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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
7
A visiting observer describes Kali worship near government house in Bengal, noting daily animal sacrifices, crowded shrine crowds, beggar priests, and vivid images of the goddess. He links Kali to revolutionaries, the Thug cult, and colonial tension, ending with the execution of the last Thug decades ago.
A traveler describes a vast Japanese cemetery near Mukden where Russians slain in the battles are buried with cross markers for common soldiers and white marble crosses for officers. A marble temple sits on a terrace at the center, funded by 50 000 yen, with rites led by Russian and Japanese clergy. The piece contrasts this with Gettysburg tributes and praises Japan’s independent act of respect for the defeated.
Hubert Latham rose from a consumptive streetcar conductor to a famed pilot with vast miles and prize money. The Wrights, Curtiss, and Farman began in humble trades before building world leading flying machines and a thriving aviation industry.
The passage notes interchangeable terms for the same breed, highlighting the Scotch collie and the southern English sheep dog as two top varieties. It describes the English type as larger with shorter hair, while most general speakers use collie for both.
In Banbury England workers uncover a double barreled pistol hidden behind paneling in the Globe room of the Reindeer Inn dated 1662. The inscription notes it was presented to Dick Turpin at Drury Lane in 1735, though Banbury bears no Turpin legend.
At Philadelphia's zoological gardens a dedicated manicuring and dental department under Head Keeper Manley trims nails and maintains beaks for a wide range of animals. Superintendant Carson organized the program to prevent ingrown nails causing foot distress, using rugged tools like hammers and chisels.
In Goldendale Washington a three year old girl, daughter of W B Smith, near Crofton Prairie, stepped into a garden to reach a kitten and was bitten on the finger by a rattlesnake. She died three and a half hours later after immediate antiseptic treatment, echoing a prior similar incident nearby involving Mrs R D Gray who was bitten on the same finger about a year earlier.
Joliet Daniel Hughes died suddenly and left what is believed to be the shortest will ever, a 31 word document lawyers say is contest-proof.
A Rome feature describes the pope’s intimate persona through his household including Lucrecia and Teresa his sisters and Angelo Sarto the executor. It contrasts the Vatican’s serene atmosphere with Rome’s ancient monuments and notes the papal rites and simple noble character attributed to Pius X.
Yonkers amateur poultry fanciers appeal to the street commissioner to halt a disturbance caused by a nearby source that disrupts their setting hens, seeking relief from the nuisance in Yonkers, New York.
The lines present quirky dialogue with mock solemn claims by Cholly and a dismissive retort about excuses. A playful exchange references a brainstorm and a jelly ash metaphor, ending with a jab at planning before issues arise.
Mrs Susie Pleton of Hooper Nebraska shares a testimonial about Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieving five years of female troubles. She says seven bottles restored health allowing her to work and care for eighteen boarders with no return of her symptoms.
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