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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
5
In Brisbane the high court begins its present session with women judges for the first time in Queensland history. The article notes the historic seating of female justices and the era of progress in the colony.
King Gustaf faces wartime duties and unity in Sweden with neutrality and defense plans. Norway criticizes U S food policy and warns of nutrition issues amid coffee and white bread concerns. Danish affairs cover neutrality, Schleswig-Holstein tensions, and war profiteer taxes while Bergen's deficit shrinks and Wilson funds move.
Supply Depot notes a curious figure nicknamed Wombat appears to be expanding wealth through a fountain pen service venture. The chatter suggests a business model around pen maintenance and sales, implying a growing, possibly profitable operation.
Advertised remedy claims to cure ailments from disordered digestion to stomach pains and nervous indigestion. It is described as a gentle laxative that cleans the alimentary canal and stimulates bile production with two doses claimed to rescue. Also notes Nebraska leads global potash industry after European production halt.
The article warns of premature death from kidney degeneration and advises drinking pure water and taking Anuric to prevent it. It also highlights England's practical war economy urging simple clothing and reduced laundry use to save resources during the war, noting careful washing reduces towel laundering.
Berlin officials release 1916 airship losses showing Germany lost 221 craft while opponents sacrificed 784. Most casualties occurred on the Western front with German losses at 181 and English French combined at 739. A busy man talks little. a busy body never stops talking.
A reader from Omaha credits Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery with curing a heavy cold that threatened pneumonia. The ad notes tablet sizes and mailing options from Buffalo and claims the remedy is alcohol and narcotic free and herbal with ingredients on the wrapper.
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