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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
5
An aging ward boss recounts his nephew Henry's rise in a city political machine and his clash with graft and bribe practices. The uncle laments reform era changes, details graft, backroom transfers, and a reporter's disrupts, ending with the youth writing a telltale book.
In Everly Hills California a humorous column notes future Latin American markets as the United States shifts from old world trade. It references Tugwell leaving government and parodies politics with jokes about caramels and popcorn balls while lampooning Il Duce and lawyers in light, witty vignettes.
A Western newspaper feature argues that normal to slightly overweight individuals fare better healthwise. It notes school programs for milk and vitamin D rich foods, plus extra rest for underweight children. It cites three non cancerous breast lumps as reassurance and stresses weight as a factor in insurance risk.
The text describes Hindu dietary habits noting Hindus are generally meat averse. It states Hindu women avoid cooking without a full bath and pujas, seen as a disciplined meditation practice. It also notes men seldom travel abroad for meals and most Hindus dine at home, with fire and wood held sacred and purity guarded.
A New York State College of Home Economics study finds babies who receive additional foods with milk early in life begin standing, walking, and teething earlier than peers who start solid foods later in infancy.
French physicist Denis Papin built a cylinder and piston steam engine in 1690, calling it a digester. The device foreshadowed later steam power concepts and marked Papin as an early innovator in heat and pressure experiments.
Use last minute greenery with red crepe bows in front windows, plus holly berries and sprayed corms. Arrange greens on mantels with pine cones and metallic accents, add string lights for daytime and evening glow. Fill baskets with greens and painted market baskets, and place bouquets in rooms to spread holiday charm.
The excerpt discusses beauty as an irresistible form and the elusiveness of possessing it. It notes that even the severe feel an immediate admiration and that true freedom in a presence enhances the other’s sense of liberty.
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