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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1938

Page

8

Rabbit fever Tularemia spread by rabbits and ticks

A health bulletin explains Tularemia also called deer fly fever and tick fever. It describes how the disease passes from infected animals to humans, signs such as liver and spleen nodules, and precautions when handling game. It urges gloves and prompt medical care for sores after dressing rabbits or squirrels.

Utah Tulama County California Montana Man Nebraska

Notice to creditors and final report in Nebraska estate cases

In Polk County Nebraska notices announce a June 15 1938 hearing to settle all claims against Mary Bergman deceased with claims due by June 14 1938. A second notice covers F M Garretgon deceased. a March 4 1938 final settlement hearing before L M Merrick as county judge.

Polk County Nebraska Mary Bergman State of L. M. Merri F. M. Garretgon L. M. Merrick

Memorial Tablets Recall Past History of Jamaica

Jamaica's churches and cathedrals preserve a record of its history with tablets commemorating about forty midshipmen and youths lost to Yellow Jack. In Kingston's Cathedral of St. James and other churches, statues by Bacon and Steel honor governors like Sir Thomas Modyford. The note recalls Earthquakes of 1692 and emigrant links to England, regicides, Huguenots, and pirates.

Jamaica Spanish Town Kingston New York Times Bacon Steel Thomas Modyford Barronett Lewis Galdy England

Teeth Only Remains of Sharks That Ruled The Seas

Fossilized teeth of ancient sharks, some as large as a man’s hand, are the only remnants of giants that once dominated the oceans. Found along Atlantic beaches and Pacific coasts, they show jaws up to six feet wide and bodies possibly eighty feet long, with cartilage decaying after death.

Atlantic Coast Pacific Ocean Bernard Kohn The Washington Star Washington, D. C Wilmington Del

Hotel des Invalides A Paris Retreat for Soldiers

The Hotel des Invalides in Paris, founded under Louis XIV, serves as a retreat for infirm soldiers and houses the military governor of Paris. It includes military history and artillery museums, the parish church of St. Louis, and the gilded dome church Eglise Royale with a red porphyry sarcophagus holding Napoleon I’s remains and nearby tombs of Duroc and Bertrand.

Louis XIV Hotel Des Invalides Paris Philadelphia Inquirer St. Louis Eglise Royale J. H. Mansart Napoleon I St. Helena Duroc Bertrand

Nebraska bid notice for Stromsburg Shelby road work 1938

Notice to contractors invites sealed bids in Lincoln on March 10 1938 for Stabilized Soil Base Course Prime Coat Armor Coat and incidental work on Stromsburg Shelby Projects Nos 29 and 143 F. Work includes extensive material quantities and labor wage rates with bond and good faith check. Also mentions Sunday visits to Carl Dose home by Mr and Mrs Brauer Strand and Detloff.

Department of Roads and Irrigation State House Lincoln Nebraska Stromsburg Shelby Nebraska State Employment Service Osceola H. G. Brauer Oscar Strand Karl Detloff Carl Dose

Squaring His Conscience Moral Dilemma in a Moslem Gun Scene

A Moslem contemplates shooting his uncle but halts as the divine precepts Allah is merciful and Allah is also just surface in his mind. He lowers the gun, ponders, then resumes aiming believing he acts in justice according to his conscience.

Allah

Bottle Lost at Sea Becomes Notorious Treasure Tale

A will from a deceased client worth 30 million dollars triggered a dramatic search along the Atlantic coast from 1912 to 1914. A delirious lawyer tossed the bottle from a liner seeking its return after being rewarded 25 thousand dollars. Collier's Weekly notes the voyage survived two ship disasters, a whale swallowing, and Brazilian natives worshiping it as an idol.

Atlantic Collier’s Weekly

Do Nothing Rashly for Future Regret

A moral exhortation urges caution before starting new ventures and before reacting to injuries or schemes. It recommends thinking twice before committing money or personal information, to avoid regret, loss, and sorrow.

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