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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
8
Dr John Scott Barker promotes a two stage cure using twilight sleep anesthesia followed by hypnosis and physical rehabilitation. He treats many addicts at a city hall clinic, citing cases from New York and Los Angeles and noting widespread urban drug reliance.
A naked young woman identified as Truth wandered from a Porter hotel room into the street and into the Yuba hotel lobby. The Yuba clerk reported the incident, Charles Simpson covered her with a blanket, and she resisted but was placed under observation at the Central Emergency hospital.
Aberdeen report details a revived Fyvie Castle legend of the Green Lady haunting halls and walls after a sun room wall renovation. A maid Massie de Clares claims she saw the ghost cross her room and vanish, with other staff hearing nocturnal noises and disturbances across the Preston tower.
Indian sacred cattle impressed at Fort Worth fat stock show as tick resistant and drought tolerant. Fifteen head from Pierce ranches in Wharton county highlighted crosses with Texas stock, drawing attention to crossbreeding as drought resilience grows.
Moses Kaufman postmaster of Lexington Kentucky has opened a leap year Cupid bureau to spur matrimony and help lovelorn women find soulmates. He urges all bachelors and widowers seeking leap year proposals to register with him and notes the bureau is operating overtime.
Thirteen year old Katie Bell Walton receives a hero medal for halting escape by prisoners who assaulted her grandfather Simon Miller, a jailer. She sought help but the escape was foiled.
Nebraskas weather and crop reports show warm dry spells needed for year gains. Tax and license data cite York county auto registrations and a 37000 total for the year. State Firemen convention planned for York in January. Lincoln town and Wayne district meet for American Legion and church activities.
An old advertisement claims Positively Removed by Dr Berry's Precile Ointment offered by Dr C F Berry Co at 2975 Michigan Avenue Chicago. The piece also includes a spoof exchange about rye bread and clove from Yonkers Statesman. It cites Hall's Catarrh Medicine and a sworn affidavit from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio offering a cure-all claim.
English clergymen organize a trade union to press for improved wages and working conditions. Church leaders argue collective bargaining will protect ministry and fund parish support. The move signals potential wage negotiations with church authorities and broader clergy solidarity.
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