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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
7
Oberammergau Bavaria gears up for the 1930 Passion Play with Lufthansa survey, air drome plans, asphalt roads, new theater lighting and exits, hotel upgrades, and luxury trains. Locals rehearse openly as hair grows long for roles with a 1684 vow that launched the tradition.
Overton County Tennessee elects a blind trustee prompting a tax book transcription by Braille for tactile reading. The move aims to keep official records accessible and accurate for the visually impaired official.
The article touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe simple laxative based on senna and herbs. It claims lasting effect, gentle action, and no narcotics, suitable for children and elderly alike, with contact for a free trial from Monticello Illinois.
The essay argues for early college start when feasible, noting sixteen year olds can handle college if mature. It warns that lack of money and need to work complicate entry, stressing careful planning of finances and a smooth readjustment from high school to college. It cautions against early independence without support.
Swann argues a young man should gain work experience before college, noting initial pay for high school graduates can match that of college grads. He says independence from work provides early satisfaction and prompts many to forgo four years of further study.
Margaret Shotwell, nineteen, heir to stock in the Reynolds company, spent a vacation at home in Omaha. The inherited income funded her studious path in Europe, where she studied under masters and performed in five capitals including the Paris National Opera, as the first woman pianist to do so.
Delving into the Gila river canyons in New Mexico Mr and Mrs C B Cosgrove of the Peabody Institute Boston report discoveries from last summer. They excavated mounds ruins and cliff dwellings revealing 2000 year old civilization with pottery urns weapons and burials. grain storehouses and weatherproof caches show ancient farming and storage practices near the west fork canyon mouth.
A fragment notes the difficulty of the first year after high school and the struggle to pay for necessities, implying the longer term effort needed to become self supporting.
Spasms in jaw muscles cause teeth to chatter independent of will. There are two types of muscle action, but the chatter results from a series of small contractions, especially when cold or frightened.
In Jane Addams’ social welfare setting on the city’s edge, eleven year old Dominic Randazzo, once labeled subnormal and lazy, is praised by art critics for early paintings. His family, poverty struck, lived in a two room West Side tenement until a Fall House art class sparked his talent.
Washington, D. C. The brother squad of B troop Eleventh cavalry at Presidio of Monterey Calif attracts notice from the War department as four pairs of brothers compose the entire squad. The Carrons of Cambridge Mass Drielachs of Los Angeles Sante brothers of Hazleton Pa Crugans of Elsworth are the siblings serving together.
A brief, humorous exchange asks if the cloakroom attendant has the correct coat and hat, with a curt refusal. The fragment hints at mistaken identity or service misfire in a public space.
Philips Milk of Magnesia presented as a universal sweetener for children and adults to neutralize stomach acid. It claims physicians endorse the product and notes its trademark status since 1875.
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