New Immigrants and Old. Americans at the turn of the century were alarmed about what they perceived as a change in the type of immigrants entering the United States. Some of the traits they saw as distinguishing the new immigrants from the old immigrants were real; some were imagined; some were half-true. The old immigration peaked in the 1880s. The new immigration peaked in 1907.
It is absolutely OK to filter and reuse deep-fry oil. It's not uncommon at some short-order restaurants for them to filter the oil daily and only change it once a week. Of course, it does start to taste a little off when you reuse it that many times.
Look for oils displaying the API starburst. You can make a difference by recycling your used motor oil. Did you know used oil can be re-refined into base stock for lubricating oil. If you recycle just two gallons of used oil it can generate enough electricity to run the average household for almost 24 hours. Cars are an indispensable fact of life for most of us.