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Letter dated July 19, 1917 from North Dakota (ND) State Food Commissioner and ND Agricultural College president E. F. Ladd to ND Attorney General Langer regarding analysis of samples of malt beverage "Malta." Ladd explains that earlier samples showed as high as 0.45% alchohol content, but that more recent samples have shown around 0.10%, leading him to believe that the manufacturer has been cutting down that alcohol in their manufacturing process.
Ladd adds that he "should be very glad to make analysis of any samples that you might submit because of the variations that have been found in the the samples [...] during the past three months."
See also:
Letter from Food Commissioner E. F. Ladd to Attorney General Langer Regarding Beverage Analysis, July 20, 1917
Letter from Attorney General Langer to Food Commissioner E. F. Ladd Regarding Feasibility of a Lawsuit Barring Sale of Malta and "Kindred Drinks," July 23, 1917
Letter from Attorney General Langer to Food Commissioner E. F. Ladd Asking Whether Ladd Has Examined the Sample Langer Has Sent Him, July 23, 1917
Letter from Attorney General Langer to Food Commissioner E. F. Ladd Asking for Names of Manufacturers of Beverages Ladd Has Analyzed and Listed for Langer, July 23, 1917
Date of Work
7-19-1917
Keywords
alcohol, malt, prohibition, tobacco, alcohol analysis, food commissioner
People Referenced
E. F. Ladd, William Langer
Recommended Citation
Ladd, E. F., "Letter from Food Commissioner E. F. Ladd to Attorney General Langer Regarding Malta Test Results, July 19, 1917" (1917). William Langer Papers. 243.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/243