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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
2
A determined man named Fitzhugh takes a sharp turn as he is lured by a slick new scheme in Chicago. He accepts an offer from a mysterious Quigg to pose as a glamorous figure for high stakes urban promotion, stepping into a world of investors and fast talk.
In Chicago Fitzhugh causes a wreck then is aided by a kind girl. He meets Esther Strom a Russian anarchist who drives him to demand money from Symington Otis. After a series of deceptions and a speedy trial he is found insane and imprisoned then escapes. He hides with Esther as Kathleen Otis haunts his thoughts and a clash with Nikolay ends in a fatality. He vows to win Kathleen.
A garden guide from the United States Department of Agriculture urges planting popcorn early for home use and potential sale. It lists essential tools a thrift garden needs, stresses tool care, proper storage, and keeping weeds down while corn grows.
Farmers consume pork at home with nearly two thirds of meat eaten on the farm being pork and per family use over 500 pounds. A small number of pigs can be raised cheaply using waste from Witcher and garden scraps, sometimes dairy by products, and farmers typically kill and dress hogs on the farm for meat and lard.
Official guidance warns against pasturing severely infested alfalfa seed fields. Livestock tramping ripens seeds and hibernating chalcis fly larvae drop to the ground, creating next year’s infestation risk and reducing harvest value.
Get chicks outdoors early and provide good care for strong egg yields. Ducks brood easier artificially than chickens and Campine is growing popular. Provide ample water, wholesome tankage, dry duck quarters, shade, and watch for lice with light greasing as preventive.
The Ohio experiment station reports Alsike clover is gaining favor as a substitute for red clover due to favorable yields in soils with lime deficiency and poor underdrainage.
The article discusses hay quality depending on how clover is handled after cutting. It favors placing in cocks as best but notes labor shortages push use of labor intensive methods.
An advertisement warns that violent laxatives like calomel damage the liver and bowels. It promotes Cascarets as a gentle remedy for constipation biliousness indigestion gas and sick headache, claiming relief during sleep and no griping. It emphasizes affordable price and bowel-strengthening action.
A survey of army and navy recruits in leading European nations shows Germany 61.1 percent illiterate, France 24.9, England 5.9, Austria 23.8, Hungary 28.1, Italy 38.3, Russia 61.7. In contrast the United States reports 7.6 percent illiteracy.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Medicine. The oath is sworn in Toledo Ohio with A W Gleason notary public. The medicine is claimed to be taken internally and act through the blood on mucous surfaces.
A humorous exchange features a judge and a woman asking about a misplaced ring. The judge quips about mistaking a finger ring for a nose ring, highlighting the light tone of the scene.
Advertises Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching followed by Cuticura Soap bath and powder. Claims a fascinating fragrance on skin and lists 25 cents each for the products.
Instructions describe using fresh mustard spread over a red ink stain on table linen. Let it sit about thirty minutes, then sponge off to remove all ink traces.
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