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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1929

Page

2

Privateer scheme grows as Two Inglepins plot escape

In New York harbor Captain Fellowes and merchant Joshua Inglepin ready the Centurion and the True Bounty for privateer action. They recruit a mixed crew and await Ben Inglepin’s decision as September gales begin and Cadiz papers spark fresh suspicions.

Joshua Inglepin Fellowes Tom Coffee Washington Hotel Grogan Boshun Cuffee Tosh Christian Bergh Joshua Ingleoit Joshua Broadway Bowling Green Government House Tompkins Captain Fellowes New England Spencer Henry Breed Aloysius O'Shaughnessy Willett New York Ben Bounty Governors Island Inglepin Collishawe Beau Secret Service Thurgoday Senater Pickering Massachusetts Bank Mhidgins Benjamin Daniel Webster Congress New Hampshire George Herbert Mr. Herbert Washington Madison Webster Ben Inglepin Cadiz Wellington Southampton

High Quality in Meats Demanded

The U S Department of Agriculture explains meat quality hinges on fat content and tenderness. It notes consumer demand favors moderate fatness and marbling as a tenderness indicator, with 1928 per capita meat and lard consumption at 153 pounds. O G Hawkins highlights better handling and cooking improve toughness, while a national meat research project aids producers in meeting public preferences.

United States Department of Agriculture O. G. Hawkins Mr. Hawkins Department of Agriculture United States Department

Punishment for Mute of Malice Recalled From History

A Dublin case cites the antique legal term mute of malice for prisoners who refuse to plead. An 1740 Kilkenny assizes tale describes a highwayman found mute of milice and pressed to death, with the sheriff unable to alter the prescribed penalty despite the condemned man's pleas.

Dublin Llere Kilkenny Assizes

Peanuts Demand Surges With Large Imports

The country consumes all domestically produced peanuts and imports about 80 million pounds yearly. Most imports come from China, reflecting a heavy reliance on foreign supply and a growing demand for peanuts.

China

Weaving of Cloth Found On Ancient Mummies Dates

Fragments wrapped around mummies reveal weaving as an ancient craft dating to at least 3900 B C. The find highlights long practiced textile skills in early civilizations.

Planning Gardens Use Every Foot of Land

Planning gardens to maximize space involves rotating crops to fill vacancies after harvests. Warm season crops like tomatoes and beans should follow early cool season crops, with long season crops given the best space. Short season crops can fit between rows, and shallow rooted crops follow deep rooted ones to reduce disease and use available nutrients.

Scarified Clover Seed Produces Best Results

Scarified seed yields about 90 percent stand under the same conditions while unscarified seed offers around 60 percent. Results depend on proper soil liming or natural soil quality to support sweet clover growth.

Fertilizer Tests Claim Odorless Profit Boost on Farm

High analysis fertilizer tests by experiment stations claim to maximize farmer profit and emit little to no odor. New materials including air fixed nitrogen resemble sugar or salt and smell almost nothing, while older fertilizers based on waste products left farmers relying on scent.

Credit Machinery for Increased Production

Farm engineering expert L. J. Fletcher argues machine methods reduce manual labor and raise output per worker. He states machinery shortens the working day and improves efficiency while progress comes from solving today’s problems by building on yesterday’s solutions.

L. J. Fletcher California University

Ventilation Key for Storing Seed Potatoes

Potato storage expert A L Wilson of the New York State College of Agriculture warns seed stock storage hinges on ventilation and temperature control. Ideal storage stays near 34 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, with too much heat lowering vitality and excessive dryness causing water loss. Poor ventilation leads to rot, moisture on ceilings, and reduced sprout vitality, so air must be exchanged with simple devices like false floors and slatted chutes.

A. L. Wilson New York State College of Agriculture

Fertilizer Necessary for Best Garden Crops

A. M. Binkley of Colorado Agricultural College urges early garden planning for both farm and home plots. Seed catalogs are arriving, and ordering from reliable dealers now helps avoid late season delays and substitutions. Plan quantities by space and family needs, and choose standard varieties.

A. M. Binkley Colorado Agricultural College Binkley

Plan Vegetable Garden for Profitable Results

A former sod garden loses productivity unless humus is renewed. When stable manure is unavailable, leaves and clippings can be composted or spread on soil and tilled in. Planting rye after harvest and turning it under in spring adds humus to improve long term yields.

Agricultural Hints on Soil, Manure, and Erosion

Practical guidance on farm soil management emphasizing potassium levels in fields, manure benefits, frost resistance, erosion control on wooded hillsides, wheat smut prevention with copper carbonate, and soil improvement through manure, green manures, lime, and drainage.

Diverse small town businesses for sale in Midwest listings

A raw catalog lists numerous small town enterprises including bakeries groceries hardware and gas stations with varied earnings and rents. It mentions Wyo town and Nebraska and Iowa listings, with figures on receipts bets, buildings and stock values. includes service businesses and a St Paul Minn broker contact.

Illinois Wyoming Lcape Nebraska Iowa City Kansas Town St. Paul Minn

Butter Color Boosts Dairymen's Profits Across Season

Dairymen report higher butter prices by preserving Golden June Color with Candelior Futter Color. One half teaspoon per gallon of cream yields uniform, streak-free color that colors butter only, not buttermilk, while complying with food laws. Large bottles cost 35 cents at drug and grocery stores. write Fred Sample at Wells and Richardson, Burlington, VT.

Fred Sample Wells and Richardson, Co., Inc Burlington Vermont

Too Much Competition in the Newsroom

A woman recalls her friend asking if she shot her husband yesterday. She says no and explains the financial news was occupying so much space that she feared missing the first page.

Lucky Break Cloak Room Incident at Hotel

A short Tit Bits item reports a cloak room mix up where a patron checks coats and hats and declines assistance after identification questions. No injuries or further details given.

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