To Repeal the Mixed Flour Law: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Sixty-fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 9409, a Bill to Repeal Sections 35 to 49, Inclusive, of the Act of June 13, 1898, Concerning Mixed Flour, as Amended by the Act of March 2, 1901, and as Further Amended by the Act of April 12, 1902, and for Other Purposes. January 31 and February 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1916U.S. Government Printing Office, 1916 - 576 pages |
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... believe the real purpose , or the principal or chief purpose of that law , was the tax feature . Mr. KEITH . I assume that was the idea of Congress . Incidentally , as I said , it may have been regulatory . Mr. FORDNEY . Here is a ...
... believe the real purpose , or the principal or chief purpose of that law , was the tax feature . Mr. KEITH . I assume that was the idea of Congress . Incidentally , as I said , it may have been regulatory . Mr. FORDNEY . Here is a ...
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... believe the consumer would get the benefit of that 4 cents if we did repeal the law ? Mr. KEITH . I have not had any experience along that line . I would be merely expressing an opinion , but I can not see that the 4 cents in itself ...
... believe the consumer would get the benefit of that 4 cents if we did repeal the law ? Mr. KEITH . I have not had any experience along that line . I would be merely expressing an opinion , but I can not see that the 4 cents in itself ...
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... believe . Mr. OLDFIELD . I want to ask you a question . It appears from your statement and the questions asked that the pure - food law of 1906 takes care of adulterations . Mr. KEITH . It does , if the adulteration is deleterious . Mr ...
... believe . Mr. OLDFIELD . I want to ask you a question . It appears from your statement and the questions asked that the pure - food law of 1906 takes care of adulterations . Mr. KEITH . It does , if the adulteration is deleterious . Mr ...
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... believe , introduced in the session of 1898 , but because of the press of business due to the Spanish - American War the bill failed to pass . The millers ' representatives did , however , succeed in having in- serted in the war ...
... believe , introduced in the session of 1898 , but because of the press of business due to the Spanish - American War the bill failed to pass . The millers ' representatives did , however , succeed in having in- serted in the war ...
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... believe Mr. Miner read to you to - day what the Government says about the digestibility and the difference between the nutrition of the corn and wheat flours . Mr. CON RY . Do I understand you to say that the baker would get more bread ...
... believe Mr. Miner read to you to - day what the Government says about the digestibility and the difference between the nutrition of the corn and wheat flours . Mr. CON RY . Do I understand you to say that the baker would get more bread ...
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Page 255 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.
Page 487 - First. If any substance has been mixed and packed with it so as to reduce or lower or injuriously affect its quality or strength.
Page 489 - When construing and enforcing the provisions of this Act, the act, omission, or failure of any officer, agent, or other person acting for or employed by any corporation, company, society, or association, within the scope of his employment or office, shall in every case be also deemed to be the act, omission,, or failure of such corporation, company, society, or association as well as that of the person.
Page 487 - If it consists in whole or in part of a filthy, decomposed, or putrid animal or vegetable substance, or any portion of an animal unfit for food, whether manufactured or not, or if it is the product of a diseased animal, or one that has died otherwise than by slaughter. SEC. 8. That the term
Page 554 - That the term blend as used herein shall be construed to mean a mixture of like substances, not excluding harmless coloring or flavoring ingredients used for the purpose of coloring and flavoring only : And...
Page 488 - Second. In the case of articles labeled, branded or tagged so as to plainly indicate that they are compounds, imitations or blends, and the word "compound," "imitation
Page 559 - An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded, or poisonous, or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes...
Page 488 - Second. If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, or purport to be a foreign product when not so, or if the contents of the package as originally put up shall have been removed, in whole or in part, and other contents shall have been placed in such package...
Page 487 - drug," as used in this Act, shall include all medicines and preparations recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary for internal or external use, and any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used for the cure, mitigation, or prevention of disease of either man or other animals. The term "food...
Page 488 - First. In the case of mixtures or compounds which may be now or from time to time hereafter known as articles of food under their own distinctive names...