Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-09-10
Filth, Fat Refuse, Garbage, Rancid Oil, Mag.
COTS, Decayed Axle Grease Sold
for Food
It Is Good Thing that the Government
Intends to Stop These
Frauds.
Have Our Aldermen Been Too Much Interested
in This Form Of Graft to
Interfere 2

Uncle sam is after the crooked Chi.
Cago diaries.
Bad milk.
Adulterated milk,
Crooked milk,
Has been dealt out to Chlcag oans
at high prices.
Bad butter,
Rotten butter.
Renovated butter made out of axle
grease,
Its being sold all over Chicago.
But the new Federal law will work
quick vengeance on the crooks.
The following proclamation from the
Secretary of Agriculture is to he fol-
lowed by drastic measures to punish
the guilty:
Whereas. the Congress of the Uni
ted States by an act approved June
3. 1902. authorized the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish standards Of
purity for food products: ana
Whereas. he was empowered by this
act to consult with the committee on
food standards of the Association of
Official Agricultural Chemists and
other experts in determining these
standards: and
Whereas. he has in accordance with
the provisions of the act awaited him
self of the counsel and advice of these
experts and of the trade interests
touching the products for which stand
ards have been determined and has
reached certain conclusions based on
the general principles Of examination
and conduct hereinafter mentioned:
Therefore. I. James Wilson. Secre-
tnry Of Agriculture. do hereby pro-
claim and establish the following
standards for purity Of food products
together with their precedent defini.
tions as the official standards Of these
food products for the United States Of
America. JAMES WILSON.
Il. MILK AND IT'S PRODUCTS.
!. MIX (whole milk IL the lacteal
selection obtained by the complete
milking Of one or more healthy cows
properly fed and kept, excluding that
obtained within fifteen days before
and five days after calvlng. 80
Standard milk Is milk containing moi
less than twelve 12) per cent Of tota
solids and not less than eight and one
half so per cent Of solids not fat
nor less than three and One-quartel
1920 per cent Of milk. fat.
2. Blended milk Is milk modified In
its composition so as to have definite
and stated percentage Of one or more
OF its constituents.
3. Skim milk Is milk from which
part or all OF the cream has been re
moved.
4. Standard butter Is butter con
tanning not less than eighty-twO an'
tive-tenths $50, per cent OF butte
fat.
:. Renovated or process butter u
the product obtained by melting but
ter and reworking, without the add
ton or use Of chemicals or any sub
stances except milk, cream. or salt.
How many Chicago dealers compl!
with the above standards!
Mr.. John v. Clarke, the banker, "
most respected citizen.
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Mr.. Edward II. Peters Is a populal
West Park Commissioners.
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John Fass, the popular North Side
grocer and butcher, Is talked Of fol
City Treasurer.
Hon. Fred ". Upham Is model clti
zen and official.
Hon. Charles WernO is one Of thu
btsst members Of the Council,
Hon. NJ. Z. Hunt made a good recors
in the Legislature.
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Mr. John +. O'Malley Is respected Il
all business circles
Mr., Luther Latin Mills 10 a lawye
Of grand attainments.
Mr.. John c. Fetzer is business ma
whom all respect. -
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As attorney Of the Election Board
Mr.. W. W. Wheel0ck has made IN
record.
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Attorney Sidney Adler is lawye
OF high ability.
Mr.. Edward Butler, well known II