,484,400 pounds. Food sent to Russia was small by comparison.
Sir Joseph Maclay, British Shipping Controller, tells Americans they have the men skills and material to save the allied cause and urges US support in the war effort.
Grocers explain U S Food Administration rule requiring equal weight of substitutes with each pound of wheat flour. Purchasers may choose from cornmeal, corn flour, rice, oats and other cereals to save wheat. Special cases apply to graham and whole wheat flours and mixed flours. exemptions and precise substitute requirements are outlined for retailers and households.
February receipts from War Savings and Thrift stamps totaled 41 million dollars, with daily averages around 2 million. England sent 37 million. Congress aims to raise 2 billion for shipbuilding, enough to fund 84 ships to date. The program educates youth to save and invest, while urging women to support Red Cross work, conserve food, and contribute to shipbuilding through thrift and war work.
The article describes slim age appropriate dresses for girls from eight to fifteen using crepe georgette voile and flue voile. A two piece dress with a short under bodice skirt and a smocked blouse shows clever design to avoid a waistline and features color coordinated smocking pockets and snap fasteners.
Fashion notes describe jackets and coats with narrow sleeves and wrist length cuts. Et ons boleros and crepe organdie blouses create youthful looks. Skirts are narrow and fairly short, about one and a half yards in circumference and four to six inches off the ground.
A blouse buyer reports georgette blouses trimmed in val lace are highly enticing and shown in regu lar and slip over styles. Filet lace remains popular in both real and imitation forms, with slip overs featuring sailor collars. Some georgettes have white mousseline de sole collars. Fresh blouses appear in wet finishes, whites, and new shades, with batiste and voile favored for high neck designs.
Providence woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her nervousness backache headaches and weight gain after trying others. The ad urges other women to seek the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Med Co in Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
The article states doctor visits in China cost five to ten cents but are rare due to Mongolian medicine using offensive extracts like beetles and grasshoppers. It suggests doctors may restrict practice to avoid overwork and maintain poverty, preferring simple neglect over constant travel.
A young woman rushed into the Fillmore street station in Chicago asking to locate a man named Carl by first name only. Sergeant Ryan, acting as librarian, refused her request to take the directory home, leaving her peeved as she departed with a warning about hidden foes and time.
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