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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
8
The State Fair races on Sept. 26 feature seven early closing events with 197 horses across two-year and three-year trotting and pacing classes. Purse money totals include four races at 1000 dollars and eight at 500 dollars. Closing date August 12 applies to class races and a special two-year-old pace plus Nebraska bred three-year-old running and der by.
The article lauds William Jennings Bryan for pushing a resolution against predatory interests at the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore. It notes his strategic moves against a New York delegation, his continued influence after three defeats, and the view that his leadership qualities merit admiration regardless of party. Wichita Eagle.
Farmers are urged to contact G. E. Cypher at phone 117 to get the highest price paid for cream and poultry.
The rising cost of land in the corn belt pushes stock raisers to adopt constraints and options. Silos appear on many farms as roughage becomes critical, with silage favored for wintering and fattening cattle. Silage uses more of the corn crop, increases feed per acre, and improves soil fertility compared with pure grain farming.
A Polk fan writes to correct a recent game report and defend umpire Patterson of Central City. He argues for an impartial official from outside both towns and notes Patterson’s general fairness despite a controversial call in the Stromsburg vs Polk contest.
The report defends Pat Patterson the local amateur umpire after Stromsburg’s visitors dispute two foul calls and a double play, claiming Polk and Stromsburg players were outplayed yet Patterson stood firm. The piece praises Patterson as honest and capable despite the heated exchange.
W E Wilson announces admission to practice in state and federal courts and offers prompt legal services in all matters from an office above the First National Bank in Stromsburg Nebraska.
Obscure lines quote a judge remark on weighing moral scales and hidden daughter in a fragmented court ledger. The tidbit hints at a satirical or cryptic note rather than a full proceeding. Local archive context remains unclear due to incomplete OCR Readable tags reference a courtroom weighing metaphor.
The Nebraska law requires land owners and tenants to mow all weeds on roads adjacent to their lands by July 15 each year. The Road Overseers will mow missing weeds this year and charge the cost to the land. The Highway Commissioner R. E. Dearborn urges farmers to comply to improve roads and farms.
A collection of aphorisms on ambition luck caution and advice with wry observations about gender aging and patience. It notes that the top does not guarantee rest and warns against false opportunities and inflated damages while suggesting restraint and fairness in advice and waiting.
A reflective poem warns that habits and overindulgence draw people to doom. It suggests responsibility for actions, urges returning to balance, and uses nautical imagery such as four bells ahead and full speed astern to signal right and wrong.
The text lists weekly church activities including Sunday school at 9 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. B Y P U prayer Sunday 6:45 p.m. Mid week prayer Wednesday 8 p.m. Ladies Missionary meet on the 2nd Thursday at 2:30. Rev F W Benjamin presiding.
The M E Church holds Sunday school at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m each Sunday. A weekly prayer meeting is held Sunday evening and Epworth League Devotional at 7 p m. Otto G Ponath P Free Methodist Church offers 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m 8 p m preaching with Wednesday 7 30 p m prayer meeting led by Rev C H Sawyer.
The Swede Plain M E Church lists Sunday School at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 7 p m Epworth League devotional sermon at 7 p m Prayer meeting is Thursday evening Ladies Aid Society meets weekly in the afternoon
Sunday school at 10 00 a m with classes for all ages. Preaching at 1 00 p m and 8 00 p m. Young folks meeting 7 00 p m. Thursday 8 00 p m. Last Wednesday each month 2 00 p m. Rev W Westlund pastor. All welcome.
The schedule lists No 28 Passenger East at 6 56 P M No 27 Passenger West 6 29 P M daily except Sunday No 76 Freight East 11 57 A M daily except Saturday and No 75 Freight West 10 50 A M daily except Sunday All trains carry passenger service.
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