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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
2
In advance pricing for subscriptions is listed at one dollar per year. Details indicate a simple rate structure with payments due at the outset. The notice outlines how readers may secure service by paying the stated amount promptly.
Advertisements priced per line and per inch with various discounts for notices and poetry. Copy must be in by Tuesday noon to insure publication and will run until ordered out. R O Allen is editor and publisher.
The notice urges constant rememberance of the Polk celebration at month end and start. It stresses bringing companions, avoiding neglect of entertainment, and maintaining the town’s reputation as a holiday destination to attract future crowds.
The Progress defends its independence while signaling support for addressing a key moral issue. It argues fairness to all readers and invites debate, noting no fear of party lines and stating, if Dahlman’s supporters defend his platform, the paper still will not tread into certain depths.
A call urged everyone to join August 1 and September 1 2 events with decorations, banners, and cleanup. It asks if you will participate in the procession and support speakers bands and singers. It warns committees cannot do it alone and invites ideas and future committee service.
The paper laments that many Democrats and Republicans backed Dahlian in the primary and condemns his pledge to veto a law. It cites alleged illegitimate nomination votes from Douglas County and urges rebuke of the fraud at hand.
The column claims ballot fraud taints the governor race and calls Nebraskans to vote for CH Aldrich for governor in November. It urges Democrats to support Hitchcock for senator and to vote against Dahlman to defend the state's credit and liberty of the ballot.
Ruthie Pearl Shafer and H Theodore Bloom wed at the Shafer home on August 21 at high noon with Rev. O L McCleary officiating. The bride wore white satin and carried white rosebuds while guests included P R Clark and J N Plessinger. After a two course luncheon fifty guests celebrated. the couple will reside in Roseburg Oregon after visiting Lincoln and Stromsburg.
A letter urges supporting local merchants over traveling peddlers, arguing home merchants buy local produce, pay taxes, and support churches and schools. It contrasts coffee and sugar prices, questions tax contributions, and champions community stability. The page also notes a balloon ascension plan, a medical remedy advert, and a serious injury from a horse kick near Bradshaw.
A fine girl born to Mr and Mrs Paul Wurtz last Sunday. Joseph Plessinger left for an extended visit in Pennsylvania. Visitors and travels include Mrs D H Westfall and Dana returning from Newmans Grove Nebraska. The Wurtz and Moore families hosted relatives while Bloom wedding celebrations brought Lincolns Shafer guests to Stromsburg.
Assessment No 8 of the Nebraska Mutual Insurance Co is now due call at the Progress Office to receive a receipt R O Allen collector
Polk residents are informed that Vogt and Frutiger, doctors of chiropractic, will hold office hours Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 to 11 a.m. at Ernest Nierman’s home. They offer home visits and free consultations.
An advertisement invites customers to the Water Works Building for a complete range of pipes fittings pumps fixtures and related items. F J Hahn promotes hoses nozzles sprays heating plants and associated supplies including alfalfa meal baled hay and feed products.
The notice promotes a contest where women save coupons and ballots for prizes including a Don Pierre grand piano, a $40 sewing machine, a 20 year gold case Elgin watch, and piano certificates usable toward a new $400 instrument. Certificates reduce cost and can be sold to interested buyers.
A Polk county contest sets two districts with a grand prize piano and numerous awards. Votes determine winners, with district and overall prizes, sealed ballots, and rules on eligibility, timing, and prize distribution through November 9, 1910.
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