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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1936
Page
3
A column blends social nostalgia about 1925 debutantes with a lament for vanishing train conductors. It muses on royal gossip about Mrs Simpson, then shifts to Chicago rail hubs, Hungary duels, and political ironies with dry humor and personal reminiscence.
A ram named Jake, once aboard to lead sheep, becomes a comic lure for the captain who is sick. The mate recalls Jake’s antics from Celilo to Hood River, including public school mischief and saloon escapades. The narrator plans to bring Jake to the captain for a mood lift and possible mending of spirits.
A grandfather recalls a missed gift as his granddaughter Marcia asks for a doll. He decides to grant wishes to spare hurt in the store, then later shares a quiet Christmas moment with his daughter and granddaughter. He reflects that restoring happiness pays a long overdue debt.
In a letter to his brother Ezekiel Daniel Webster compared his work on the Sailors' Snug Harbor case to the Dartmouth College v Woodward decision, calling it his greatest effort and noting the Dartmouth case as a pivotal leading authority in American jurisprudence.
The worship of the moon predates sun worship, seen as venerating Nature’s creative and fruitful powers and the wisdom hidden in human instincts according to early beliefs.
Preparing each Christmas gift for mailing as it is bought or made saves time and reduces last minute rush. Early wrapping and labeling helps ensure timely delivery and avoids holiday stress.
The article urges maintaining Christmas cheer at home despite work pressure and haste. It emphasizes personal influence, the impact of disagreeable conduct, and the need for patience, courtesy, and a calm, loving atmosphere to sustain the festive spirit.
Cuban authorities confirm Gibara in Oriente province as the exact landing point of Christopher Columbus on October 28, 1492 after researchers provided evidence supporting the long disputed location.
A quirky catalog of 15 items details mismatches such as an elevator lacking decors two elevators in one shaft a teddy bear with an elephant trunk and Santa with a dotted beard. Other quirks include a man presenting a list to Santa wearing striped pants one glove and no shoes and a rocking horse with no rockers.
Household tips cover washing lace curtains with cold water and salt for easier laundering, preserving ham by baking in a flour paste to seal steam, polishing black marble with olive oil and chamois, marking linen initials with a pencil tip, and improving cake icing with glycerin additives. Provided by Associated Newspapers WNU Services.
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