On This Date in Minnesota History: March 7

March 7, 1918 – Today H. E. Reynolds, federal fuel administrator for Beltrami County, called the hotel and restaurant together and laid the situation before them: there is an extreme scarcity of sugar in Bemidji, and in fact the state of Minnesota. It is said that North Dakota has also been hit hard.

Starting tomorrow, those who patronize Bemidji’s hotels and restaurants will receive a small envelope that contains a small quantity of sugar—one teaspoon full to be exact. This is to be the allotment of each patron for the meal and can be used as he or she likes until further notice.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Teaspoon of Sugar is Allotted Ration to Eating Public”; March 8, 1918; p. 1.

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