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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
3
Homemaker Ruth Wyeth Spears shows converting wasted cabinet space into a kitchen linen closet with a plywood door high section, shelves below, a curtain on a shade roller, and a scalloped framing board. A laundry bag for soiled napkins completes the setup.
A circus manager hears loud groans from a dressing room and learns Flints the sword swallower has trod on a tack. The scene shows a tense moment backstage as performers cope with mishaps between quips.
The lesson centers on David's fall into sin, its concealment, and eventual repentance. It contrasts sin with God’s mercy, noting transgression, iniquity, and sin, their effects, and the path to forgiveness through confession. It emphasizes repentance, divine judgment, and restored fellowship with God.
A religious reflection states that constancy in small duties shows genuine devotion to God and separates steady faith from brief fervor.
A discussion from health columns notes birthmarks more common in girls and that radium removal is less needed for small marks. Dr. Howard Kelly reports success with radiated methods, while Dr Norman M Wrong details carbon dioxide snow treatment as a simple, inexpensive option for varied angiomas in children, stressing early intervention.
Sunstroke presents with fatigue dizziness headache chest tightness thirst flushed skin and high temperature. Treat by cooling and elevating the head and giving cool salted water when able. Heat exhaustion shows pale face cold damp skin and low temperature with faintness. treat by cooling and providing salted water or use saline enema if unconscious.
Hollywood buzz centers on an August 25 contest at the RKO studios pitting Jack Oakie against George Bancroft in a table setting duel. Los Angeles leaders backed the event with a $40 cap and dinner for 16 challenged by the loser.
The text cites John L Sullivan’s era as a factor in boxing duration, Lincoln’s presidency prior to the Civil War, and notes on stadium sizes and college traditions. It states the flag’s stars do not map to individual states and discusses tree roosting kangaroos and Japanese responses as language facts.
A boxing match ends after a knockdown gives the win to one fighter. The event, planned for six weeks, is set at Soldier Field in Chicago Illinois with a 125000 capacity. The text references the University of Michigan at the end.
The Constitution allows Congress to set the electors voting day and the date they meet to canvass the popular vote. By law electors meet the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, but official election occurs after a joint Congress session on January 6.
The passage notes U S Navy ships passing Panama Canal swiftly with 110 ships in 48 hours and a vessel swapped every 26 minutes. It also mentions whales holding breath up to two hours, surfacing to expel air with a blast audible over a mile. A large Eastern railroad sells 200 to 500 tons monthly of rust to steel firms for pig iron.
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