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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1946

Page

2

Lucky Day Ends In Surprise Dish Soap Win

A diner patron John Anders, famed for chasing hunches, believes he has won a major prize from Piltner's department store. He discovers the letter confirms a small prize of 257th by Hinkum Distributing Co, followed by an unexpected gift of Lorenzit dish soap instead of cash.

John Anders Charley’s Charley Anders Pilt Piltner Piltner’s Charley's Hinkum Distributing Co

Temperance Lesson on Discipline and Faith in God

A reflection on Numbers 14 and Proverbs 3, urging discipline in a disordered era. It warns that God may discipline unbelief, praises intercessory prayer led by Moses, and highlights Caleb and Joshua as models of courageous faith. The piece connects biblical discipline to moral renewal amid rising liquor use and declining standards.

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A Flared Skirt for Your Dressing Table

Instructions describe cutting a flared dressing table skirt without fullness at the top. It explains folding the center front, pattern drafting from a diagram, and marking points A and C to cut the skirt. The note invites requests for SEWING BOOK 5 priced at 15 cents postpaid.

The Questions and Answers Quiz Card

A trivia card lists six questions and their answers. It asks about shark skeletons cartilage esoteric meaning board foot unit greyhounds origin sea with no shore and the clown of the orchestra the bassoon. The provided answers: cartilage abstruse one foot by one foot by one inch Pharaohs of Egypt Sargasso Sea and bassoon.

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