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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
3
A Summit New Jersey resident describes relief from digestion pain hot flashes and sleeplessness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter notes warning symptoms and urges others to start the medicine, claiming it will help as it did for Mrs Kopra.
Reader advisory notes a standard remedy claimed to support stomach kidneys heart and liver health. The item promotes a universal treatment for urinary and digestive concerns and urges regular use for overall vitality.
Cholly expresses mixed feelings about his daughter's future as Gotrox offers to take her with blessing. Cholly remarks he wishes for more while recognizing the ease of getting what he wants. The snippet captures a playful exchange with a personal tone.
A vintage advertisement promises instant relief for stuffed nostrils and catarrh using Ely's Cream Balm. The copy touts fragrance, antiseptic healing, and penetration of the head’s air passages for immediate breathing ease. It urges readers to buy from a druggist and apply a small amount in the nostrils.
Extract from a federal report notes $375,000 devoted to destroying wolves coyotes mountain lions bobcats and other stock killing animals and to suppressing rabies in the western states. Hunters numbered 400 500 with salaries split between federal treasury and cooperating states and groups. Skins yielded $76 128 56 to the treasury. The effort reduced losses to livestock and expanded poisoning campaigns especially in Arizona Colorado Nevada New Mexico Utah and Wyoming.
Elf arrows were once thought to be used by elves to Bewitch cattle and men. The term elf shot also refers to elf bolts darts and stones used as talismans. The article also describes a salt brine method to remove blood stains from feathers and fabrics.
A brief exchange contrasts a mistress asking about work method with a matron stating she works by the day, illustrating workplace time discipline and personal labor approach.
A humorous misreading overturns a campus reunion tale as a newlywed husband returns from a banquet with Alma Mater. His wife misinterprets the phrase causing a tense moment before the joke reveals a harmless misunderstanding. A Jersey move prompts an early train time and a witty office reply.
A honeymooning couple in Arizona sought permission to photograph an old Indian woman selling pottery on a small town street. The store owner was unsure, and the woman herself spoke up in clear English to say she did not want her photograph taken.
Residents boast of a neighborhood with abundant culture per square foot. The speaker notes locals discuss Shakespeare as if he were recently alive, while another observer calls the area a hub for high-brow tastes.
A quip contrasts digging for dirt with digging for spades. The speaker promises to find material by saying I make it spades, implying ready wit and readiness to produce perhaps sharp remarks or evidence. The line uses wordplay on political digging and card suits.
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