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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1912
Page
7
The page surveys light topics from marriage cost and dogged endurance to bee miles and fashion. It notes a Chicago divorce plea, a New York sculptor’s suicide over art, and a Texas preacher on truth. Local items mention Arbor Day bank closures, farm traffic, and a Baptist church mass meeting with Polk band.
A Philadelphia man sought a divorce claiming life with his wife and her nine cats made him miserable. He cited the cats as having eight other lives each beyond his own, arguing the risk of one more life was too great to endure.
The Viking Lodge expresses deep sympathy upon the death of brother L Kahler. A copy of the resolutions will be recorded, sent to the bereaved family, and printed in the local paper, signed by G E Cypher, F J Hahn, and Wm Wurz.
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