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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
5
The tale centers on a marriage driven by money rather than love. A fellow actor wooes the wife while the husband, shocked by a kiss, exclaims in disbelief that the rival “didn t even have to.” Its humorous misadventure exposes marital unhappiness on stage.
A slangy dialogue features a paroled man and his pal discussing a vault door gadget claimed to outpace current security. They mention a contact nicknamed Skinny Moss and imply a new lock-jimmy five years ahead of its time, in a casual street exchange.
A vintage ad touts Allen’s Foot Ease antiseptic powder with five million free samples yearly. It claims samples prove the product’s merit for tired aching feet and swollen tender feet, inviting readers to request by sending address to Allen & Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
The magistrate demands a hearing in court and suggests the defendant must see a specialist. A quip about truth and hurt follows with a moral about bad luck equating to poor management.
A letter recounts a Jew in a city who recalls the young Duke of Westminster and his companion Lord Ricksavage visiting a bazar. They mock the fool who asks if they speak Italian Greek Turkish or Russian. The fool finally says he speaks Russian once and mocks them for five times. The pair leave embarrassed.
Mrs. Freeman Craver of Syracuse recalls her eight month old daughter’s eczema. The doctor blamed teething and she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment after reading the Cuticura booklet. By age one the child was cured and has remained well. A free sample offer from Cuticura Dept L Boston is noted.
A fragment mentions a daughter eloping with her father's aviator followed by assorted ad copy about Dr Pierce's pills Garfield Ten and smoking products. The text combines gossip with old product pitches and humorous aphorisms from a bygone era.
Buffalo observers recount men venturing onto the Niagara River above the falls to hunt ducks. Ice jams drift downstream threatening perches and boats, with rescuers unable to avert fatal plunges as the cataracts loom. A spyglass observer recalls a doomed duo fighting the rapids while ice pounded their craft.
Capt Nicholas W New of McPherson Kansas reports relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He had grip weakness, back ache and painful kidney secretions, claiming complete cure and no recurrence since treatment. The ad promotes Doan's at 50c in stores.
Senator Beveridge spoke on the child labor problem during a New York luncheon. He described how a Christmas shopping errand boy toils 17 hours daily, noting the strain on body and mind as he carries parcels and grins that he likes the work yet fears replacing an automobile trucker.
A University of Pennsylvania track scene shows two runners guiding a young woman through the Gardens as she shivers and remarks on being without stockings. A professor quips about the cold and the missing attire while Limincott's Magazine notes the moment.
A fragment from a period newspaper features bawdy quips and social jests. Snippets include marriage banter, political remarks, and advertisements for health nostrums and eye remedies. The tone mimics a crowded comic column with quick exchanges and cheeky lines.
A country house once linked to Madame de Sevigne near Livry on the way to Gargan is being transformed into a modern working‑class resort. An association has converted the old hall and will erect additions creating about 100 rooms with kitchens and offices, erasing most of the house’s original character and the famed Sevigne chapel and belfry.
The tale recounts a young man’s awkward confession about never marrying and a charity ball discussed as a social barometer. Guests note gowns costing around a half million and report about seven hundred dollars raised, amid chatter of exclamations and regrets.
Quoted exchange on what makes a tidy fortune a clean ten dollar bill and the idea that education should shape behavior. The passage links schooling to moral conduct and self control via Ruskin's philosophy.
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