Child Traffic Safety Campaign Warns Of Autumn Deaths
The National Conservation Bureau warns that many children ages five to fourteen die in motor crashes in September and October. A 1940 repetition risk is cited unless safer habits are taught. A campaign trained 300000 teachers in twenty states on positive, proactive safety methods emphasizing awareness and courtesy.
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National Conservation Bureau
Accident Prevention Department
Association of Casualty and Safety Executives
Kenneth N. Beadle
Bureau
Center For Safety Education
New York University
Hints For The Housewife Delicate fabrics care tips
Practical household tips cover soaking colors in tepid water with turpentine, boiling vegetables to preserve minerals, inspecting picture backs, pasting holes, stirring settled mustard and baking powder, sugar timing when stewing fruit, ironing voile curtains folded selvage together, vinegar in glue to soften it, and cooling pies on a colander to speed air circulation.
Two injured as car crashes into wagon on Highway 82
BONHAM two persons were seriously injured when a car driven by James Phillips of Aubrey collided with a cotton wagon on Highway 82 about a mile west of Ector. The wagon, a reflectorless rear and mules were involved. Phillips urged use of reflectors to prevent such accidents.
Household tips for cooking and storage in the kitchen
The excerpt gives practical guidance on food prep and storage such as chilling water to flatten cookies for rolling, storing salad oil cold and dry, keeping spices and cereals covered in a dark dry place, adding lemon slices with parsley for fish salad, enriching fritter batter with fruit, and easy unmolding of cornstarch pudding with butter. It also covers rinsing molds, handling dough minimally for biscuits and pastries, saving soap pieces for cleaning, and using soap bags as sponges.
Sharpen Scissors or Needles With Sandpaper
To sharpen dull blades cut or stitch a few inches through fine sandpaper. The method uses light, consistent strokes to restore edge and precision for scissors or needles.
Do Not Keep Dates in the Refrigerator
Household guidance advises leaving dates on the packaging and storing them on pantry shelves or in kitchen cabinets until ready for use. The advice emphasizes preserving labeling and avoiding refrigeration to maintain quality and accessibility.
Tests to measure a physical training quotient at Texas
A University of Texas physical training expert, Dr. D. K. Brace, develops tests to gauge intelligence, strength, balance and coordination. He lists several challenging drills including balancing on one foot and controlled landings, squats with hands through knees, and cross leg sits, with a humorous anecdote about a couple eloping at a ladder.
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Austin
University of Texas
D. K. Brace
Dr. Brace
Vegetable Laxative Promotes Gentle Morning Evacuation
Thousands seek relief from constipation with BLACK-DRAUGHT a spicy all-vegetable laxative. A quarter to a half-teaspoonful with water, then sleep for a gentle thorough evacuation in the morning. Time-tested and economical 25 to 40 doses priced 25c.
Jokes and dialogue snippets from a bygone day
A humorous collection of old quips and miscommunications featuring a butcher and a customer on a bill, a newsboy and a train passenger about books, a rural teacher and a mother over a pupil, a dismissive reply about life years, a motorist and a native on speed laws, a milkman kiss, and a beach visitor remark about a motor boat.
Humorous Quips in a Family and Friend Chat At The Reunion
A light exchange among Sambo and Rastus and a friend at a gathering. Rastus jokes about love and remarriage while a cucumber garden plan leads to a humorous seed planting miscue. A mother critiques manners as a daughter recalls asking permission before a kiss.
Man’s Money Fails to Save Him in Courtroom Twist
A man admits guilt and hires a lawyer with $10,000 to win his case. The lawyer assures him he won’t go to prison. Weeks later the man ends up in prison, and the money is gone, leaving him broke.
Long and lank girl inherits a fortune
A witty exchange notes a girl who has inherited $100,000 and now appears tall and stately, contrasting her former appearance. The brief remark highlights a change in status and social perception.
Tattooed Heart Named Mabel Sparks Sailor romance
A sailor confesses to the doctor that he plans to marry Nan and reveals a tattooed heart bearing the name Mabel, explaining the source of potential misunderstanding in his love life.
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Nan
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