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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
3
A luncheon anecdote from Sherry's in New York contrasts marriage and Reno as a quick escape. A light exchange jokes about divorces and unmaking marriages with smoke and city bets.
Byron Williams argues against parcels post and mail order dominance, urging country editors to resist the bill. He recalls hard country newspaper beginnings, warns of urban decline, and celebrates rural lifeblood, urging editors to fight back to protect communities and local merchants.
A 1911 testimonial from C D Tharrington of Creek North Carolina details a three year scalp eczema case cured after two months using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Samuel Stern of Brooklyn reports itching and bald spots improving with Cuticura products. Free samples and booklet offered by Cuticura, Boston.
A terse local exchange hints at suburban residents planning to grow nothing while a commentator notes most have already grown one thing. The brief back and forth references a Catholic Standard and Times without elaboration.
A prediction about Eiffels aging with remarks on dyeing hair and ignorance. A girl may laugh at love but later finds a man's shoulder a safe place to cry. Society forgives a man who breaks the Ten Commandments, yet not if he goes broke.
A Detroit Free Press joke shows a landlord telling a tenant he will repaint porches and overlook rent. He lists flaws from pigworthy parlor to pink wallpaper and gas fixtures, prompting a meek thanks from the householder who avoids a longer dispute.
A conversation reveals a badge demanding votes for women. One person admits wearing it, explaining they once saw no reason for suffrage but now notes the badge has become a fashionable trend. The exchange highlights changing attitudes toward women's suffrage.
A terse exchange reveals tension as one resident suspects Mrs Wombat of talking about him while another defends her. The quarrel centers on rumors and the timing of her move into a recently vacated house.
A father wishes for a practical bride and hears of a daughter who can drive and disassemble a motor. Thoreau’s line urges earnest effort to make failures seem like success. A playful exchange ends with a pun about a new baby’s reception as a “howling success.”
A stern father who warned a visiting suitor to stay away finds the young man arriving to discuss a bill instead, prompting a reluctant invitation to return. Village humor notes Charley Billingsley’s quick wit and his knack for comic talk, including his quirky umbrella term bumbershoot.
A seedier mix of ad copy and quips, including the Paxton Toilet Co of Boston offering a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic free upon request. Other lines promote Cole's Garbonsalve, LEWIS' Single Binder cigars, and assorted humorous sayings and blunted jokes.
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