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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1938

Page

6

Mysterious Police Visit Upsets Hudson Bay Settlement

Alan Cameron confronts Provincial Police from Quebec led by McQueen and Slade after they identify him by a banknote from Whale River. He denies involvement, reveals the bill came from Neil Campbell two years earlier, and plans to reach Whale River once the ice clears.

Alee Berthe Arsene Roughy Alan Voyageur Berthe Dessane Pierre Cameron Father Alan Cameron Duncan McNab Hudson's Bay Company Rivard Whale River McQueen Neil Campbell Slade Noel Fort George Great Salt Bay James Bay Cape of the Four Winds Gabriel Dessane Gabriel Nichicon Rupert Fouse John McCord

Alan Cameron defies police ploys in Arctic chase

Alan Cameron plans a swift ride to Whale River to beat McQueen and Neil Campbell to the Eskimos for dogs, hoping to prove his innocence over a murder link. Berthe reassures him as rigors of floe and police scrutiny press on, with farewell to come.

Trapper Entangled in Wilderness Pact and Rivalry

Alain Cameron a young trapper and his partners suffer wolf attacks and hunger before discovering a log house in Taking River wilderness. John McCord the gunman hunter asks Alan to join a dangerous expedition beyond the River of Skulls while Heathr McCord captivates Rough. Back at Fort George Alan encounters Provincial police seeking a guide as a love triangle and a dropped bill threaten the voyage.

Alain Cameron Noel Bae River Canada Taking River John McCord Hunter Alan

Forty Acre Fort Hidden in Shawnee Cliffs Draws Tourists

The Shawnee unit of the federal forest system promotes a high walled circular fort of 40 acres near Equality Illinois. Believed to be an old horse thief cache from the early Nineteenth century the site features 60 to 120 foot cliffs a spring and dense growth. Indian graves relics and legends surround the fort which now attracts thousands of visitors after road improvements made it more accessible.

United States Forest Service St. Louis Globe-Democrat Forestry Service National Forest

Mythic plant linked to Indra slaying Namuchi

The Achyranthes Achyranthes is a Hindu plant native to Indra. Legend says Namuchi the monster was slain by Indra. The plant sprang from Namuchi’s skull and Indra used it to drive demons from existence.

Indra Namuchi

Naked Dukhobor Parade Baffles Saskatchewan Settlers

Hundreds of Dukhobors, newly arrived from Russia, wandered naked across the Saskatchewan prairie on a chilly October morning. Mounted police corralled them, split them into groups, and coaxed them to dress while guarding against unrest. They were fed and escorted back to their homesteads as authorities sought calm.

Saskatchewan Prairies Dukhobors Russia Canada Saskatchewan Mounted Dukhobor O. K Nature

Crucifixion and the New Way Through Christ

A sermon on Mark 15 22 39 emphasizes the crucifixion as a redemptive act that opens the new living way to God. It highlights Christ's atoning death, the veil rent, and the call to believers to enter boldly by faith, with focus on self sacrifice and love.

Calvary Jesus Christ Alexander Maclaren Christ Jesus Luther Paradise God Holy of Holies

Prize Winning Cake Recipes To Be Announced Soon

C Houston Goudiss reports the Cake Recipe Contest drawn from this newspaper received a large number of submissions. Home economists in New York City test and taste many cakes, thanking entrants and promising careful consideration. Winners will be announced soon and printed in a booklet for national distribution.

C. Houston Goudiss New York City

Towering Empire State Building Facts

The Empire State Building rises 102 stories and 1248 feet high on bedrock, occupying two acres on Fifth Avenue and 33rd to 34th streets. Construction ran from February 1930 to May 1931, costing about $55 million on the Waldorf Astoria site.

Fifth Avenue Thirty-third Thirtyfourth

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