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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1912

Page

3

Echo on the Daggers Edge in a Smuggling Confrontation

Coast and Appleyard pursue a mysterious vessel near No Man's Land. The crew suspects Blackstock’s links to a smuggling ring while Katharine Thaxter’s past and Blackstock’s flight loom large. Coast, revealed as a secret service man, is drawn into danger as a life at sea and a deadly feud unfold.

Garrett Coast New York City Douglas Blackstock Blackstock Katherine Thaxter Coast Dundas van Tuyl Appleyard Oo Man's Land Black Secret Service I Stand Utes Gay Head No Man's Land

Night on No Man's Land Drives Escape and Plans

A tense scene unfolds as characters flee pursuit and reconnoitre a farm house on the island. Wind and fog forewarn a dangerous return to No Man's Land while rival plans and bravado clash between Appleyard and Coast amid looming danger.

Black Byert Hostas Blackstock Appleyard

Echo at anchor near Nashawena shore in Quick's Hole

The Echo rode at anchor within an hour as dawn remained early, near the Nashawena shore and midway between Vineyard Sound and Buzzard's Bay, within ten minutes of the passage.

Echo Quick’s Hole Nashawena Vineyard Sound Buzzard’s Bay

Does Your Farm Pay Nebraska Rural Life Survey

A call from the Rural Life Commission led by W. S. Delano seeks detailed farm data across Nebraska. Respondents must report market values of farm and personal property, mortgage rates, taxes, sale quantities for 1911, operating expenses, and five year trends, with confidentiality.

The Rural Life Commission Nebraska Law and Return W. S Delano 1804 Q St Lincoln Inns Pills Peeteweleee Nebraska Rural Life Commission W. S. Delano

State educators urged to cooperate in seed corn tests

Lancaster County. State Superintendent Dalzell after a conference with C. W. Pugsley of the state farm staff urges county and city superintendents and school teachers to cooperate in seed corn testing experiments statewide. He says teacher participation will greatly aid agriculture.

Lancaster County Dalzell Department of Education C.W. Pugsley State Farm

Coyotes Rampage Stir Concerns in Custer County

In Custer County coyotes have surged this winter, blamed on severe cold. Farmers report losses of chickens pigs and even small calves. Hunts have killed many of the predators. In Dodge County the heirs of M M Coad lose a $20 000 suit against the heirs of G W Dorsey as notes to Coad are deemed void by lapse of time.

Custer County M. M. Coad Dodge County M M. Coad Wyoming G. W. EB. Dorsey Third Nebraska Hollenbeck Dorsey Coad

Murder In South Omaha Ends Fatal Jab With Rifle Butt

In South Omaha a dispute over a crap game led to murder as Bill Dooley struck Jack Reynolds with the butt of a Winchester. Reynolds died on the scene, his skull crushed. Reynolds had previously served time in prison.

South Omaha Douglas County Bill Dooley Jack Reynolds Reynold

President Turner Resigns From Hastings College

President A B Turner, for four and a half years Hastings college head, resigns to become a director of the Pennsylvania Chautauqua association with headquarters in Philadelphia. Resignation effective February 8.

Turner Adams County A. B. Turner Hastings College Pennsylvania Chautauqua Association Philadelphia

Norway Solves Divorce Evil With Liberal Separation Law

Fru Ella Anker describes Norway's divorce statute as a product of women's enfranchisement. The law allows separation before divorce, with one or two years of separation depending on who petitions, and aims to keep divorce out of courts through ministry and conciliation boards. It outlines grounds for separation and immediate divorce and notes penalties for infidelity and other crimes.

London Norway Fru Ella. Anker Fru Anker Conciliation Board Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice

Back skin disease cured by Cuticura remedies

A Kansas man details a years long back skin eruption worsened by itching and pain. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for three to four months his back clears and he reports full recovery with no skin disease signs. He endorses Cuticura products and offers free samples from Boston.

Ww. A. Armstrong Corbin, Kan

Husband and Wife Clash Over Minds and Hen Pecking

A humorous exchange shows a husband frustrated that his wife will not concede he has a mind. She quips that she will not yield to his perceived intellect, and their playful back and forth highlights domestic friction without escalation.

Push some men forward and they will go back on you

A short reflective line notes that when leaders push certain men forward they later withdraw trust or backtrack, implying uneasy dynamics between authority and loyalty. The statement underscores caution in handling subordinates and expectations.

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