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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
1
The item lists holiday wishes from readers and notes visits and travel over Christmas. Mentions include a visit by Lincoln Agriculture College professor to Oakdale Nebraska, plans for a two week holiday, and casual remarks about market news and local people with scattered names.
A compact overview of wheat varieties and growing conditions across regions from Maine to Argentina. It notes color variation under moisture and temperature, hard red bearded winter wheat, white wheats in the Rocky Mountains, semi hard wheats in Kentucky and North Carolina, and rust as a major threat with preventative sowing advised.
A fragment from a period newspaper shows a pitch to readers about subscribing to the Lincoln Journal. The writer urges timely action, mentions gifts such as a pumpkin and goose quill, and cites yearly prices of four and five dollars with a call to subscribe through a trusted local agent.
An ad notes a Bargain Week deal running December 21 to 28 offering yearly subscriptions for 3.00 without Sunday or 4.00 with Sunday. The paper would start soon after order receipt and continue to January 1, 1911.
The January issue of Woman's World highlights Rex Beach’s writings and leading articles. It also extols domestic tasks with humorous commentary on housekeeping and Alaska dishes.
The text outlines how votes are tallied in the PROGRESS contest and notes a six year set and a one year advance counts. It mentions a dollar subscription transfer not counting and that contestants will receive 1000 votes to start.
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