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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
2
Controversy erupts as farm tax policy splits government leadership. Officials weigh resistance and potential reforms amid mounting pressure from rural lawmakers and opposition voices. A cabinet reshuffle looms as the debate intensifies.
The article traces how a third party split in 1912 aided Woodrow Wilson while aiming to undermine Roosevelt's Progressive forces. It notes debates over anti Roosevelt factions and the impact of the New Deal era's political shifts, referencing Davies and Belgian diplomacy as part of broader international framing.
The article surveys Capitol Hill aims led by Roosevelt to retain New Deal measures including neutrality and the reciprocal trade program, fund farm subsidies via a direct consumer tax plan, expand defense with limited new spending, and defend labor and tax reforms amid renewed friction with Republicans and calls for tariff changes. It notes Wallace Morgenthal and Hull as key players and hints at Vatican diplomacy and global war developments shaping the session.
A home cook article promotes making midwinter marmalades from citrus dried and canned fruits plus carrot safes with cranberry conserve. It lists English muffins and hot breads, plus a variety of jams jellies and a butter roll recipe, and teases future frozen-food guidance by Eleanor Howe.
An OCR damaged ad touts Dr Caldwell's Calative Senna Syrup with Pepsin aimed at relieving constipation and stomach indigestion. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested food lumps and Senna laxative stimulates bowels to ease belching nausea and stomach discomfort.
A readable fragment notes happiness tied to a comfortable house and health. It mentions a person named Smith and contrasts with a good conscience and wellness, suggesting home comfort as a source of contentment.
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