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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
2
An advertising notice promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe remedy for women based on root ingredients with no alcohol or narcotics. A printed ingredient list appears on the wrapper and a 10 cent trial package is offered from Dr. Pierce’s Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo New York.
A speaker dismisses spiritualist sources as unreliable, claiming experiences with séances were unconvincing while noting spirits seemed bottled up. The exchange reflects skepticism toward spiritualist practices.
An advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative and universal remedy for indigestion nervous dyspepsia sluggish liver and related ailments. It claims long use across the civilized world and urges purchase from druggists and dealers with a persuasion that value varies by person.
In a contemplative chapter excerpt set during war, Irene urges battlefield sacrifice while Dave insists the key is food production. He envisions men and women leaving offices for the trenches and calls Irene to return to the old ranch with Charlie to grow food for soldiers, likening furrows to trenches.
A narrator recalls meeting a young war widow in a whitewashed ranch and hearing her letter from a nurse in WWI. The tale centers on shared suffering, the new universal order of sacrifice, and a dying soldier’s poignant final words about courage, memory, and hope.
Popular beliefs credit many plants including eucalyptus, castor-oil plant, and chinaberry as mosquito repellents. Scientific observations have not confirmed these claims.
On October 10 1845 the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis opened with key influence from George Bancroft then Secretary of the Navy. The historian helped establish the academy and its early mission.
The article argues American railroads have nearly maxed efficiency and progress must shift to road transport. It credits motor trucks in France and calls for hard roads in the Midwest, especially Illinois, urging substantial state and local roadway funding to build wide 18 to 20 foot highways to handle growing auto traffic.
F L Powers secretary of the American Road Builders association estimates that over one billion dollars will be spent this year on construction and maintenance of roads and streets across the United States.
Bad roads hinder social intercourse and travel, but improvements create a healthier social atmosphere in rural communities as mobility returns and daily life resumes with better road conditions.
An vintage advertisement insists on choosing California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It touts a fruity taste and directs mothers to follow full dosage on each bottle while urging to say California. The piece ends with an unrelated warning about a gun.
Advertising copy touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to color any fabric. It claims rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends and suggests using the Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials. The note ends with a quip about microbes preferring not to tobacco or whisky.
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