Another novel and popular dinner carrier is the collapsible box manufactured from tin which when not in use folds up so that it may be easily carried in one’s pocket. They are generally made with four compartments and afford plenty of room for a large meal. One may notice, sometimes, a workman carrying a book under his arm and will perhaps remark that he is probably inclined to be studious but nine cases out of ten such is not the case for inside of that weighty volume there is apt to be a slice of corned beef, some boiled cabbage and perhaps a generous portion of an apple pie.

50 Years Ago, 1956

Northwood Park, IGA Foodliner, 770 Main St., Lewiston, serve you TableRite from IGA: chuck roast, 33 cents/lb.; boneless hams, 69 cents/lb.; smoked shoulders, 39 cents/lb.; potatoes, 10 lb. bag/69 cents; watermelons, whole, 5 cents/lb.; apples, 2 lbs./29 cents; tomatoes, 19 cents/pkg.

A repeat of the Civil Defense test alert staged will take place as a preliminary for the July 20 National alert. The public will not be asked to participate in the test, which will be for communication purposes and to test equipment. The test will come between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. There is supposed to be a 30 minute time lapse between the yellow and red alerts.

25 Years Ago, 1981

A woman comes home from a day shopping and greets her husband with “I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is I just spent $60 at the grocery store. The good news is you won’t have to help me carry them in.” The painful truth of the joke is realized by Americans every week as they stand in the grocery store check-out line. With every item rung in on manual registers and each product blipped across the electronic eye of their modernized cousins, the total at the bottom of the tape gets higher. And higher.