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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
12
Readable snippets cover paving talk in Polk with editorials from David City Banner and North Dakota banking comments. Osceola invites all to Polk County Fair August 25 28 with free activities and a large Welcome Home Celebration planned in Stromsburg and Osceola.
A Baptist church announces a morning theme on the Deity of Christ and an evening sermon titled The God Head of Christ. The notes say a young Methodist teacher entered the ministry after hearing this three part series. The university previously harmed his belief in Christ’s divinity.
Merchants from Omaha trade territory visit September 8 to 14 to participate in Market Week planned by the committee. The program includes aerial maneuvers, new thrills and stunts, with four full days of events and activities.
Schedule for Saturday lists events with times and venues. The note mentions a 601 ft give Philo no Theor and references Forenooh Tibet Alaebra Ge as part of the listed items.
A Ford car stolen from Clayton Rye near the north side of the square on May 29th was recovered by Albert Hastings in North Platte and turned over to Sheriff Rotter in Osceola. Hastings and Rye disputed ownership, Hastings alleging he bought a similar car from Anstrom Auto Co. Hastings later assaulted Angstrom and pled guilty to a small fine. The recovered car had been repainted and refitted, while Angstrom’s claimed car was nearly new.
Receipts were general on Tuesday at Union Stock Yards Omaha with a large Western range cattle influx. Fat stock demand and prices moved higher with feeders up to 22.50 and beef steers around 18.00 top. sheep and lambs saw steady to firm action as heavy receipts appeared and feeder demand remained active.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Chicago news items with unclear phrases. It hints at public discourse, possible commentary on business, and social observations without concrete events or identifiable names. The text remains unreadable for precise summary.
All parties owing money for shoe repair work are warned their accounts are at the Beat Cream Station with A. S. Anderson and his brother W. E. Call to settle immediately.
A brief survey notes three Cole cars sold last week at 4285, 3365, and 38150 dollars. H C Graves of The Day and Night Garage in York Nebraska reports the activity while local ads mention wallpaper at Jack's Drug Store and renewals at Progress Office. The piece also records visits and family connections across Osceola Stromsburg Lincoln and Weyerhaeuser Wisconsin with names such as James Cummings Erick Fillman Bertha Green and Sigler.
Read Progress ads noting: visitor from Britti Town. birth announcements. local visits to Stromsburg. job work offered at Progress office. residents Clara Tansy Warnick Putman visit. Everson and Plessinger building a feed barn northwest of the depot and planning stock feeding this fall and winter.
A silver cigarette case engraved with SW G is missing. The finder should leave it at Progress TM office to receive a liberal reward. Local note mentions a soldier boy Loomer in town from York.
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