Pedestrian Safety Advice from Night Walkers
Officials urge walkers to wear light or white clothing at night and carry a light. People should walk on the shoulder when possible to stay out of the road and avoid forcing drivers into oncoming traffic.
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
8
Officials urge walkers to wear light or white clothing at night and carry a light. People should walk on the shoulder when possible to stay out of the road and avoid forcing drivers into oncoming traffic.
A roundup recalls writers Maxwell Anderson Louis Weitzenkorn Phil Stong James Cain Dudley Nichols and Paul Sifton, plus Ben Burman who wins the Southern Authors award for Blow for a Landing. Lous Shattuck Cates, mining leader and MIT graduate, receives the William Lawrence Saunders gold medal for copper industry advancements.
Winter weather calls for energizing meals and a focus on breadstuffs as economical sources of energy and protein. The article advises varied bread forms with milk and cheese, emphasizes adolescent nutrition and appetite, and notes a new quick acting yeast improving home baking efficiency.
A reader requests can reuse ideas from Mrs Spears sewing books. The letter recalls a Victorian parlor scene where canned sand footstools inspired a home craft project. The note promotes Books 1 and 2 on home decor and embroidery, priced 25 cents each, with a free crazy quilt leaflet for ordering.
A modern dry yeast in small granules softens in water and activates quickly. It keeps its strength for weeks, letting homemakers bake conveniently. Recipes like prune bread and waffles are highlighted to show improved leavening and versatility.
A big man and a little man argued by a canal bank. The big man boasted he could lift and throw the small man across the cut. After wagering a dollar, he lifted him and hurled him into the water. The little man crawled out and asked for the dollar, but the big man declared he would do it again and stay all day.
An advertising note promotes Kellogg’s All-Bran as a regular solution to constipation caused by lack of bulk in modern diets. It advises daily use with milk or cream, baked into breads, and ample water, noting Kellogg’s in Battle Creek makes it and that it is sold by every grocer.
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