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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1929
Page
7
Aid to Aviators Newark demonstrates Mr Televox the mechanical man turning on flood lights at Newark airport in response to distant plane sirens. Tests show 24 000 000 candle power lights flood the field when the siren is heard, enabling safer landings without human input.
A fragment from a family memoir notes the saying children should be seen but not heard and describes a time when younger members were excluded from social activities and expected to stay quiet while guests visited.
A 1929 explainer notes hydrogen and oxygen form water on Earth but the sun remains without liquid water due to extreme heat. It explains that intense temperatures prevent stable H O bonds and even humans cannot sustain liquid water under solar conditions.
Otto W. Geist of the Alaska College at Fairbanks reports stone axes found on St Lawrence Island suggesting a prehistoric cave dwelling culture. He notes similarities to finds by Harry B. Collins of the Smithsonian and to expedition discoveries by the Stoll McCracken team. Geologists hypothesize these makers lived in cavelike rooms near a dirt slide.
A narrator recalls strict childhood hushrooms in church and public events. He describes a rule of decorum that forbid crying and conversation, and recounts a Dayton visit where a three year old disrupted a sermon, revealing attitudes toward child behavior and being seen but not heard.
A restless infant in the gallery drew ten thousand faces to the child’s shrill outbursts during a speaker’s address. The mother sat unperturbed, the child becoming the focal point as cries carried across the hall.
A Washington weather vane job at the U S Department of Agriculture draws many inquiries from people across the country seeking direction of the wind. The position is described as busy, with serious applicants interested in wind patterns and forecasts.
A weather bureau official describes the wind indicator as a tool to gauge wind direction and speed for property decisions. Letters from city officials, factories, or residents guide forecasts on odors, fires, storms, and water supply, helping buyers avoid unseen risks.
The text promotes Pastor Koenig's Nervina nervine remedy, claiming long history and global sales. It invites readers to obtain a large free sample by writing to Koenig Medicine Co in Chicago, promising mailed information and asking to mention the local paper.
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