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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
7
Alan Cameron and Noel reach Fort George and reunite with Duncan the trader. Rivard and Slade press Alan for a headwaters expedition while McCord’s missing crew turn up amid new trading rivals and a threatened romance with Berthe at Fort George.
Alan Cameron and his partner Noel search desolate Big River country for Montagnais trappers. After wolf meat subsistence they find a remote lodge run by John McCord. Heather McCord wins Rough loyalty as Alan faces a perilous voyage to the River of Skulls with a promised return for dogs.
A Detroit Free Press Birmingham report says checkers remains the era’s favorite game for Baldwin junior high students, with 59 members in the single checkers club. About 75 percent of Baldwin high students join clubs, with dramatics, camera, Knit Sew and Chatters, Girls clubs, and science clubs all active and influential in school life.
The caduceus stems from ancient Greece with Hermes as messenger and patron of commerce and peace. Its staff is olive wood, encircled by two serpents and topped with two wings, linking to Aesculapius Hygeia as symbols of health through renewal.
Houston Goudiss cautions homemakers about food fads and fallacies. The piece debunks claims that fish, celery, or lettuce are brain or nerve boosters, explains why deep green lettuce and properly stored beans matter, and notes water aids digestion. It warns that some so called truths mix partial facts with error and urges balanced, factual eating.
The article links superstition to fruit eating and rheumatism, explaining acids in fruit do not worsen the condition as they yield alkaline ash after digestion. It also notes that milk curdling is due to stomach acid, not fruit acids, and that fruit can be consumed with milk without causing curdling.
A famous investigator tested milk digestion by feeding a man a pint in 10 seconds and then in 10 minutes. A half hour later stomach contents showed the rapidly drunk milk formed smaller curds than the slowly sipped milk, with both samples producing curds.
Restors of this newspaper are invited to write to C. Houston Goudiss at 6 East 39th Street New York City for a free copy of his bulletin The bulletin gives concrete suggestions for combatting faulty elimination through correct eating and proper habits of hygiene It lists laxative foods and contains a full week's sample menus A post card is sufficient to carry your request.
A fad diet claiming starches and proteins cannot be digested together is challenged by medical experts. The article notes most foods mix protein and carbohydrate, and cites a physician of high standing who found no interference in the stomach. It mentions dried peas, beans, and whole grain cereals as examples.
The article warns against fasting as a detox method and explains health risks from incomplete fat oxidation and acidosis. It urges homemakers to discard myths, trust established nutrition facts, and base family meals on solid knowledge for health and happiness.
The notes state light corn syrup offers energy but little nutrition while dark corn syrup provides iron. Pure molasses supplies calcium and iron. Miss M F notes nut protein mirrors meat and fish. nuts can substitute but not milk or eggs for minerals or vitamins.
A compact reflection on humility as a facet of wisdom. It contrasts humility with self reliance, praising it as a defining mark of true manliness. The quotation underscores character over pride and urges balanced self confidence in men.
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