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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1929
Page
7
The dean of mem at the University of Illinois discusses parenting topics in a column and shares guidance for modern families. The article highlights institutional perspectives and practical tips for navigating parenthood within campus life.
In a 1926 Western Newspaper Union piece, an essay contrasts child rearing guides with the need to educate parents themselves. It recalls Sarah Snyder’s firmness against unsuitable influence and the Stewart family’s mixed views on Prohibition, noting a ten year old boy’s insight into parental drinking and law.
Portland officers and Roy B. McCormick recount the Rustler wreck off the south jetty after Captain George Robertson steered over the bar. The vessel broke apart, and Robertson vanished in the surf while McCormick vows the hoodoo began with the Inez blaze years earlier.
Avery Brundage president of the Amateur Athletic Union appeals for clearer thinking on amateurism and asks for leadership to keep amateurs from yielding to commercialism at the annual convention banquet in St Louis.
An income tax official in Bucharest accepted a 1000 lei bribe to issue a 40000 lei receipt. The bribe collapsed when M. Charles Rist of the Paris Sorbonne revealed the error, exposing a scheme tied to National Bank adviser and Finance Ministry turmoil.
In Wheeling West Virginia residents report that 35 small counterfeit notes have appeared. Federal investigators from the justice and treasury departments have descended on the area to pursue the counterfeiters and trace the source of the fakes.
A nostalgic vignette follows Eddie Dunn and a student prank in a strict preparatory school where a savvy pupil turns a harmless project into a profit by running a switchboard service. The piece ends noting Dunn, long linked with George M. Cohan, appears vibrant near seventy.
A December 22 Christian lesson outlines Jesus birth in Bethlehem and childhood in the Gospels. It highlights childlike entry to heaven, Jesus blessing children, and shepherds’ witness, with emphasis on humility, divine birth, and return to praise.
A Bacon aphorism argues that nature and ordinary works reveal God more than miracles. He notes philosophy may turn minds toward atheism, yet deeper philosophy often returns them to religion.
Commentator notes Baseline human flaws persist despite social polishing. Quote from Stanislaus urges frank observation of character defects, arguing civility cannot fully hide innate shortcomings.
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