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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
7
Eighteen residents of the Pueblo Colorado Young Men's Christian Association dormitory have been married since the institution opened its doors about two years ago.
A 1916 advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a superior kidney and bladder medicine. The seller notes decades of experience, urges samples by mail, and promotes booklet information plus regular bottle sales at drug stores.
A reflective critique on weakening terms like very and verily from a Century magazine quote. The author argues language should be pruned to restore force, urging readers to rediscover old adjectives and adverbs through deliberate constraint and careful speech.
A midnight parlor scene unfolds as a male asks what the crash was while a young woman dismisses it as a hint from her father. The exchange hints at underlying tension and layered relationships within the domestic setting.
Dorothy Hill rebuilds life after Lyman Hill’s collapse and moves with her mother into a small home. She starts a candy business called Dorothy Delights, selling butter scotch to shops and gaining orders, while Arthur Field’s salary rise signals a possible future. A fellow businessman Frank Pearson wooes Mrs Hill, Dorothy resists, and Field returns to reveal he learned Pearson plans to marry Dorothy, ending the love triangle with a shock.
A dialogue notes a prejudice against modern women’s clothing yet confession of changed views after viewing photographs of fashion queens from fifty years ago. The exchange highlights shifting standards in style and taste.
A fragment shows Mrs GC remarking on her husband smoking in the conservatory to clear plants of insects with a rare mid sentence exchange. The odd remark highlights household quirks and domestic humor.
The 1916 report from the U S Department of Agriculture shows public road and bridge expenditures up from 80 million in 1904 to 282 million in 1915, with state supervision growing and statute labor waning. State funds climbed from 2.5 million to over 53 million, and local funds under state control reached 427 million in 1915.
Georgia shows higher farm prosperity where counties maintain good roads and a strong farm efficiency program. The rise of auto transport and farm investment reflects the broader push for modernizing agriculture and infrastructure. Arkansas road work estimates for 1915 16 total 1330 miles at about 5 million. Don’t burn straw as Hessian fly can remain dormant in straw joints. burning misses some.
A famous actress shares a home remedy to darken gray hair. The plan uses half a pint of water with 1 oz Bay Rum a small box of Barbo Compound and a half ounce glycerine. Barbo Compound boxes provide full directions. The mixture, costing little, darkens gray hair without coloring scalp or leaving a sticky residue.
In a quippy exchange, Briggins is described as sometimes truthful but always mixed with alterations to spoil it. The dialogue centers on trust and distortion in rumor.
A reflective exchange features the Sage noting money talks while the Fool replies that for some hear only an echo, framing a moral about value and perception.
Advertisement claims Cascarets cleanse and regulate stomach and bowels, relieve headaches from digestion issues, and remove bile buildup. A 10 cent box from the druggist supposedly keeps liver and bowels clean while you sleep.
A fragment recalls public finance and travel quips with lines about a fine kind of auto trip and New York City eight pension funds. The piece hints at municipal financial themes and witty dialogue without full detail.
A medical note explains swollen hands ankles and feet arise from a dropsical condition tied to deranged kidneys. It promotes Anuric as a remedy for inflammation uric acid scalding urine back pain and frequent urination with steps to use hot water and buy Anuric at the drug store.
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