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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1937

Page

3

Underwater Treatment and the Healing Potential of Water

Dr James W Barton surveys underwater therapy as a centuries old pain relief method. He cites balneologists in Berlin praising Warm Springs GA treatments and notes how buoyancy aids movement and strengthens limbs. The piece discusses thinness and nervous energy, linking lean health to vitality and mood.

Europe Berlin Journal of the American Medical Association Hartel Berlin Medical Society Warm Springs Scholtz Virchow

Oceans Found as Key to Long Range Weather Forecasts

Dr. Harold Sverdrup of the Scripps Institution argues that deep ocean currents govern climate and that studying subsurface flows will yield reliable forecasts. He notes the Pacific is sluggish below 1100 fathoms while the Atlantic sustains deep, swift currents, and he cites Arctic experience with the Maud.

Sverdrup Pacific Ocean Pacific Atlantic Arctic Aleutian Islands Maud Siberian

Morris Arnovich Promises Big Hitting Prospect

Morris Arnovich, rookie outfielder for the Philadelphia National League team, shows a .450 batting average in his first five games. Born in Superior, Wisconsin, 23 years old, son of Polish Jewish immigrants, he needs more seasoning to challenge Hank Greenberg among Jewish ballplayers.

Morris Arnovich Philadelphia Morris Superior Wis Hank Greenberg

Handy kitchen tips from a newspaper item

Reader notes outline practical advice for cooking and gardening. Save cooking water for stock, mix milks for coffee cream, boil vegetables briefly for stuffing, and use rose cuttings to deter pets. Also suggests pillow cleaning steps and feather drying guidance.

The Defeatist's Attitude By Leonard A Barrett

This opinion piece argues that wartime critics and disaster victims reveal a common mindset. It claims true understanding comes from placing oneself in others' positions and that life offers only two paths, defeat or progress, shaping our response to suffering and global turmoil.

Rochester Woman Becomes World’s First Professional Listener

Alice Tefft of Rochester New York has earned the label professional listener after years of “cried on” experiences. For two dollars an hour she offers sympathy and a shoulder to cry on without yawning or suggesting alternatives, a skill she developed after leaving a Baptist Sunday school teaching post in Oxford New York.

Alice Tefft Rochester N. Y Sweet Alice Oxford

Defeatist Attitude Contrasted With Courage Amid Floods and Disasters

A speaker discusses how defeatist attitudes erode morality and judgment while a forward looking stance fuels recovery. Citing floods and the Hindenburg disaster, the text urges resilience, rebuilding, and collective effort over surrender to misfortune.

Botany minded decor and screens brighten spring interiors

A feature on floral inspired interiors highlights a dining room by a young designer using white walls, flower prints, green trellis walls, a white wire bird cage, and floral needlepoint chairs. It notes Georgian furniture, Sheraton sideboard, and the use of screens and mirror screens to balance space and color in spring refurbishments.

N&zeing

Hidden Forces Shape Courage and Growth in Adversity

A fragment discusses mastering unseen spiritual powers to turn disaster into stepping stones for personal development and greater achievement. The author asserts such command brings joy, high courage, and success in growth.

English Dining Room Color Palette from Eighteenth Century

The room features slate gray walls and off-white ceiling, lime green woodwork and rug, yellow draperies, and Sheraton reproduction furnishings, creating a sophisticated eighteenth century English dining room look.

Lme Sheraton

Pasture Feeding Favored for Pigs Say Specialist

A specialist advises clean pasture for spring farrowed pigs to boost future market value. Pasture reduces disease and parasites, provides essential feed, and is cheaper than other feeds. Soybeans planted in rows offer grazing from 15 inches high to frost, with 15 to 20 sows per acre given full corn and protein supplements.

Ee Wnu

Sunlight Vital for Poultry Health and Egg Production

A Los Angeles Times writer notes sunlight is essential for poultry health, supplying vitamin D for growth and preventing rickets. Adequate sun exposure boosts vigor in adults and helps young birds develop properly, while insufficient sunshine reduces egg quality and production.

Los Angeles Times

Clean Water Principles for Farm Ponds

Marion Clark of the Missouri College of Agriculture recommends selecting a pond site where drainage comes only from clean pasture or meadow. Do not allow barnyard or lot water to drain into stock ponds. If runoff would contaminate the pond, use terraces to divert polluted water to a separate watershed.

Marion Clark Missouri College of Agriculture

Albemarle Pippin Apple Brought by Dr Walker to Virginia

The Yellow Newtown apple, known locally as the Albemarle Pippin, long grown in Virginia, was brought by Dr. Thomas Walker a Virginia physician with the Virginia troops in the French and Indian War. After Braddock's defeat he returned home and carried scions in his saddlebag, grafting them at Castle Hill in Albemarle County.

Virginia Albemarle Thomas Walker Braddock Walker Castle Hill Albemarle County

Economics of grinding kafir for hog feed analyzed

Oklahoma State findings show grinding kafir to feed hogs is uneconomical. C. P. Thompson reports 44 pounds of ground kafir yield 100 pounds of gain versus 438 pounds for whole kafir, with no significant difference in daily gains between pigs self fed on whole or ground kafir.

C. P. Thompson Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station

Frosted Roughages Pose No Poison Risk, Expert Says

Cécil Elder of the Missouri College of Agriculture explains that frosted or damaged roughages such as alfalfa and corn fodder do not contain dangerous poisons for livestock. There is no danger of poisoning from feeding material after it has frosted or frozen.

B. V. McCollum United States Germany San Francisco Cécil Elder Missouri College of Agriculture

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