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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
7
A humor piece recounts a math classroom scene where a pupil proposes a paradox about a cat in a bottomless well. The teacher dismisses the puzzle, while the pupil argues there is time to solve it, joking about sending the cat to Australia after a long wait.
A philosophical reflection on life as an ongoing loom that threads our days from dusk to dawn. The author echoes Henry Ward Beecher, noting patterns persist with each new sunrise.
A serialized forecast lists Nazi Germany accusing England of starting the war and Russia denying war while bombing Finnish cities. It predicts air raids on the Firth of Forth, Ruth Judd escapes, and political notes through December with mentions of LaGuardia, Kennedy, and Roosevelt.
Dr Barton discusses three pathways for arthritis causes: external injury internal infection and their combination. He cites inherited tissue weakness and diet as elements, notes past focus on removing infected teeth and tonsils, and outlines a diet-based treatment to boost resistance.
Medical summary shows 1,000 Toronto General Hospital cases. Pain onset varies across the abdomen from general cramps to upper regions with most beginnings not in the appendix area, yet all cases progress to appendix region pain. Loss of appetite and vomiting are common early symptoms.
Star Dust reports plans for a Globe Productions release of The Bat based on Rinehart and Hopwood, notes 1926 Mary Pickford version and 1931 remake, plus Norman Foster directing. It highlights Jane Bryan’s engagement to Justin Dart, mentions Mickey Rooney and Deanna Durbin box office shifts, praises Ronald Colman and Ida Lupino, and covers former radio favorites and new TV and film projects including Gene Autry and Del Courtney.
Old iron bed to couch conversion guide from Ruth Wyeth Spears in a homemaker booklet. Instructions cover framing painting padding upholstery tables shelves and cushions with a note to order Book 3 for more step by step ideas from Mrs Spears Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York.
A Collier's item notes mine safety using butyl mercaptan odor to signal fires in noisy mines. It also reports Iranian Shah travels with roads cleared, houses whitewashed, dogs killed, and he sleeps lightly. Additionally it mentions midgets, married to normals, and La Trappe's walking custom for humility.
Quote by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu on wisdom and folly notes people resemble fools when they believe themselves wise. The saying underscores the irony of self deception and social judgment.
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