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Cakes and cookies : recipes for different altitudes
A 1946 publication from the Colorado Extension Service at Colorado A&M College (known today as Colorado State University), the beginning of the booklet discusses baking equipment and techniques, before listing recipes for, among other desserts, butter-type cakes, sponge-type cakes, sugarless cakes, doughnuts, and cookies.

Cookies
A collection of cookie (and brownie) recipes published in September, 1957, by the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture's Extension Service and the USDA

Aboveground home fallout shelter.
An 8-page guide to the construction of a home fallout shelter.
Enhancing the safety of our toys : lead paint, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and toy safety standards
Congressional hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate; One Hundred Tenth Congress.

Don't Be Fuelish
"The most important single element in determining fuel economy of a particular car is the driving technique of the individual behind the wheel. One authority declares that a careful driver should be able to get at least 30% better mileage than an average driver, and 50% better mileage than a poor one."
Fire in Your Life: A Catalog of Flammable Products & Ignition Sources.
"Information about typical accident patterns and about the safest way to purchase, use, store, maintain, and dispose of flammable products."
Which Toy for Which Child: a Consumer's Guide for Selecting Suitable Toys
A 1986 publication from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: "Play provides many opportunities for children to learn and grow--physically, mentally, and socially. If play is the child's work then toys are the child's tools, and appropriate toys can help children do their work well."