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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
3
A vintage advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the perfect anti acid for sour stomach and indigestion. It claims medical endorsement and widespread use by millions, urging readers not to diet but to rely on the genuine Phillips product, trademarked since 1875.
A vintage promotional note praises Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for babies and older children. It claims quick relief for fretfulness, colic pains, and constipation, urging mothers to keep an extra unopened bottle at home. The ad notes doctors’ word and highlights the included book for guidance.
Artie describes a lively wedding day with Mame Connelly and Tommy Bradshaw. He details the church ceremony, the parade to the carriages, photographs, a boisterous wedding breakfast, and plush but affectionate family dynamics, praising the Connellys for their straightforward hospitality.
The Far Eastern Geophysical Observatory plans a gigantic refrigerator museum in ice covered Siberia for preserving men and animals. Eternal frost areas in Siberia suit the project and mammoth bodies found frozen support it. Sponsors seek $5,000,000 and will request donations from scientific organizations worldwide.
A Detroit Free Press item mocks German reparations and a rural joke about a man named Jake dying at 3:30 am. Representative Homer Hoch cites Germany paying 1.5 billion marks, then a feed man asks about a grass hook Jake borrowed before death.
A humorous exchange between Willie and his father about entering the subdivision business yields a pun on long division. The joke plays on math terms to hint at a family venture in real estate or land development.
A humorous quip on heredity highlights someone claiming inheritance explains wealth. The exchange showcases a sharp, era-appropriate line about money and origin.
An Army and Navy Journal excerpt recalls Wilbur’s health delay as mumps hit three weeks before awareness. The exchange notes concern over timing and recognition, reflecting wartime anecdotes.
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