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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
5
Drugstore reports show many people suffer kidney trouble without realizing it. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is advertised as highly effective with a physician noting many insurance declinations stem from undiagnosed kidney issues. Sample offer included with a request to send ten cents to Dr Kilmer.
A brief line from the Boston Transcript presents a playful phrase linking romance and dialogue. The clipped remark hints at social commentary or a light feature in the era’s culture pages.
An advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears nasal passages in moments by applying a small tile of fragrant antiseptic cream into the nostrils. It promises relief from colds and catarrh, easing head congestion, headaches, and nighttime breathing difficulty.
A bank er recounts consulting Mr Carnegie on a new venture. Carnegie urged pushing ahead, arguing fear hinders fortunes. He cites Benjamin Franklin facing a mother’s alarm when starting a Philadelphia newspaper.
A man who often voices his thoughts finds a Protestant catechism and studies the Ten Commandments. After pondering the moral code, he sighs and mutters that he has "never killed anybody, anyway."
A terse quip notes press agents rarely face bankruptcy while rebis t tles are linked to their assets. The remark highlights a cynical view of publicity profits where liabilities mirror holdings.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic that cools and cleanses the scalp, revives hair roots, and stops hair loss. It claims after a few applications most hairs stop falling, dandruff disappears, and hair gains life color and thickness. A bottle costs a few cents at drug or toilet counters.
A quirky note from The Home Sector. The piece playfully questions Bill’s changes since leaving the aquarium and portrays him as still spending much time in a drugout.
A garbled ad for Diamond Dyes promises rich fade resistant color for all fabrics. Also included is a Harpers Magazine excerpt about Tom Brown in juvenile hall undergoing an operation for adenoids and a wart, followed by a boy’s consoling bath story about his mother.
A humorous caption reports Mrs Towne asking about sleep and Towne answering accidentally, noting the father of twins. The line captures a light moment and family context.
A maxim notes happiness must be earned by each person rather than handed by others. The idea emphasizes personal responsibility and self-reliance in pursuing joy.
The United States Department of Agriculture warns to adjust threshing equipment to reduce split soybeans and store seed properly. It notes that specialized pea and bean separators are cleaner and more economical, while straw from thrashing provides valuable livestock feed. Dry, well-cured seed stores best and viability declines after two seasons.
If stable manure is available this season, apply it to fall sown cover crops or clover and grass sods. This method minimizes fertility loss, far less than keeping manure in yards, particularly when uncovered.
The department of agriculture urges farmers to order lime now due to labor shortages and transport bottlenecks. Dealers and manufacturers should forecast needs to avoid late deliveries. extending the delivery season from January through May aims to ease railroad car shortages and prevent missed applications.
An owner blocked a shortcut path to an electric car line by fencing it with wire and moving cattle into the area. To allow pedestrians a gate at each end while keeping cattle in, he built openings with posts and a middle post set between them. The setup proved satisfactory per Werner W. Bau meister of Walla Walla Washington in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Dr. C. P. Fitch of the Minnesota College of Agriculture warns that tuberculosis can pass between swine and poultry and is a common disease in fowls. Infected birds become lame, pale, and lose flesh. control relies on removing affected birds and thorough cleaning of quarters, with eggs rarely involved.
Ohio experiment station findings advise 10 to 16 tons of manure and 300 to 500 pounds of acid phosphate per acre for fertilizing potatoes. Fresh manure before plowing fosters potato scab, so winter application is essential. Top growers apply manure to a heavy sod such as clover to be plowed down in spring.
The Spanish town of San Luis in Costilla county Colorado will open the State bank of San Luis for business, as a historic frontier settlement grows into a banking center. The community, longtime Spanish speaking and prosperous, reflects rapid recent development and a legacy dating to early military posts at Ft. Garland.
A British inventor W P Fayle introduces a refuse recovery plant that converts waste into sellable products. Machinery cleans tins and paper, produces fertilizer from dust, and molds clinker into blocks. Estimated revenue varies with city waste totals. The piece also notes rival skepticism.
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