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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
7
A fragment describes a model hairstyle mishap and the artist altering it while a first person observer notes the change. The text shifts to an 1830s legal oath from Lucas County regarding Dr. Cheney’s Catarrh Cure and ad copy for Yale’s or Waln’s remedies.
A trench of dialogue shows a tramp asking for work, claiming writer's cramp and frustration at being denied jobs. He lists people who haven't offered him work while a housekeeper comments on his appearance. The scene centers on unemployment and social neglect.
A reader notes castoria product labeling and the sign outside a hardware store in a South End street. A newsboy swaps a skate sign for a rival shop’s sign, while earlier ads tout NR tablets and Allen’s Foot-Ease for tired feet.
Secretary Royce reports consolidated bank data as of February 12 showing 664 banks, 229 288 depositors, and 77 991 762 in deposits the highest in state history. Loans and discounts rose 1 310 000 and deposits 4 708 000 since November 16 1909, with legal reserve at 30 percent.
Walter Berger seventeen of Dawes county is serving two years in the penitentiary after placing an obstruction on the Burlington track. He says a hunting injury left him with a finger loss and he flagged a train with a torch to reach town for treatment. Chadron Chief Charles F P Daryan supports a pardon noting his age fifty four and no prior similar requests.
Supreme court upholds previous order requiring Lincoln medical college to issue a diploma to Ella May Nelson after years in court. Earlier claims of newly discovered fraud did not overturn the ruling. City Clerk Ozman announces a special April 1 primary on prohibition with notices posted statewide and published five times for public review.
State Fire Warden A. W. Johnson and inspectors J. H W. Bennett and James McLeod surveyed Lincoln east to west in the business district reporting building 1438 O street owned by Guy Green should be condemned as it endangers others. Change in Telephone Rates impacts Camp Dewey area with April 1 effective date and rate hikes from $1.75 to $2 for individual phones monthly. residence lines stay at $1.25 and farm phones rise to $1.50.
Nine convicts at the state penitentiary received thirty days of good time in February for stealing shirts from the factory where they work under a contract with Platt Shirt Company. The named inmates were Tucker, Baxter, Story, Chivers, Miles, Covington, Prince, Rodgers and Hunter. They hid the shirts on leaving the workshop. The warden reports a total of 497 prisoners. Inmates received payment totaling 835960 for February.
This piece traces the cross as a universal emblem from ancient times to Crusader days, highlighting its religious reverence, political stature, and protective symbolism. It notes the cross’s role in heraldry, medicine, and personal identity, and its secret use among early persecuted Christians.
An advertised remedy claims to cure a cold in 24 hours by mixing two ounces glycerine half a ounce virgin oil of pine compound and eight ounces pure whisky in a large bottle. The formula is said to last a year for an average family and is tied to Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati.
A fragment recalls meeting a spouse during travels abroad and questions a past accident. The terse remark frames a travel memory as a personal recollection.
A two month old baby suffers severe eczema all over the body. After failing with doctors remedies the family uses Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and four daily drops of Cuticura Resolvent. Within three days new skin appears and injury heals with one cake Soap two Ointments and one Resolvent bottle used. Mrs Joseph Kossmann Ridgewood Heights April 30 May 4 1909.
A humorous exchange features a patient asking how long the diet lasts and a doctor replying the period ends when the bill is paid. The quip plays on medical authority versus financial obligation with a light, period-appropriate tone.
Readable text advertises free post cards with gold and silk finish samples from Art Test Card Club. Mentions address 192 Jackscent Topeka Kansas and quotes a proverb about a shoe fitting, with a note about a woman returning it for being too large.
An OCR fragment hawks a universal ointment promising cures for frehing bleeding and protruding teeth with a money-back guarantee. It hypes a soothing syrup for teething gums and a “Single Binder” cigar promotion, mixing medical improv with ridiculous statements and brand mentions.
Sabattus Maine woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills for postnatal recovery. Graniteville Vermont resident reports relief through the remedy during the Change of Life. The letter extols thirty years of use and urges others to seek the standard female health treatment.
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