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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1941

Page

5

Local Grocery Specials Bargain Pantry Items Listed

Advertises mixed grocery specials with bulk and brand items. Includes oats 15c per lb, marshmallows 10c, peas corn tomatoes or green beans, dates 9c, walnuts 2 lb 25c, Miracle Whip quart 32c, washing powder 9c, white King Kleenex Perk Climaline 20c, cookies 15c lb, grape nuts 13c, peanut butter quart 20c pint 18c, navy and Lima beans 15c, plums gal 25c, boysenberries 15c, macaroni spaghetti 15c 2 lb, P G soap 25c 6 bars, Bliss coffee 19c, corn starch 6c, fruit cocktail 10c, Jell Powder 4c, powdered sugar 25c, brown sugar 25c, syrup gallon 52c half gallon 27c, Paxton Maxwell House Nash Ilo coffee 25c, Rice Krispies or Kix 10c, lye 8c, chocolate coated cereal 12c, prunes in syrup 15c, elk berries can 15c, mustard qt 10c, sardines in mustard 8c, catsup lg 8c, pork and beans 2 cans 15c.

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Local Market Ad Lists U.S. Meat Specials

A grocery circular itemizes offers on meat and related products. Prices include 2 lb lard at 15 cents, oleo at 1 lb, Weiners 1 lb at 20 cents, minc e ham 1 lb 17 cents, fresh ground beef 1 lb 20 cents, pork chops 1 lb 18 cents, pork roast 1 lb 17 cents, steak 1 lb 18 cents, summer sausage 1 lb 20 cents, luncheon ham 1 lb 25 cents, fresh pork 1 lb 17 cents, fresh side meat 1 lb, all from a local market.

Christmas Day Visitors and Traveling Guests in Lincoln Area

A jumble of social notes records Christmas Day visits and holiday travel. Names include Mrs Beas Ringer Lincoln Kathryn Longaere Mrs Hurt Las Ver NM Rev and Mrs S W Longacre and Pearle Amber, Clarence Burgeson, Mary Meum ber Stromeburg, Mr and Mrs Pete Ehn, Milton Anderson home gatherings, Mrs Forrest Anderson's Christmas trip to Fairbury, and multiple family trips among Anderson, Dick, Longacre, Mastin, Benson, Carlson, Van Hirt, Leach, Axel, Flodman, Harless, and Green households along with noted celebrants in Kimball and nearby towns.

Beas Ringer Lincoln Kathryn Longaere Mra Myrtle Sneder Mro Milven Anderson Topeka Kinsas Mra Gordon Smith David Cty Wirteamtle Longacre Clyde Mastin Elmererk Rev S W Longacre Gilbert Benson Charley Carlson California Sadie Clark Benson Vas van Hirt Leach Near Clarks Sundoy Aod Wes Axel Flodiman S J Harless Wilbur Mroo Frank Chandler Faemady Norfolk Kanother Lindburg Dairy Harvey Lind I T. Samuelson Carlton Anderson Osceola Grace Runquist George Mace Central City Ernest McBride H. A. Holtzen Hampton Neb Ralph Flodman Frank Larson Forrest Hecht Grand Island Bernice Larson Floyd Larson Rodney Whittemore Johnson Charles Whittemore Nora Enos Klingsporn Monett Ed Klingsporn Ewart Klingsporn Ernest Nierman York Wey Fearless Leland Har Startess Neva Bright Sterling Cole GM Hill McDaniel Hastings Porday Tina Shafer West Wolter Res Mae Inergen Mioo Wes Foe Odoamen Pha Cay Miron Johnsen Meoo Rudolph Gristafsonnd Ao Wurtz Tsane Tsane Cloge Eugine Throbaugh Aledo Walter Salisberry Evelyn Oscar Jones Arlene Anderson Rowkfor Carter Vaniyes Mrooo Mas K Madwin Nytiet Ttt Sanday Cavers Wee Ter Mooo Wis Arvid Stree Jo Strambog Potville Mary Nyberg Hele Mioe Rudolph Nybean van Chas Tiegs Stramsburz Reynold Persy Gordon L . Orendorff Ralph Shafer A L. Shafer Ruth Wurtz Haven W. A. Wurtz George Anderson Clem Meerkatz Henry Nyberg Kearney Helen Nyberg Chicago C Marvin Fredrickson Oliver Johnson Fredrickson Myron Johnson Henry Sandell LeVar Elwood Sandell Wallace Sandell Neal

Osceola and Stromsburg Community Gatherings and News

Local society notes record visits for Christmas and holidays among families in Osceola and Stromsburg Nebraska, listing relatives from Lincoln, Grand Island, Central City, Norfolk, Omaha, and beyond. Weddings, dinners, and receptions are noted alongside church events, farm visits, and draft notices for 1941.

Medical Facts and Bodily Complexity

A Polk County Medical Society feature notes that human physiology hinges on chemical changes and intricate internal relationships among organs. It compares bodily processes to complex social systems like a city or an army, underscoring the difficulty of understanding these relationships.

Amoor Polk County Medical Society

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