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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
1
Mrs Anna Sundberg and Mrs Wilen Thoren visited Stromsburg on Friday and Saturday. Oscar Jones and his son Max joined Mrs George Anderson as York visitors on Friday.
The piece recalls a 25 year memory when a nation doubted machines could fly around the world. It notes a recent global nonstop mission and hints that a complete circumnavigation may become possible as planes endure longer flights and new motoring limits fade away.
Mrs E C Janssen on sick list. Goldie Swanson improving at Orthopedic hospital Lincoln. J S Gustafson drove $4500 truck from Omaha for Carl Herron. Nelle McGuffin visited son Bill and sister Ethel Ayers in Lincoln. Kroger family dined with Henry Anderson in Marquette. Helen Arlene Johnson operated on for appendicitis at Lutheran hospital. Marshal Bodine lame back from cranking a Whippet. Chas Erin acted as night watch. Carl Dose shipped porkers to Omaha. Kohtz accompanied stock. Dose received $955 near top price. BYP U Valentine party at Baptist church basement. games and pot luck lunch. HE Larson returned from Chicago/Iowa trip with Esther Johnson from Beaver Iowa visiting. House Roll No 108 seeks publishing school board proceedings and set publication rates. referred to education committee. Butier County Press
Government statistics show the corn crop last year was worth about two and a half times the wheat crop. The United States supplies most of the world’s corn and exports less than 20 million bushels while Canada takes more than half of that amount.
Gossip harms lives as curiosity turns invasive and relentless. The piece examines how prying talk starts small but expands, entangling victims in a web of scrutiny from which they cannot escape.
A young woman on the way to church changes her mind and plans to marry a different man. Townsfolk react with excitement and mixed judgments, noting the prudence of her choice. The piece contrasts with conservative norms, suggesting quick divorce and remarriage would be common elsewhere.
The advertisement era notes for February envision a Vanity case trial marked to coincide with Washington's Birthday. Commentary parades weather proverbs and social remarks while predicting public interest in looming courtroom action.
The notice advertises a last number lecture course at the Viking Theatre on Friday evening February 15. It emphasizes a final chance to attend the engaging program and invites audience participation.
The write up argues that young and old should stop complaining about minor inconveniences and feel gratitude for today’s comforts. It contrasts current life with grandparents era, noting radios, telegraphs, electric lights, daily papers, and more that improved living. Walt Mason’s line urges readers to seek reconciliation in bright modern scenes.
The Village Board orders drivers to attach mufflers to exhaust systems to stop unusual noise. Those distur bawls will be arrested and fined under a village ordinance section.
A newspaper man champions his town until overusing ink, then a small break triggers sharp criticism and public doubt as booster zeal flips to scrutiny. The piece lampoons the fickle nature of local promotion and media hype.
A new service offers newspapers printed on cornstarch paper with audio news for subscribers. The innovation aims to let readers hear the news as they listen to broadcasts.
Mrs. Ed Nelson is ill with a siege of smallpox. Bank of Polk promotes safety deposit boxes for private papers. Central City offers Nordstrom Laundry service through a barber shop. claims guaranteed work and laundry/dry cleaning.
The text notes Calv in Coolidgeton will join the army of the unemployed after March 4. It suggests the President will lose a political job for the first time since becoming a voter, implying a need for work to earn a living.
Sundberg and Son advertise Triple Duty Harness offering greater strength extra wear and longer life for less money than expected across all uses and frames for buyers seeking durable gear.
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