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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1948
Page
7
Clear turpentine cleans woodwork and a thin coat of paste wax finishes surfaces after drying. For refinishing a brass bed sand rough, wipe with turpentine, apply enamel undercoater, then enamel. For basement floors, avoid boards as they rot. hire a mason to pour a waterproof concrete floor.
Doris, an author of Susy Cow tales, wrestles with a stale East Branch setting while her daughter Jean pushes for a new Horatious yarn. A publishers advance arrives as Doris contemplates a fresh breakthrough and a shift from old epics to a different story.
Doris and Jean juggle dreams of New York and publishing a controversial memoir name Life With Jean. The seven year old gang fuels the book’s momentum while Jean confronts a future of fame and fierce family fallout.
Prominent trainer Hirsch Jacobs argues records on hard fast tracks risk breakdowns for horses and humans. The piece recalls Charley Paddock and Mel Patton as examples, stressing individual condition and the need for balanced training over chasing records.
Nancy Pepper notes a new jewelry fad sweeping high school halls. The feature outlines how to wear 60 inch gold metal chains as festooned accessories, waist belts, and wrist pieces with brooch accents for a flashy, era-typical look.
The article notes patterns for Bird Designs 5404 amid rising costs. It compares 1939 to 1947 living costs in the United States and Peru, citing a 69 percent US increase and 207 percent Peru rise. It also reports Peru inflation outpacing other nations and Canada's 14.9 percent 1947 rise.
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