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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
3
Kathleen Norris collects 1939 readers letters showing new husbands neglect duties and budgets. Couples face self centered partners, shattered expectations, and marital distress from lack of early guidance. Mothers urged to teach self control and planning before nuptials.
Grantland Rice notes the New York Yankees aim for a fifth straight pennant in 1940, despite an AL no trading rule. He highlights key players, touches on rivals like the Red Sox and Indians, and discusses NL contenders including the Reds Cardinals Dodgers and Pirates.
Hollywood bets shifted as RKO shelved Orson Welles project Heart of Darkness due to budget concerns after months of turmoil. Ingrid Bergman arrives in New York en route to Joan of Arc, insisting she won’t lose her head over ice cream in the U.S. per media quotes.
The passage notes that early marriages face tough physical and behavioral adjustments. It suggests new wives and husbands pursue incompatible aims, causing confusion and doubt about compatibility. It asserts the first year is hardest and cites high divorce rates among first year couples.
Dr James W Barton reviews a Journal of Pediatrics summary by Dr F Young classifying birth marks into three types capillary port wine strawberry and tumor. Treatments vary by type size and location with surgery radiation dessication injections and conservative observation as appropriate.
A medical note discusses the lack of early warning signs for stomach cancer and common initial symptoms such as stomach discomfort, belching, loss of appetite, and fatigue. It warns that cancer often progresses before detection and emphasizes thorough examination and expert X-ray confirmation for ages 40 and up.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1821 B offers a darted underarm and waistline shaping slip in sizes 36 to 52. Pattern provides strap or built up shoulder options and uses luxury fabrics. Enclose 15 cents with name address style number and size to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
A reflective line on imagination as essential to life, arguing that lacking a poetic sense signals diminished creative faculty and vitality. The author names imagination as core to human experience and perception.
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