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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1929

Page

3

Storming Stony Point by Wayne with swords at night

In July 1779 General Anthony Wayne led a daring night assault to capture Stony Point from the British, routing defenders, seizing the fort by bayonet charge, and earning the nickname Mad Anthony. The victory forced Clinton to withdraw and Washington to abandon the post.

Elmo Scott Watsonly Anthony Wayne Stony Point Anthony Old Northwest Fallen Timbers Ohio Bank King’s Ferry Hudson Verplanck Henry Johnson Seventy-first Regiment Gibraltar Clinton Washington Pennsylvania Line Wayne Monmouth Baron von Steuben Dandy Wayne Hell Ray Pompey Captain Lamb Torn Mountain Febiger Murfree Col Fleury Posey Stewart Knox Gibbons Johnson Selden Phelps Palmer Ensign Hall Tan

Mad Anthony Wayne Rises In Battle Song

A period style march extols Mad Anthony Wayne as a fearless leader. The verses describe his gleaming blade, sharp gaze, and decisive commands that drive the enemy back with rifle fire and bayonet. The chorus urges troops to stand firm and match Wayne’s resolve.

Anthony Wayne

Prized Polion Krater Joins Metropolitan Museum Collection

An Athenian red-figured krater signed by Polion, dating to about 420 B C, has been added to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The two foot high vase, restored without major loss of decoration, is among several works attributed to Polion in public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art New York Polion Naples Bonn Metropolitan Museum

Poland Feels Severe Winter Affects Wildlife

A harsh Polish winter, colder than a century, hits forests hard with elk bears beavers and rare birds at risk. Government acts to feed and protect game in royal forests, while wild boars rooted through snow helped other animals find food.

Poland

Inventors seek light cheap substitute for tin cans

Efficiency engineers warn of vast waste from food cans sent to dumps. They call for a lighter cheaper substitute, urging understudies to develop a material that can replace the tin can.

Norwegian Fish Preservation Method Promises Month-Long Freshness

A Norwegian developed chemical process for preserving fish can keep fish fresh for about a month at low cost. The method emphasizes low expenditure and extended freshness for seafood products.

Norway

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound testimonial

Mrs Evizaneri Toso of Cleveland Ohio endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming after ten bottles her weakness and nervousness disappeared and she regained strength. The letter notes prior severe fatigue inability to eat and overall misery.

Cleveland Ohio Lydia EB. Pinkham Arcade Avenue Evizaneri Toso Hale Ave Cleveland, Ohio

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