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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
3
A spectacular trial of a motor sleigh across the Cascades is showcased with photographs in Popular Mechanics. The vehicle skims snow, conquers passes, and even retrieves a stalled auto, signaling potential replacement for dog sleds in Alaska.
London police cite burglars who served in the army as choosing theft for adventure. A fighting regiment captain recalls a corporal with many honors who called himself a professional thief and rued that recruitment papers barred such occupation on record.
The Hamilton County cow testing association reports 24 members tested 304 cows in 1918, with 131 cows on test all year. Average milk per cow rose to 6107 pounds and butterfat to 259 pounds, yielding a total milk gain of 1,886 pounds over 1917 and added value of about 12,834 dollars for the year.
The average butterfat from all U.S. dairy cows runs about 160 pounds yearly. From 80 cow-testing summaries covering 26 710 cows, butterfat averaged 245 pounds annually, over 50 percent above the national average, with associations judged successful by strict inspection and public opinion.
The piece argues that dairy farmers should study breeding and sire selection like horse breeders. By mating cows with proven, high quality bulls, farmers can improve profits and efficiency, reducing costly cows and elevating dairy outcomes to a more profitable basis.
The advice warns against judging cows by appearance or tumbler. higher feed costs require careful measurement. Emphasizes weighing milk and feed to gauge herd performance rather than guessing based on looks.
Ann Dallas Dudley the new fire engine at the Waverly Belmont fire hall will be christened Wednesday at 2 pm. Mrs. Guilford Dudley and Pioneer suffragists attend as sponsors with Miss Judith Folk and maids. Speeches by Mayor Gupton Commissioner Tompkins and Chief Rosetta. Champagne replaced by Coca Cola for the ritual.
Vague chatter from a Grudges tavern landlord and others recalls a moved post office location. The fragment hints at community habits and debates amid uncertain legal pressure and travel to Kansas City Star as a reference point.
An advertising piece warns that kidney disease causes many illnesses and promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil capsules as a remedy. It claims quick relief within twenty four hours and urges continuing use to prevent future attacks. The excerpt also includes a couple of unrelated newspaper snippets about social clubs and a joke about wedding gifts.
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