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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1937

Page

3

American Conception 8 By Benedict

Diane frets as Paul returns from England and clashes with her old feelings for Larry and her husband to be. Larry proposes an elopement, Paul plans to apologize to Mrs. Shore, and the brothers stage a ruse to help Diane see her true feelings and secure her future with Larry.

Jane Paul England Mrs. Veery Diane Larry Faul Rawther Shore Homestead London Jean

Oldest Musical Instrument Unearthed at Tepe Gawra

A bone double pipe dating to the Chalcolithic age was found at Tepe Gawra Mesopotamia, claimed as the oldest instrument. The find, announced by Yale's Prof Millar Burrows, comes with a large painted bowl and a carnelian bead from the Indus valley era, amid ongoing excavations by the University of Pennsylvania Museum and the American Schools of Oriental Research led by Prof E A Speiser.

Tepe Gawra Mesopotamia Millar Burrows Yale Divinity School American Schools of Oriental Research New Haven, Conn New York Herald-Tribune University of Pennsylvania Museum E. A. Speiser University of Pennsylvania American School of Oriental Research Bagdad India

Lincoln unicameral faces key bills amid slow progress

Nebraskans watch the one house legislature tackle major measures including child labor amendment highway funding and social security while critics blame delayed action on committee inertia and partisan dispute. The session nears 100 days with contentious votes over gas tax changes farm to market funds and road matching requirements.

Lincoln Legislative Council House Senate Cochran Highway Department Dafoe

Cobb on celebrity vanity and traffic hazards in Antia Monica

Irvin S Cobb skewers overhyped benefits and star vanity while lampooning late appearances and publicity stunts. He warns about rode hard into theater and sea horses myth, then shifts to traffic carnage, urging clearer road rules to curb pedestrian and driver violence.

Irvin Cobb

Schoolmaster of a Nation E McGuffey's Enduring Educational Influence

The article profiles William Holmes McGuffey born in 1800 who became a pioneer teacher in Kentucky and Miami University. It details his 1836 37 Eclectic Readers, their moral tone and broad popularity, translations abroad, and lasting impact cited by authors educators and ordinary Americans in McGuffey Societies who reread his selections to honor the Schoolmaster of a Nation.

William Holmes McGuffey Pennsylvania McGuffey Kentucky Miami University Ohio Alexander McGuffey

American dentist who saved Empress Eugenie in 1870 Paris

Dr Thomas W Evans, an American dentist from Philadelphia, aided Empress Eugenie during the 1870 Sedan crisis. He guided her to safety using disguises and private carriages, then escorted her by sea to England. Evans built a famed career, helped found the Red Cross, and left about twelve million to American institutions after his 1896 death.

Eugenie Napoleon III Thomas W. Evans Louis Napoleon Evans Napoleon Sedan Paris Tuilleries Red Cross Society

Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book Preview

Barbara Bell presents patterns for 1909 ranges sizes 12 to 52 with instructions for yardage and contrasts. The promotion showcases sew your own designs, casual to formal wear, and children to mature figures. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.

Barbara Bell Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago Bell Syndicate WNU

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