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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
7
A humorous sketch blends memory feats with finance pride. A man recalls any heard telephone number instantly while another recounts a broker fiasco that netted 12000 dollars after rapid, chaotic trading. The piece contrasts luck with perceived genius in markets and vaudeville culture.
The article notes two life saver devices for performers: bowing to the audience and using Yiddish humor. It recalls Grant Dixon and a Palace Theatre routine where Lou Holtz used a Yiddish line to provoke laughter. He then explains the joke for out of town patrons.
A new dance frock features a bodice with gutton trimmings on the side. The bodice leads to a rose beige taffeta top and a violet chiffon skirt in two shades. Velvet flowers with streamers trim the frock’s side.
Springfield, Mo. Buyers from across the nation visit the Ozarks before hunting season to purchase hundreds of coon and fox hounds. The value of an old houn dawg has risen to about 100 dollars for a first class animal.
Washington Star quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown recalling a man who shut doors and hid in contentment until a hurricane tore off his roof. The moral echoes through the tale as nature disrupts quietude, forcing new paths and public endurance.
The record notes that English parliament approved trade-marks over six centuries ago, framing marks as early intellectual property. The item highlights the medieval legal groundwork and the idea’s historical roots within English governance.
A Hoover sponsored, 18 month national investigation opens with 24 experts directing data collection on child health, family education, and social conditions. The project, backed by a $500000 gift, will scrutinize handicapped, delinquent, and dependent children and seek reforms through four specialized committees.
A reflective note on life’s purpose cites Peder Victorious from O B Stalvaag as a guide to happiness through selfless acts. It contrasts selfishness with sacrifice, praising Jaustin Wirkus as King of Gonave for improving natives’ lives, echoed by Barrie’s tale of laughter healing a sick mother.
German archaeologists uncover a sixteen yard square ruin built with sculptured stones from the imperial Roman period. Among the remains are nine altars, pillar fragments, inscribed stones, statues, reliefs, and four-sided god images. The site suggests early Christian influence and syncretism with Celtic deities Grannus Cerunnos Apollo Vulcan.
In Malone New York a dog saved a cat stranded on a rock ledge in Salmon River after the cat vanished for three days. The cat, though exhausted, hissed at the dog that had rescued her, earning no visible gratitude.
Merrill Wisconsin. John Aho in the county jail makes birdhouses from confiscated slot machines. He breaks the machines into pieces and crafts them into structures which he places in trees around the jail yard. The sheriff has turned the machines over to the prisoner for his project.
The science of chemistry splits into two branches organic and inorganic. Organic chemistry studies carbon compounds found mainly in plants and animals. Inorganic chemistry covers compounds that lack carbon.
Lillian Foster, an American actress, struck Hannen Swaffer in a London hotel lunch room after he criticized her performance and often attacked American matters. Witnesses reported the incident as a direct confrontation over his remarks.
The State of Pennsylvania outlines a guide on longevity issued by the Director of Public Health Education. It emphasizes healthy living, preventive care, and community health initiatives to extend lifespan.
An article urges calm about blood pressure noting many with high or low readings live long. It likens pressure to water force, emphasizes annual physicals and following doctor orders to prevent problems. The piece promotes rational health habits over fear.
This 1929 Western Newspaper Union column urges readers to make leisure productive through regular outdoor exercise, fresh air, and sufficient sleep. It warns against obsessive games, long bridge sessions, alcohol sociability, or radio binges that lead to poor health.
A Montreal Family Herald anecdote recalls a Scottish church elder who curious kept track of a parishioner who dropped a half crown in the plate. On the thirteenth Sunday after the incident the elder presented the plate to the man and whispered Your time is up now Geordie.
The penny remains the oldest form of coinage used by Anglo-Saxons who called it poenig, later corrupted to penny. The note highlights its enduring status as the most common and ancient coin. It reinforces cultural history and linguistic evolution of the term.
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