Grocers Explain 50-50 Wheat Ruling to Shoppers
Grocers nationwide inform customers of the 50 50 plan requiring one pound of cereal substitutes for every pound of wheat flour. The rule aids Allied food supply, with exemptions for infants and invalids and options across many substitutes like cornmeal, oats, rice, and buckwheat.
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U. S. Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Coard
Accentaiie
Rica
Beyersl Grocers
Allies Demand More Cereals Amid Meat Relaxation Plans
The Food Administration urged further reduction in bread and bread stuffs while relaxing some meat restrictions to balance supplies. Improved hog production and higher weights signal bigger meat stocks for months, aiding export to allies and domestic needs.
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Wea
U. S. Food Administration
Food Administration
United States
Marcel Gets His Barn Mended
A fifteen year old boy Marcel, orphaned and left to guard his starving siblings, gains aid from the Red Cross. Across two years the family stabilizes with food and clothing, and Marcel completes agricultural training while running the farm. The letter praises Red Cross help and the quiet, efficient work that restored the family.
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Red Cross
Marcel
Tae
Marcéei
Marne
Aisne
Waot
The Little Old Lady of Pansy Square
A distressed elderly woman visits the Red Cross Bureau seeking help after her grandson, a soldier, goes to war. She recounts her lonely cottage in Pansy Square and the financial strain from taxes and care for her pensioned family, hoping her return will bring relief.
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Pansy Square
Red Cross
Pansy
America
Granny
Pia
Howe Service
Food Laws Enforced Against Tonay Wood Company
The Ehner Wood company of Mout tonay is revoked for profiteering under the U S food administration. It sold eggs to Swift & Co at excessive prices and must return profits and donate some bonds. Other firms face suspensions or penalties for improper flour sales and excessive quantities during 1918.
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Ehner Wood Company
Mouttonay
Hiss
Onites States Food Administration
Swift & Co
Jusing Hs Heense
Iowa Cancer
Liberty Town
Swifts
American Red Cross
Zinn & Co
New York
O. A. English
Ottumwn, de
Elmer Wood Company
J. A. Brown Company
Laverne, Minn
Little Rock
Ark
St. Paul, Minn
Sugar for Canning and Preserving Limited Purchases Authorized
Food Administrator notifies county officials that a new allotment process will allow actual consumers to buy 25 pounds extra for canning and preserving. Certificates signed by the purchaser and returned weekly will be distributed to retailers. Strict enforcement of existing limits remains five pounds per consumer and ten pounds to rural consumers. Emphasis on conservation to prevent shortages during the peak canning season.
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United States Food Administration
Ely
Be a Potatoist and Free Potatoes at London Hotels
A humorous note promotes a potato themed promotion at London hotels offering baked potatoes free for customers who order no wheat products. It claims patriotism and economy as benefits for patrons trying the offer at home. An estray notice follows about a Black and Tan hound missing for two weeks and two black heifers found on April 26. A poultry hygiene tip recommends dust boxes in poultry houses. A Titonka public notice enforces street speed limits to protect careful drivers and children.
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Food Administration
London
Titonka
J. F. Fisher
Well Drilling and Oil Cook Stove Ad
An advertisement offers well drilling in Germania Town by Guy Beemer with sizes from four inches and up. It promotes the New Perfection Oil Cook Stove from Bansen and invites readers to write or phone for service.
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Germania
Guy Beemer
B. L.bansen
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