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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1938
Page
4
Mrs Ed Madison and her daughter and Roger Hill of Hastings visited Ed Madison who is confined in an Omaha hospital on Monday.
The Polk Progress is noted as a weekly newspaper entered as second class matter at the Polk Nebraska post office on March 21 1907 under the 1879 act. Subscription is $1.50 per year in advance.
Medical guidance explains the vermiform appendix location and function, defines appendicitis, and outlines diagnosis and treatment. It warns against self treatment and improper laxatives, notes risk of peritonitis if untreated, and stresses early operation after diagnosis.
A playful verse recalling ancient figures as a child with a modern shopper cry. The speaker riffs on historic icons as infants and their mothers urging purchases in a humorous, nostalgic mood. The piece blends mythic names with everyday consumer pleas.
Farmers in Polk County announce a grasshopper control drive with bait distribution across the county starting Friday June 3. Locations include Polk Elevator in Durant Guildford Bryan farm Silver Creek and Clifford Johnston farm Clarks Osceola Shelby and Columbus areas with a demonstration of a new mechanical spreader to cover 20 to 40 acres per hour.
The Faithful Workers Club met May 26 at Mrs. John Hanson with 16 members and 8 visitors. Mrs. Henry Renquist led a Mother’s Day program featuring nations in native dress and talks on ways of living. Popcorn and candy were shared, refreshment hosted by Mesdames Seth Piper and Fred Williams. Adjournment set for June with Mrs. Grave Johnson. Also noted are travels of local families to Ashton Nebraska and Farmall tractor sales to H O Friesen Bradshaw and H L Plumbly Clay Center.
Cattle receipts at Omaha Tuesday totaled 9 000 head with prices steady to last week. Cornfed steers good to choice 9.00 10.25, heifers 8.25 9.00, yearlings 8.75 9.60, Cows 5.00 7.00, feeding steers 8.00 8.50, stock cattle 7.75 8.60, hogs 8.40 8.55 top, sows 7.25 7.60. Lambs 8.00 9.25, fed wooled 7.00 7.75, feeder lambs 6.50 7.40, aged stock yearlings 5.75 6.50, shorn ewes 3.25. Receipts totals and price ranges reflect light demand and firming trends.
National Chairman Sentinels of the Republic presents Jefferson birthday musings by Raymond Pitcairn. The article quotes Thomas Jefferson on popular sovereignty, vigilant citizens, separated powers, and Congress as the direct voice of the people, arguing strong government relies on distributed authority.
A dialogue features a man boasting about two weeks on garlic, a bashful reply claiming such diet leads to solitude, and a farmer noting no ill effects from pigs fed sugar. The exchange ends with sugar curing ham as a humorous punchline.
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