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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
8
An old health ad advises that meat forms uric acid which paralyzes kidneys. It urges daily meat with periodic flushing using four ounces of Jad Salts dissolved in water to neutralize acids and stimulate sluggish kidneys.
The government of India has asked chambers of commerce to plan seven centers for aircraft. Proposed cities include Bombay Calcutta Madras Karachi Delhi Nagpur and Rangoon. These centers are viewed as sufficient for all air routes in India and Burma.
The ad touts Cas carets as a gentle tonic for liver and bowels to prevent constipation and stomach issues. It promises a toxin cleanse without griping and notes 25 million boxes sold yearly, claiming the product works while you sleep and costs little.
A terse note proclaims the young man known as the giglet believes himself a major force and forewarns that he will be dismissed for overreach. The language reflects a blunt, local tone typical of a small town dispatch.
An advertisement urges buyers to trust genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin identifiable by the Bayer Cross on package and tablet. It touts wide physician use for colds, headaches, and various pains, mentions small tin boxes of 12 costing a few cents and larger packages from druggists.
The exchange notes a speaker insisting a man is not human because he is a tenor. The dialogue highlights a character’s identity through voice and profession, signaling tension between humanity and artistic role.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for catarrh and stuffed noses. It promises clear air passages, reduced headache, and easier breathing after applying the antiseptic cream in the nostrils.
Edward W. Pickard surveys clashes over the Prohibition Amendment and Volstead Act, Supreme Court action favoring U.S. Steel, Russia peace talks, European tensions, labor strikes in France and Portugal, and political shifts in New Jersey, New York, and Seattle with Wilson’s political retreat and coalition maneuvers across governments.
Lincoln delegates report Proposal 328 adds regulation supervision and general control to corporations and ties mutual and cooperative groups into the same class as others. Foreign corporations face general laws and controls, while prior lien for insolvent banks remains debated. Proposal 282 on state waterpower is adopted.
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic to revive lifeless or thinning hair. It claims to restore color, vigor, and abundance and offers a 35 cent bottle of Dandeline to refresh the scalp and reduce dandruff.
A discovery of black opal at Tintebar near Ballina NSW sparks excitement in Melbourne as applicants flood in for miner rights and private land access. The Melbourne Age notes nearly a hundred claims already pegged.
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