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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
3
A vintage ad touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a cure for dandruff and hair loss. It claims dandruff damages hair, causes itching, and if untreated can kill hair roots, promising new growth and luster after use.
In the Egyptian desert, cars and camels share the job of supply. Cars run on strict timetables over rough terrain, swapping roads in convoys while roped and planked to free stuck vehicles. Water and petrol scarcity test endurance as American and British cars endure high wear.
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a safe fast remedy for indigestion gas and sour stomach. It claims relief in five minutes and notes the product strengthens digestion letting you eat your favorite foods without fear. A fifty cent case is advertised at any store.
A story from the Ladies' Home Journal recounts a cook applicant who is untidy and insolent in appearance. Jones dismisses her based on looks, but his wife argues the reputation for cooking should matter more, while he retorts that they do not want any she bears cooked.
A humorous exchange notes a rich man building a lake and flower garden atop an apartment house. The idea of a truck garden there is proposed, with a quip about neighbor chickens unable to reach the high perch.
Swedish athletes Bolin and Zander may visit New York for the senior national Indoor championships as invited by the Amateur Athletic union. King Gustaf expected to grant permissions. both athletes believed in concentration camps. Also notes Lutherans celebrate 400th anniversary with Bishop Lonegren to represent Sweden.
Report outlines a $70,000 railway from Rjukan to the 2700 foot high Krosse mountain pasture with traction at the upper end. The line near Rjukan’s power stations promises cheap operation and a potential future town on the pass as residents seek sun during six sunless months.
A Danish wife, left with many children when her husband joined the U S Army near the Mexican border, receives a $160 check and $50 monthly support. Also notes Danish West Indies governance debated by Lansing and Stone, with U S supervision planned. A Randers bazaar lottery tale ends with a painting prize won by the second winner.
A man killed 13 year old Alice Parkes and injured her mother at the Parkes home ten miles west of Ord on a February night. The child died from strangulation and mistreatment, the mother is seriously injured, and mob violence is feared. Sheriff Bell and officials conducted an inquest. Authorities link the crime to a car theft earlier that night and traced its tracks to the scene.
The University of Nebraska extension service proposes a program letting Nebraska boys and girls compete with their fathers in stock and poultry. Local lenders will provide loans to youths lacking funds, with a note due in a year or on stock sale. Extension staff will offer free guidance on care and feeding.
Break a quarter package of skins macaronis into boiling water and cook ten to twelve minutes, drain and blanch. Layer cold chicken, macaroni and tomato sauce in a shallow dish then top with buttered crumbs and bake until brown. Also a note about a parrot’s language and a lawyer’s exchange.
A peculiar habit is noted as Jenks insists all aspects of life be flavorful. He even refuses to sit at a table unless the wood is seasoned, signaling an extreme caution in his daily routine.
Cincinnati authority promotes freezone to remove corns and calluses by applying drops to tender spots. A small bottle is inexpensive and claimed not to irritate surrounding skin. If unavailable, request it from a druggist. Also a light note on sugar reducing energy.
A famed actress shares a home remedy to darken gray hair using Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine mixed in water. Dried box directions explain preparation and use, claiming gradual darkening without scalp coloring or stickiness. An Ohio temperance advocate reportedly refused portrait painting in water colors.
At Brainard's second annual meeting the Farmers' Elevator company declared an 8 percent dividend and a 1 percent premium per bushel on all grain sold to the elevator by stockholders. A 25 cent per ton cash refund on coal purchases by stockholders was also announced. The entire board of directors was re-elected. Belden reports a new Club for Better Roads formed by farmers and business men to improve public highways.
A lively meeting here started a movement to create systematic school gardens in Aurora schools in the coming year. In Omaha publishers of foreign language newspapers endorsed President Wilson in the international crisis and pledged loyalty. Franklin voters approved a $30,000 school bond for new public school buildings, 265 for 99 against.
The piece stresses kidney health as vital and lists distress signs such as backache and headaches. It cites Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New Jersey endorsing daily water and Anuric from pharmacies to dissolve uric acid and restore kidney function.
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