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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
7
Ferry's Seeds packets are dated Packed for Season 1939 to guarantee vitality and germination. Displayed at local dealers with seeds tested yearly by Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Detroit and San Francisco. Catalogs available by mail.
An advertisement urges readers to try Creomulsion for a three days cough chest cold or bronchial irritation. It claims it targets the infection and soothes mucous membranes to loosen phlegm and expel germs with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
A compact reflection on humility attributed to J. M. Barrie noting life teaches through persistent experience. The line frames a view of growth and character formed by daily challenges.
The lesson condemns commercializing sacred days and goods, warning that money cannot purchase God’s power. It recounts Philip’s ministry in Samaria, Peter and John’s confirmation of believers, and Simon the magician’s failed attempt to buy spiritual gifts. It urges believers to yield to the Spirit for holy living and bold testimony.
An inscription praising shared humanity and humility stresses that common adversaries would curb contempt and provoke compassion. It extols finding happiness in simple things such as books birds friends and finers a phrase attributed to A Holbrook.
Twentieth Century Fox chief Darryl Zanuck ends Tyrone Power radio appearances after exhibitor protests over star overload on air. Joan Blondell signs with Columbia for two films a year over five years, starting with Good Girls Go to Paris Too, with speculation on lending from Warner. Blondell’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs retires April first after massive global run, cost and potential reissue noted.
Mrs Spears urges quick, budget friendly decorating tips from Book 1 SEWING for the Home Decorator. She suggests pairing yellow with brown to add character and sketches a tassel border for bedspreads. Books cost 25 cents each with a free crochet quilt leaflet when both are ordered.
In Allegheny county Common Pleas court a divorce decree ends the marriage of Robert E Staymates and Georgia Staymates. The item notes Forrest Evergreen Trees, 48, a supervisor in Ohio's liquor control, and references a Seattle photographer known only as Another Smith. It adds Anthony Ogsodorchik of Albany New York tattooed his name spelling on his arm for reference.
A collection of aphorisms and musings including views on costly speech, repentance, retirement, and the value of continued effort. Thoughts attributed to Uncle Phil cover honesty, vanity, and the limits of flattery, ending with a note on beauty in nature as a counterpoint.
An archival quotation from J Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI, emphasizing principles for youth. It extols teaching respect for others, property rights, and that rewards come from service and effort, not from getting something for nothing.
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