Heat and Health: How the Body Controls Temperature
Sponsored medical notice explains heat production and loss in the body, how sweating cools via evaporation, and why salt loss during sweating can cause heat exhaustion. It offers practical tips: limit strenuous activity in heat, wear breathable clothing, drink appropriately, and add extra salt daily. Protect the head and neck from sun, and increase precautions in hot humid conditions.
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Polk County Medical Society
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha June 20 1939
Receipts at Omaha Monday reached 7 500 head with fat cattle steady to last week. Heavy cattle slow. best steers to 9 65, heifers 9 50. Stockers and feeders limited but active with strong demand. top feeders around 9.75. Cows and feeders show varied ranges across classes. corned cattle and feeder steers listed with multiple price bands.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Hogs Open the Week Up at Omaha Market
Receipts of hogs at Omaha Monday were 6 000 head. Open ing market was active at prices strong to 15c higher than Friday. Light weights sold at 5.85 to 6.65, heavy and mixed packers 5.35 to 5.85. Lows largely brought 4.65 to 5.35.
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Omaha
Fat lamb prices hold firm at Omaha sale
Receipts of sheep and lambs at Omaha Monday totaled 3 500 head. Fat lambs sold from 9 25 to 9 60 with good demand while feeder lambs remained brisk with Westerns at 8 25 down. Aged sheep held steady to 25 cents lower. fat shorn ewes brought 1 50 to 3 00 and breeder ewes ranged 3 00 to 7 50.
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Omaha
Quaaltagh Festival Customs on the Isle of Man
Quaaltagh is an old English festival kept in parts of the Isle of Man where men sing at doors and are invited in. The kitchen floor is swept from door to hearth before midnight and ashes smoothed to predict fate. Footprints in ashes at dawn supposedly foretell death or birth.
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England
Isle of Man
Scotland
Beggar Presses Millionaire to Act in Office Confrontation
A professional beggar meets a millionaire in his office and demands real action rather than polite assurances. The wealthy man instructs his secretary to file a report and promises later investigation. The beggar counters that he knows his own business and remains determined.
Fibers for Fabrics Divide Natural and Artificial
Natural fibers include cotton wool silk flax and the like while artificial fibers cover rayon artificial wool glass and others Cotton dominates natural fibers with about three times the output of all others combined The United States grows about half of the world's total cotton production
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United States
Notice to Contractors for Polk Clarks Project Bid Opening
Sealed bids for grading sand gravel surfacing culverts guard rail and incidental work on the Polk Clarks Federal Aid Secondary Project No FAS-65-A will be received in Lincoln Nebraska until 10:00 A M July 13 1939 and publicly opened. Estimated quantities include 15900 cu yd excavation 3110 cu yd sand gravel surface course 736 lb reinforcing steel culverts 18 to 42 inch pipes and guard rail. Bonds and certified checks required with bid and wage rates set. Plans may be seen at Osceola County Clerk or Lincoln. Funds total 9700 with possible extension to absorb remaining funds.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
State House
Lincoln
Nebraska
Polkclarks
Osceola
A. C. Tilley
John S. Anderson
Polk County
Columbus-Platte Center
Columbus-Shelby
Columbus - Platte Center
Stromsburg
Sealed Bids For Armor Coat Bituminous Surface Work
Sealed bids will be received and opened for bituminous surface treatment Armor Coat projects on Columbus Platte Center Columbus Shelby and related state roads. Work includes 36.4 miles of Armor Coat and 4 700 cubic yards of mineral aggregate plus 141 690 gallons asphaltic oil with wage rates and contract terms noted.
Local and Area Social Notes Span Visits and Moves
Mrs. Louis Jennings and her son from Laramie Wyoming visited grandparents Mr and Mrs G P Mace on Tuesday. Miss Mary Ruth Rhodes leaves for Minneapolis to attend university this summer. Miss Margaret Hayes returns from nine months in Omaha to her home. Loren Miller and wife move to Custer South Dakota to make their home. Clyde Cannon bought an August Johnson house near Swede Home and moved it to his farm after a recent fire. Mrs Wm Dake hosted a Fathers Day gathering with Paul Wisely C L Dake and wives and the McCormicks. Mrs Alice Lohr and Mrs Edith Van Alstine of Columbus dined as supper guests. Mr and Mrs George Reed and family visited relatives in Chambers Nebraska on Sunday.
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Louis Jennings
Laramie
Wyoming
G. P. Mace
Mary Ruth Rhodes
Minneapolis
Minn
Margaret Hayes
Omaha
Loren Miller
Custer
South Dakota
Clyde Cannon
August Johnson
Communion Services and Local Social Gatherings
Sunday morning services begin at 10 45 A M with Communion. The Junior Choir practices Friday at 4 P M. Mr and Mrs Russel Frjell spent Sunday in Polk at the August Nelson home. Marian Carlson entertained the Johnson sisters and Mrs Avald Carlson Friday afternoon. A large group of ladies gathered Thursday afternoon and again Friday at the homes of Mrs Gust Chindgren and Mrs Gust Peterson. Rev and Mrs Leonard Smith and family visited from Stanton Iowa to attend the Peterson family reunion. Theodore Nelson and Ward Freeman traveled to Hooper Nebraska for Donald Sundberg wedding Tuesday evening.
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Russel Frjell
Polk
August Nelson
Marian Carlson
Dorothy
Lucille Johnson
Avald Carlson
Gust Peterson
Cedric Anderson
North Platte
Sander Peterson
Edgar Peterson
Gust Chindgren
Lillie
Petrus Nelson
Linnea
Elizabeth Rudeen
Sven
Leonard Smith
Stanton
Iowa
Peterson
Theodore Nelson
Ward Freeman
Stromsburg
Hooper
Nebr
Donald Sundberg
Farmers Union and church gatherings mark week
Wesley Chapel Church Aid held a canning demonstration Friday evening. The Osceola Local of the Farmers Union met Tuesday evening with an ice cream supper and a notable 25 year member Gus Boden honored. Relatives visit from Ray Burns of Kansas City and a birthday dinner for Mrs. Charles Huggler hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Huggler.
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Osceola
Farmers Union
Gus Boden
Glenn Sack
Gresham
Alvin Merrick
Ray Burns
Kansas City
John Huggler
Charles Huggler
Seeds Seeds Seeds Early Kale Soonner Mile and Sorghums
Seed ad for Kale and grain sorghums priced at 1.65 to 3.25 per cwt. Job listing notes seeds for combine varieties from JARMIN and SEES located at phone 22 in Shelby Nebraska.
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Jarmin & Sees Phone
Shelby, Nebr
Notice to Creditors in Fusby Estate Polk County
Notice to creditors of Clara C. Fusby deceased. County Court in Polk County Nebraska will hear claims on October 2 1939. File claims by September 30 1939 or they are forever barred. Dated June 3 1939. (SEAL) W W Norton Substitute County Judge June 8 15 22
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Polk County
Nebraska
Clara C. Fusby
W. W. Norton
Osceola City Sets 1939 40 Expense Budget
City of Osceola Nebraska adopts an estimate of expenses for the 1939 1940 fiscal year from May 2 1939 to May 6 1940 totaling funds for water works street lighting public library amusement park maintenance sewers officers salaries fire protection sinking fund and other incidentals Council meeting to approve the annual appropriation bill set for July 6 1939 at 8 PM in City Hall led by Mayor and City Clerk with seal.
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Osceola
Nebraska
Pekecole
Oeek
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Mid-Nebraska
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Apro AE
P. A. Nelson
South Omaha
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David City
Carl H. Hoge
Platte County
John J. Anderson
Jos. J. Dworak
Butler County
Fairview
West Side
Wesley Chapel
Hesler
Professional Directory
H. S. Eklund
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Harley Eklund
R. P
Geo. T. Alliband
M. D
Court House Square
A. A. Wurtz
First National Bank
Dentiss’ Osceola
Moderne Barber and Beauty Shop
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