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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1929
Page
5
An Iowa highway sign warns of a dangerous curve as two hospital victims illustrate the need for human-factor road safety. The piece argues faster speeds and growing car ownership require safer highways, pedestrian tunnels, double-decked roads, wider streets, and toll-crossing separations to reduce accidents and fatalities.
Reports from Town State College warn farmers about fake weed killers offered by traveling salesmen. Extension plant pathologist It H Porter notes most products kill weed tops but not roots, allowing regrowth and potentially harming soil for years. Some mixtures contain deadly poisons such as cresonite and creosote threatening livestock.
A Kansas newspaper recounts a seemingly prudent man who died after a grade crossing accident. He lived frugally, exercised daily, and avoided excesses yet perished when he failed to heed a train crossing. Survived by 18 relatives, four health institutes, six academies, and health fund founders.
A compilation highlights bizarre statutes such as Seattle’s sidewalk snow melt ban, New York Sunday travel limits, and Georgia’s ban on slapping a woman. It notes how laws linger while enforcement fades and urges cleaning statutes of dizzy rules. It also advises mothers on proper breakfast routines to prevent poor appetites and subsequent health risks for children.
This clipping notes Capt BR Orlebar's record speed of 868 miles per hour tying a racing seaplane and compares vast air travel pace to the Graf Zeppelin’s around the world trip. It reflects on extraordinary speeds, science fiction becoming reality, and mentions New York optometrists advocating eye exercises and podiatrists aiding foot care.
Germany remains ahead in passenger transport with more than 90 airways and daily air travel totaling about 40,000 miles. Miss Mary G Connor, formerly a Portland stenographer, now serves as a government attorney heading the prosecution of 89 alleged racketeers in Chicago.
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