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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
8
A scattered column of quips and notes on fame money travel and culture references to public figures and events. Mentions of Marion Talley profits taxes and subs. Nostalgic mock headlines touch on Wall Street weather and a Omaha race riot comparison.
Ira Banta as executor of Addie L Banghart estate seeks court license to sell real estate in Polk County Nebraska. Sale on August 17 1929 at 3 PM with 15 percent cash down and balance on confirmation. Property includes SW quarter of Section 8 and NE quarter of Section 29 and a described parcel totaling one acre within Polk village corporate limits. District Court order by Judge Harry D Landis lines up the sale.
Harvest apples for sale good to eat and cook. Phone 1618.
The article notes rapid change across daily life driven by new inventions industries and habits. It highlights the rise of the automobile motion picture electrical industries aviation and talkies, while savings deposits and depositors grow sharply.
The passage argues that inventors and amateurs can both aid and harm aviation by building planes and testing them. It claims such efforts create hazards, uplift the industry on one hand but blacken its reputation on the other, potentially leading to ruin.
Spanish war veterans and families observe the 31st anniversary of Manila’s capture with an old fashioned barbecue in Mead Nebraska. Governor Weaver attends as noon toast features roast beef relish coffee.Geo Ludden Dept Commander promotes meals at Johnson Cafe and announces a Monarch Ranges sale with Sundberg & Son.
Fragmented column fragments touch on social norms manners and fashion with jokes about tobacco domestic relations and public behavior. The piece references no clear events or dates and appears as a collage of quips and opinions.
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