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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1939

Page

2

Poisoned milk and a hidden killer stalk a family

Inspector Tope uncovers a web of motives as June Seaford learns her relatives may have plotted to kill her mother and fear a new attempt to kill Mr Harder. Uncle Jim is jailed, and June consents to stay with the Bowdens to aid in guarding the dying man and uncovering the truth.

Tope Glovere Uncle Jim Jim Miss Moss Justus Taine Bowdon Harder Jane Clint Miss Seaford Inspector Heale Heale June Inspector Tope Mr. Hurder Taine Grandpa

Night plan to trap a killer hinges on family money

Inspector Tope explains a tense scheme to use June as bait to uncover a killer and expose a money motive. Clint resists, June asserts independence, and Tope warns the suspect will strike when Mr. Hurder’s life hangs in the balance. The motive centers on the Harder money tied to the Taine family.

Clint Inspector Tope June Kenesaw Hill Tope

Westminster Abbey cleaners uncover anchorite cell relics

Workers cleaning a monument in St Benedicts chapel at Westminster Abbey uncovered a hidden doorway and window behind the Dr Gabriel Goodman tomb. They theorize the door led to a small hermit’s cell once used by the abbey anchorite and recall Henry V spending a repentant night there after his father’s death.

Westminster Abbey Henry V Henry Jerusalem Lawrence Tanner St. Benedict's Chapel Gabriel Goodman Westminster Tanner

Man Hunt for De Autre mont Brothers Crashes to Capture

Collier's recounts the largest man hunt in history for the De Autre mont brothers who robbed a mail train in Oregon on October 11, 1923. Circulation materials across languages, dental traits, watches, eyewear, and reading tastes were distributed to locate them. they were captured in 1927 after a $500,000 search.

de Autremont Oregon Collier’s

Treat Liver and Foot Ailments Alike

Dr. James W Barton's column notes that loosening corsets reduced gallstone cases in women and suggests similar relief for feet by ditching tight shoes. He argues freedom for the liver and feet improves digestion, reduces pain, and supports overall health while highlighting shoe makers' shift to wider, straighter inner sides.

James W. Barton Great Britain

Parents Create Ills by Mistaken Kindness

Dr C H Gundryf of Ontario hospital argues that changes in a child after illness or injury often stem from a mother's altered attitude rather than organic damage. He warns parents to avoid overprotective praise which can stunt the child’s personality and development.

C. H. Gundryf Ontario Hospital Brockville Ontario Cornwall Medical Society Johnny Ines Gundryr Western Newspaper Union

Mexican Tea Towels Brighten the Kitchen

Colorful seven motif transfer pattern from The Sewing Circle N needlecraft dept offers a set of Mexican tea towels. Includes illustrations of stitches materials required color schemes and seven day motifs in bright kitchen colors. Send 15 cents, include name and address to 82 Eighth Ave New York.

Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept Eighth Ave New York N. Y

Habits to Cultivate Mastery by Choice

Quote attributed to Elbert Hubbard on choosing habits you control rather than letting them control you. It urges deliberate cultivation of routines you are willing to adopt and sustain.

Elbert Hubbard

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Mrs. Bowden Providence Justus Cabler Evie Rab Thayer Lissa Asa Grandma Bowden Beale Ben Ames Williams Kitty Seaford Mr. Harder Dr. Barton Today’s Health Column Pinkham Cody Tellier Ile MS. Geabra Harold Somers Ins. Ave Daisy Nature Doans WNU Marchant
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