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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1918
Page
4
The United States Food Administration announces a 50-50 wheat program demanding Allied food support for American fighters. Grocers display pledge cards and customers must buy one pound of cereal substitute for every pound of wheat. Substitutes include cornmeal corn flour and hominy.
The article lists acceptable substitutes for wheat flour including Jiarley four potato flour and rice flour with ratios such as three pounds of substitutes to five pounds of wheat. It explains exceptions for mixed flours and outlines required substitutes for specific blends and infant or invalid foods. It emphasizes practical uses for substitutes like cornmeal oats and buckwheat.
Wapakoneta Ohio reports Mayor Harvey Smith of St Marys issues orders to police to crack down on loafers found loitering near Geay. The warning threatens arrest or conscription into city work as a measure to curb disorder.
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