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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1951
Page
2
The ad urges early Christmas shopping for smokers with Camels cigarettes in gift-wrapped cartons and built in gift cards. It promotes Prince Albert tobacco in a one-pound tin with a Christmas box and writable greeting space. See your dealer today.
Steamed Date Nut Pudding and Miniature Fruit Cakes are offered as traditional yet lighter takes for holiday feasts. The article praises preparing these ahead, includes two complete recipes with ingredients and steps, and adds a Rich Fruit Cake and Santa's Prize Cake as longer-bake options for festive baking.
Grantland Rice argues the first Hall of Fame All-America panel erred by excluding Charley Brickley and Jock Sutherland while praising Rockne Haughton and Pop Warner as the game’s greatest coaches. He notes Sutherland’s Notre Dame record and contrasts college with pro greats, warning crowds drift as football becomes too commercialized and two platoon play wears on fans.
Quick kitchen tips with colored sugar and simple measuring hacks. Add food coloring to granulated sugar and rub to color then sprinkle on cookies before baking. Keep a set of graduated measuring cups or spoons in dry ingredient canisters for faster prep.
Instructional note suggests heating a bouillon cube with juices from canned vegetables and leftover tomato juice for variety. It adds melted chocolate by wrapping squares in foil, placing over a teakettle to melt, then pouring and discarding foil with no washing needed.
A lunatic worker nails shingles with two pockets full of nails. He jokes that nails go in the wrong end, sparking a quip about saving the odd nails for the opposite wall as another inmate taunts him.
A wry quip notes that a pessimist calls a woman driver unable to park in tight spaces, while an optimist assumes she will attempt it. The joke hinges on gender and attitude, contrasting doubt with willingness to try.
Television actresses say they invest heavily in low cut gowns when they believe the outfits showcase worth the expense. The comment highlights the glamour and cost associated with red carpet fashion.
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