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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1929
Page
1
Pure Food Grocery under David Anderson offers a carnival of prices with items listed at 27 25 25 28 19 and 17 cents and a 49 cent item marked. Including a note of presence at the store and a casual sale tone.
Hava, chairman of the Presbyterian Minister's Pension Fund committee, notes the value of ministers to the community and elders the church as a place for worship. He praises local ministers as earnest and entertaining, and credits The Progress for generous church coverage.
A proposal for a weekend White House residence triggers a partisan clash among eastern state lawmakers. Senator Goff seeks 500000 for an appropriate residence in his state while Senator Fess proposes five million for a commission to investigate. It's easy to spend the other fellow's money.
A civil war veteran in his eighties obtained a divorce on grounds of his wife's jealousy. The case notes he married another woman the following day, suggesting strong suspicions. The story concludes that white hair does not prevent romance.
Clifford Wurtz, long employed at the local J C Penney store, has received a promotion. He will leave for Louisiana Missouri in March to serve as assistant manager in a newly opened company store.
A compilation of social visits from Columbus and York including J. S. Gustafson and Miss Florence Anderson. It mentions a fire at the Nieman rental property, laundry advertising, a pneumonia recovery, and a busy list of humorous and seasonal quips about weather, politics, and February 1929, with brief notices from York Daily News.
The piece notes February as the brief cold month with 28 days this year and 29 in leap years. It highlights notable February births including Thomas Alonzo, Horace Greeley, Dwight Moody, James Lowell, Henry Longfellow, Charles Dickens, and General Sherman, and mentions St. Valentine’s Day on the 14th.
A nostalgic piece recalls a past era with almanacs as weather authorities, horse hitching racks at churches, and kerosene sold in wooden barrels, contrasting it with modern conveniences. The article reflects on daily life and infrastructure shifts.
A concise musing on intelligence and media, suggesting newspapers and magazines would abound with quality writing if readers and writers matched their own perceived cleverness. The piece envisions sharper, more engaging public discourse and fewer filler pieces.
Freeman Hahn arrived from Haxe tun Colorado Monday to visit relatives, planning a short stay with family members.
Mrs Anna Graves and Mrs Allie Tenney are listed as ill or recovering. Goldie Swanson is under treatment at Lincoln Orthopedic Hospital. Families visit and host guests across Harvard Hastings Haxtun Stromsburg and Hamilton County. Denatured alcohol ads appear alongside community notices and a Parent-Teachers Association meeting is announced.
All automobile owners must secure their 1929 auto license by February 1st or face arrest and a fine. Marshal Chas Rodine warns readers to avoid trouble.
Notice directs readers to contact Arthur Von Hausen of Polk Nebraska for shelling and grinding services with phone number 5720.
All parties knowing themselves in debt to the firm of Reeb Bros are asked to call at the Bank of Polk to make early settlement with Reeb Bros. The notice emphasizes prompt payment and mentions the firm name and bank location.
A portable roller skating rink will open in Shelby on Saturday January 5 and stay open each afternoon and evening except Sunday. Managed by Kelley and Maulsby the skating rink enters the local entertainment schedule.
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