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August 9, 1918

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Canning without sugar is encouraged for all households. Herbert Hoover has released hotels and restaurants from wheat restrictions, so long as they had been wheatless in the past three months. A Redwood Falls, MN is closed for violating food restrictions, another is allowed to stay open after making a $50 donation to the Red Cross.

Source: "Week's Food Facts," Little Falls Herald, Little Falls, Minnesota, August 9, 1918. Page 1, Column 5.

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