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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
7
A Corners column mocks liquor laws and fashion as Lincoln debates twelve quarts per month while noting a Kansas City preacher’s pay and Iowa football prospects. It cites Governor Neville’s activity and a South African family’s losses as World War I heavy reporting from the Bellwood Gazette.
The testimony by Mr. Lawson failed to provide names or evidence for any government misdeed. The inquiry cleared officials of the administration of sensational gossip aimed at discrediting them. The vendetta appeared as cheap political capital that backfired, harming only those who sought to damage the administration.
A collage of aphorisms and quips on politics society and life including references to American values the dove of peace and the high cost of living. It notes two faced people three faced folks and calls for honest news and practical thrift amid global conflict inflation and social change. The item surveys public figures and everyday life with a tongue in cheek tone.
Report of a water leak at the Progress Office after a burst cock causes a flood likened to Noahs time. Howard Barney, UP assistant, informs editor, scene investigated by Tom Lawson. Short Course sessions proceed despite cold. women’s section led by Aural Scott and Mary Rokahr with active attendance.
Union Pacific Railroad Co announces a 1917 program totaling over 23 million dollars for new equipment double track shops and machinery, rail fittings and sidings, fuel water stations, signaling and grade crossing work. An additional 12 million will be spent in Nebraska Wyoming Utah Missouri Kansas Colorado across states served. Operating expenses add about 35 million annually for maintenance wages fuel and taxes.
A fragmentary collage of verse and quips criticizes rising costs and hard times. It cites the poor house lacking luxuries, high coal prices, and tightened household budgets, with satirical asides about printers, tailors, and fashion among others. It also references a Columbus Enquirer Sun comment on perceptions of womanhood and a Ford era refrain on prohibition.
Nebraska lawmakers draft a bill to permit twelve quarts of beer per person per month or one quart of whisky, with no liquor advertising or pharmacy sales. The measure, prepared by the prohibition committee, aims for formal introduction soon. The piece hints the state may stay dry if amendments are rejected.
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