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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
3
A letter from Oscar Purkey describes army life with jokes about hostesses, mail delays, and entertainment. He notes lack of newspapers, rumors of lendLease, and longing for better food while settling into camp routines. A second fragment mentions coworkers, ambitions for rank, and a postwar song line amid wartime chatter.
A health column extols upright posture for lung function heart relief and digestion. It cites Dr Philip Lewin listing ten commandments to stand sit and walk tall with abdominal support and propped chest, easing fatigue and inviting relaxation when posed.
A health column notes dandruff is not proven to cause hair loss. It cites research showing the responsible organism cannot trigger dandruff by inoculation and recommends continued scalp cleansing with soap and water or proprietary preparations. Also includes reader questions on smoking and heart symptoms with brief guidance.
Ralph Murphy discusses book plans and dating advice styles used by film actresses. Notes on Olivia de Havilland, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, and Hedy Lamarr, plus Billy the Kid on location with Robert Taylor becoming a deputy. Burgess Meredith’s many homes and other Hollywood odds and ends wrap the column.
This sewing circle pattern advertises dress No. 8876 a yoke style with back sash belt to adjust waistline and a high cut slim skirt. It suggests fabrics such as percale calico or gingham with ric rac trim and provides size 12 through 40 with yardage details and a sew chart.
A driving instructor teaches clutch and gear shifts to a hesitant student. After a long pause the pupil asks if there is anything useful he could do with his nose, highlighting comedic misunderstanding of driving actions.
The quiz lists Maine as the only state bounded by one state, lodestone as the natural magnet, cardinal winds from due north east south or west, the US Canada boundary resolved by 1925, odors of war gases mustard garlic lewisite phosgene tear gas like apple blossoms, twenty shillings per pound, diamond cutters producing 800 small stones per carat, and Ulysses S Grant who spoke in 1869.
The passage extols prayer as a believer’s comfort and defense as a guiding light in darkness. It portrays prayer as companionship in solitude a fountain in the desert and a source of hope and deliverance.
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