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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1940

Page

7

Fragmented OCR Notes Show Quirky Exchange and Lost Items

A garbled OCR fragment depicts a quirky exchange involving a dog and a $20 000 claim, with stray lines about a cat trade and classroom jokes. The text is fragmented and hard to parse, but it hints at a mislaid item, a ransom-like question, and students discussing preservation of food and clothing trends.

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Don’t Mind Her The Office Scene and Art Talk

A secretary confronts a rival over turf while a professor’s wife and a father figure clash about appearances. An artist discusses “Builders at Work” and realism, arguing their latest pictures are authentic despite pushback on plot and style.

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Tspry Srepyie Len by of G Co-operative Mrs

A fragmentary dialogue depicts gossip and social friction about a cooperative member and a farmer, including accusations of towing a car for pay and references to local figures and flirtations. The text hints at social cliques, rumors, and perceptions of propriety within a small town.

X Rays Used to Treat Severe Facial Infections

Historical medical note describes using X rays to reach deep infections that approach the skin surface and can travel to distant areas such as the brain. It mentions symptoms, infection spread, and early treatment considerations by physicians and surgeons.

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Puddleton Road Sign Leads to Confused Citizens

A garbled exchange describes motorists and a cottager misreading a signpost on a rural road. The dialogue ends with the traveler realizing he has reached Puddington after following a set of unclear directions.

Ead Ducis-Pond

Oil Gamble Lost Funds in Market Turmoil

A Nebraska farmer recalls a hillbilly visitor amid hard luck stories and wild market talk. The tale references a costly oil gamble and losses from stock market uncertainty, with remarks about cholera affecting dogs and a string of misfortunes.

Nebraska Gaidi Bill Petey Slep

Odd scene cited as evidence in sobriety case

Witness describes a man wobbling while walking and a moment in a patrol box at Fourth Street. The man looked up at the Presbyterian church clock and exclaimed that he had lost 14 pounds, raising questions about intoxication and behavior.

Fourth Street Presbyterian Church

Dental Patients Endure Pain Says Dr Barton

A dental report notes patients suffer from pain and stress during procedures. Dr Barton emphasizes minimizing discomfort and seeks improved techniques to reduce physical pain for patients.

Dentistry myths and a painless anaesthetic breakthrough

A health column debunks dental myths while praising a new anaesthetic drug for dentistry. The piece notes fear of pain deters visits and highlights a recent development claiming rapid, thorough, safe anesthesia that does not harm the heart or accumulate in the body, with cautions about gum and tooth infections.

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Hollywood Preview Notes Strain for Audience Patience

A cineaste overview recalls David Selznick testing roles for My Son My Son and considering Ilona Massey for new projects. Stars like Sallighmian and Olivia de Havilland are spotlighted amid studio lineups, with stage tours by Harry Carey and the Hobby Lobby music, while production details hint at shifting plans and potential casting changes.

Doll making guide and sales note by Mrs Spears

The passage describes making dolls from cloth scraps and batting with stitched joints for ears tails and limbs. It references Mist Spears and a book titled Book 10 4 containing directions for gifts and novelties. Readers were asked to send name and address to Mrs Spears in Deaver Park, Hills New York.

Mist Spears

Practical Kitchen Tips From a Vintage Guide

A compilation of old fashioned kitchen advice covers icing smoothing with a warm-dipped spatula, corks as cleaning tools, bicarbonate soak for sponges, prunes in puddings, soap dyeing without straining, salted meat boiling, salvaging burnt crusts with a grater, cleaning crusted griddles with salt, garlic rubbed on meat, and a layered apple sauce cake with candied peel.

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