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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1938

Page

3

Quest for Koksoak headwaters in Arctic winter trek

Alan and Noel lead a dog team across frozen lakes and barrens in October to locate the Koksoak system headwaters. They reach a great lake on the Height of Land and, amid storms and auroras, plan a canoe voyage to the outlet while McQueen plots pursuit.

Collar Trace Trail Alan Noel John Heather McQueen Koksoak Evan Lake Bienville Dis Noell Great Lake de Beeg Riviere Great Kokscak Rough Roughy McCord All Law Drummond Peterboro Rupert

Snowbound voyage of boys and dogs in silent storm

Chapter IX depicts a harsh Arctic like trek as the party shelters in black spruce during a blizzard. After three days the wind drops and the group moves with dogs over three feet of fresh snow to the lake head seeking a spring water route from Sinking Lakes.

Alan

Early Irish Missionaries in Germany Found to Be Understood

German scholar Prof. Emil Menke-Gluckert argues that Celtic speaking locals in central and western Germany aided Irish missionaries from the Sixth to Eighth centuries. He notes place names of Celtic origin and the lack of Celtic German dictionaries, suggesting an aristocratic Germanic ruling class adopted Latin Christian teaching while Celtic speech faded with Frankish rule.

Germany St. Patrick Emil Menke-Gluckert Dresden Technical College Kansas City Star Menke- Gluckert Gallus Constance Rhine Danube Menke-Gluckert Rome

Widely Inscribed Palindrome Greek Motto On Churches

Collier's Weekly notes a 25 letter Greek motto carved on church fonts meaning Wash my transgressions, not only my face. The phrase is the most widely inscribed palindrome found on Christian church fonts worldwide.

Collier's Weekly

There Is No Substitute For Meat

C Houston Goudiss explains meat as a high quality protein source and blood builder. He notes meat's role in nutrition, digestion, vitamin content, and its place in both child and adult diets, debunking myths about digestibility and white versus red meats.

C. Houston Goudiss East 39Th Street New York City Wiu

Value of Meat Extractives Brief Note

Meat contains small amounts of extractives and is partly due to processing factors. The fragment notes extractives contribute to flavor and texture while reflecting composition variations.

Cool slim waisted frocks patterns for summer wear

Advertises The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept patterns 1558 and 1533 for slim day and large figure dresses. Details include gored skirts, V necks, darts, and trim with rhcreac braid. Sizes range from 12 to 50 with fabric needs listed, and orders sent to Chicago 211 W. Wacker Dr. Patterns cost 15 cents each.

Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago

Force in Good and the Silent Rivalry

A meditation on inner strength and the unseen force within. The text links personal depth to outer kindness and describes a nameless spiritual rivalry influencing conduct and harmony.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Revering Old Friends in Measured Ways

Quote notes the speaker’s view that time teaches the value of old friends, urging restraint in spending life on other things and keeping generosity for enduring relationships. The reflection pairs sweetness with bitterness learned through years.

Lowell

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