Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-01-30
Tuesdays are Meatless and Wednes-
days Are Wheatless Days, and
These Days Must be Strict
ly Observed by All
ANY VIOLATIONS SHOULD
BE REPORTED TO C. j. WEISER
No Beef, Pork, Mutton, or Lard Com
pounds to be Sold, Nor Any.
White or Graham Bread
Pies, Cakes, Doughnuts,
Cookies, Etc.

be observed here in the future, and
the following rules must be followed.
They have been approved by the food
administrators and are now in effect.
You are asked to read them over and
obey them. Any violations of these
rules should be reported to Mr.. c. j..
Weiser, Decorah; Geo. Bieber, Ft. At
kinso1; DR.. j. F. Conover, Calmar;
Geo. Cooper, Ossian, food administra-
tors for Winneshiek, and it will be
attended to
The following resolutions have
ben passed by the Joint Grocers and
Meat dealers on Jan. 2, 1918, and ev-
cry one of the resolutions are impor-
tant.
Meatless Day Rules.
Tuesday of each week is Meatless
Day. Meat dealers and grocers must
not sell on Meatless Day, any beef,
pork (fresh or smOked), mutton, lard
or compounds.
They may sell fish, poultry, game
oysters.
If your customers ask to buy meat
on Monday afternoon or evening,
which you have reason to think is
for use on Tuesday-call their atten-
ton to the Meatless Day, aQd if they
insist on buying, sell aid report their
name to the Food Administrators,
and thew will handle tham
1t was recommended by the meat
dealers, that after their present stock
of hams Except picIic) is sold, that
they will not buy more, the plan is to
eliminate the sale of ham from all
groceries and meat markets during
the period of the war.
This rule has been approved by the
Food Administrators and must be fol-
lowed. Report anyone who fails to live
up to this request.
Deliveries and Soliciting of Orders.
1t was recommended by the joint
meeting of the grocers and meat deal
ers, that all soliciting for orders as
has been for years, be discontinued
on, and after January IA, 1918.
Approved by Food Administrators
and in effect on that date.
1t was recommended by the same
group. that deliveries be restricted,
ald that they make but one delivery
day to any one person or any one
route.
Approved by the Food Administra-
tors, IL effect January IA, 1918.
Wheatless Day.
Wednesday is Wheatless Day. 1t
must be strictly observed by every
firm selling bread or food stuffs.,
Rye bread, bran bread, corn bread
these three are all the breads that
you are to sell.
None-of the following can be sold:
White bread, graham bread, pies,
cakes, doughnuts, cookies, crackers,
all breakfast foods made Of wheat,
-four.
Circulars are being prepared for
use advertising these rules to your
customers.
Notify your baker not to deliver
you white or graham bread for We'd
nesday's trade.
Many of your customers may say,
81 observe Wheatless Day but not
Wednesday, or Meatless Day but
not Tuesday. Tell them this does not
do-how would it do il every one OBJ
served Thanksgiving Day" just when
convenient-it is effective only as all
observe it, We are doing our bit
Just as much when we observe these
days as the soldiers in France.
Only one delivery a day is being
made from the stores. One section OF
the city gets a delivery in the NOR
ming and another in the afternoon.
Food Administrator C. j. Weiser is
taking the matter up with the state
administrator to see if We cant get
two deliveries day to each section
of the city.