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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1938

Page

2

Under Pressure Seeks Guidance as Joyce Faces Elsinboro Dilemma

Joyce Sewell, a 19 going on 20, grows up amid Elsinboro’s rigid social scene. Mrs. Irma Thorne and Helm Blackadder weigh Joyce’s future from college prep to secretarial training while suitors loom and Platinum Hill’s pressures mount.

Joyce Elsinboro Olean Elmira Wilkes- Barre Scranton Pottsville Platinum Hill Joyce Sewell North Shore Petaca New Orleans Irma Thorne New York Cutler Sewell Papacito Jinon Helm Blackadder South Africa Korea Chile Irma Bostwick Irma Sewell Irma Helm Mrs. Sewell Blackadder Howard Sempter Emil Schaaf Michael Kirkpatrick

Joyce Sewell's Escape in Romantic Old Mexico

Joyce Sewell stars in a tale of political intrigue and adventure as she fights to regain La Barranca hacienda, the birthplace she seeks to reclaim. Her journey threads through international mischief and bold escapades.

Joyce Sewell Mexico la Barranca

Under Pressure Serial Continues with Dirk Van Suttart

The installment follows the handsome American embassy undersecretary as he guards the young upstart. A new chapter of George Agnew Chamberlain’s gay new serial unfolds today. The stakes grow as personal and political tension rises.

Dirk van Suttart George Agnew Chamberlain

Oil Storage System Aboard Ships Aims To Stabilize Rolling

Edward R. Carroll of Brooklyn has a patent for storing fuel oil in ship tanks with a central controlled network. A double bottom and wing tanks divided by iron partitions allow oil to be moved between cells to counteract roll and pitch, stabilizing battleships during heavy seas.

Edward R. Carroll Brooklyn N. Y Kansas City Star Carroll

Treatment of peptic ulcer and body types discussed

An older medical piece contrasts ulcer treatment by patient change versus history of diet and drugs. It also examines three body types by Dr. Goldthwait and links metabolism to weight tendencies, noting slender and stocky types differ in basal metabolism and digestive absorption.

Joel E. Goldthwait Boston New York City Goldthwait

Sew-Your-Own Frock Promises Smart Value and Style

An advertisement extols Sew-Your-Own patterns 1413 1852 and 1383 offering fashionable frocks for women and girls. It touts cost savings simplicity and versatile styling from gingham to black satin with trimmed ribbons. Patterns priced at 15 cents, order details given for Chicago sewing circle department.

White House Cottage Milady Sewing Circle Pattern Dept W. Wacker Dr Chicago Bell Syndicate WNU

Not all coughs stem from throat or lung irritation

Collier's Weekly explains coughs frequently signal digestive or abdominal organ issues. Indigestion liver inflammation and disorders of the spleen pancreas or kidneys may underlie coughing symptoms.

Collier's Weekly

Unlikely Wisdoms On Life Love And Society

A column presents aphorisms on aging, gender roles, self worth, choosing work, love and marriage. It notes women need tact, men seldom need to impress, and divorce laws demand clear reasons. It laments drudgery and the idea that time is money if spent to earn it.

Quotations on Law and Stranger Etiquette

A compact reflection contrasts Ovid and l Estrange on power and civility. It notes how laws curb stranger influence and how too much talk or judgment seldom align, hinting at the tension between force and restraint in discourse.

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