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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1920

Page

2

Virginia Woman Credits Pinkham Compound For Nervous Prostration

Mrs J Christman of 193 Oak Street Binghamton New York reports a year of nervous gloom and inability to work worsened until using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial promotes the product as a standard remedy for female ills including nervous prostration and related symptoms.

Binghamton, N Lydia E. Pinkam Lydia FL Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass

Sorrow Clothes in a Clothespin Tale

Mary Eien describes a clothespin as wearing sorrow clothes after finishing a black dress for Talloween. She says the clothespin “has lost her husband” and now wears mourning attire in this quirky piece.

Mary Eien Talloween

Green's August Flower Ad Aimed at Digestive Ailments

The advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative and sovereign remedy for indigestion nervous dyspepsia constipation and related intestinal troubles. It claims wide usage across the civilized world for over fifty years and urges purchase from druggists and dealers. Also includes a brief humorous dialog tag about a marriage proposal.

Green

Cuticura Talcum Ad Promotes Scented Personal Care

Public notice advertises Cuticura Trio soap ointment and talcum 25 cents each, claiming exquisite fragrance for face skin hair and dusting powder. Includes slogan urging readers to stock back bone for themselves and ham bone for the family.

Boom Ends as Conward Elden Deal Collapses in Public Trust

Irene Hardy and Mrs. Hardy push a risky real estate purchase backed by Conward & Elden. Dave Elden rescinds a misused agreement, exposing a crash in a boom era. Conward seeks a clean close while warning of taxes and unsettled debts.

Conward Irene Dave Elden Irene Hardy Bert Morrison Dave Mr. Elden Andrew Nother Elden Mrs. Hardy Conward & Elden Miss Hardy Reenie Tother Hardys Widen

Lincoln convention notes on revenue and taxation changes

The Nebraska Constitutional Convention, during recess, received Proposal No. 163 by committee chair Tincoln M. Trodard. It rewrites taxation to allow uniform class-based taxes on property and incomes, with graduated fuel taxes, while pending legal cases delay enforcement and future court rulings loom over referendum actions and salary raises for district judges. Bryan to speak next Monday. debate continues on workers' compensation rights versus employer-provided benefits.

Tincoln M. Trodard

Cattle Feed Tested From Para Rubber Seed Residue

Experiments in Singapore show a feeding cake for cattle and other stock made from para rubber seed residue after oil extraction. The cake may compare favorably with unseeded oil as a feed ingredient.

Singapore

Anuric touted as remedy for kidney backache and gout

Anuric (anti-uric acid) is advertised as a cure for backache caused by kidney disorder and related symptoms. The ad claims that eating less meat and drinking water, plus two Anuric tablets before meals, will restore health. A Buffalo doctors’ endorsement and a Nebraska woman's testimonial accompany the claim.

Bright Doan A. Nebraska John A. Lee S. A Omaha Nebr Dean Foster-Milburn CO Buffalo Dr. Pierce Invalids N. Yu Eatonic

National Preferences Confusion Amid Language Quirk

Readers note odd phrasing in an exchange about language and tastes with remarks on English usage and preference for Bt Scotch. The dialogue highlights confusion over language choices and personal preferences.

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