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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1910
Page
2
Day 10 briefing compiles brief items from the wire service covering various national and regional updates. The notes outline political, economic, and societal snippets, with concise summaries of events, statements, and developments across multiple sectors.
Rumors about Emperor Franz Joseph’s health unsettle Vienna as age weakens him. Richard Kerens arrives with family as US envoy to Austria and is to be received by the Emperor. Vatican lists Americans as Cardinalate candidates reduced. Roosevelt criticized by Maximilian Harden in Berlin for bluster over twenty five presidents.
Justice and Treasury agents review beet sugar industry features in the west. German building trades lockout affects 150000 to 200000 workers. Union Southern Pacific merger not dissolved per General Counsel Herrin. Taft cabinet to continue seizures of bleached flour. Civil war veterans abroad number over 5000. Rivers and harbors bill likely sidetrack. No strike on Delaware Lackawanna & Western. amicable arrangements. William J. Bryan to sail for Scotland in May. Mail robbery disrupts China Japan cargo. Mt McKinley expedition finds no Cook records.
Robbers blew the vault of the First National bank of Spring City Tennessee and escaped with more than ten thousand dollars. The senate passed a bill to release a five thousand dollar gold certificate for the First National bank of Minden Nebraska. President Taft will dine with New York Navy Yard workers on May 17. Twins born in Denver county jail to Mrs Emma Jett, charged with murder last September. United States Steel announces wage increases effective May 1. Philadelphia streetcar strike settled by concessions. Per capita lumber use in the United States far exceeds leading European nations. Quebec likely to prohibit pulp wood exports to the United States. Nebraska Arbor Day set for April 22. Memorial statue to General Custer to be unveiled in Monroe Michigan. insurgents may push Speaker Cannon again soon. Taft to attend June 4 memorial in Monroe. Kansas cancels games with Nebraska over Missouri Valley eligibility. Roosevelt hailed as peace envoy by Italians. Halley’s Comet may become visible to naked eye. War Secretary Dickinson denies report West Point superintendent Scott relieved over hazing. Quebec pulp wood export ban announcement by Premier Gouin. Pullman berth pricing urged to favor upper berths. Reddy Gallagher killed by homeowner in Philadelphia. California district attorney nomination endorsed by Senate judiciary. House considers new assault on rules. Mission worker Frank Skala shot in Pittsburg. Czar ends Siberian exile system. Eight killed in Texas dynamite blast. Military academy bill conference report approved in the House. Justice Brewer’s body moved to Leavenworth burial.
Washington reports bids opened at the treasury for the Columbus Nebraska public building with Northwest Construction Milwaukee at 70000, J H Welr South Omaha 71280, General Construction Milwaukee 68733. Senate reviews war department actions and land sales to Choctaw and Chickasha Indians in Oklahoma. Bryan quotes praise as U S commerce nears a record year.
Eugene Foss in Rochester urged Republican insurgents to join the democracy. Mississippi Senator Perry vowed resignation if fraud proved in his election. The president named E. R. Sizer to continue as postmaster.
Various Nebraska items note Company F at Madison dissolving. Fremont debates a new city hall. Beatrice caps saloon licenses at six or seven with a 1890 license fee. Personnel shifts include Miss Winda Hudson named Fairfield principal. resignations, divorces, and local crimes reported across Lincoln, Omaha, Holdrege, and Ord.
News notes from Lincoln and surrounding areas report Ex Senator Allen will address the soldiers' memorial exercise in Omaha on May 30. Other items include election results in Lincoln keeping the town dry, various local legal cases, and community developments across Nebraska.
Dr David Roberts explains lump jaw caused by a fungus from feed can affect throat glands or head bones. Do not keep afflicted animals in the herd. treat or slaughter to avoid wider disease. Early opening and washing with carbolic acid solution and a tonic can save the animal and protect the herd.
Sheldon Kerruish retells a Cleveland Leader vignette about neighborhood children noting their parents habits. A girl boasts her sister can read Cicero, while others cite smoking, swearing, and drinking, ending with the sister’s superior example.
A witty exchange frames the origin of a tale about George Washington. The irreverent speaker jokes that the tale gained life only with a press agent, while the youth seeks the start of the story. The quip highlights media influence on legend and storytelling.
The moon remains visible at the North Pole during the sun's six month absence as winter darkness continues.
A Brooklyn man recounts how his eleven month old baby, once pale and hungry, thrived after his mother fed him soaked Grape-Nuts with a little sugar and warm milk. The family notes the child soon forgot nursing and grew strong, with the cereal touted as a brain and body builder for all ages.
Dispatch from Winnipeg notes Germany seeks Canadian wheat as trade relations loosen. U.S. faces growth in demand and may rely on Canadian wheat. reports high yields on 160 acre government lands and private fields. Farmer John Munter of Saskatchewan touts strong harvests and prospect of future expansion. The article urges timely emigration to seize rising land values and farming opportunities.
The family endures the strain of Uncle Hobart’s illness as Dr Shaw refuses to give hopeful or discouraging news. He cautions it is too soon to tell if recovery is possible and notes the upcoming Thanksgiving adds tension. The exchange shows the doctor’s cautious stance and patient family waiting.
Readers are told Catarrh Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. The ad claims the medicine acts on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation and build up the patient. It offers 100 dollars for a cured case and directs to F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio for testimonials. The product is sold by all druggists with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A brief collection quotes on prudent friendship over zeal, plus a promotional line claiming Lewis' Single Binder 5¢ cigar offers better quality than many 10¢ cigars. It ends with a dismissive proverb about the boastful small man.
The piece promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a healthful laxative combo approved by physicians. It claims gentle, prompt cleansing of the system without irritation and credits long standing use by well informed families. It warns to buy only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product.
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