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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
7
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest surest remedy for indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis, and stomach distress. It claims rapid relief within five minutes and urges readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for daytime or nighttime attacks.
A woman in a railway waiting room struggles with a disruptive boy while a bystander remarks the child needs a father’s discipline. She explains the father died when he was six and she has failed to remarry, leaving the boy without a paternal figure.
An advertisement promotes Boschee’s German Syrup as a long standing remedy for coughs bronchitis and lung trouble. It claims a good night’s rest and easier morning expectoration aiding recovery with air and sunshine. Trial size 25 cents and family size advertised as available in the United States Canada Australia and other countries.
The British and South African Export Gazette reports prickly pear as a high quality fodder for cattle. It sustained livestock during a recent drought, enabling farmers to feed cattle sheep goats and ostriches. Many growers now plant the plant after previously attempting to exterminate it.
Promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for eczema and scalp conditions. Recommends daily use to prevent rashes and pimples. Includes mail order request via Cuticura Dept L Boston. Also notes humorous family anecdote about Louis and a nurse.
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to ease painful feet and bunions with a trial package offered. It also includes claims for foot comfort and mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and digestion. A stray line comments on airships versus autos and a safety quip about falling.
Summary of 1915 statistics from the office of public roads showing rapid road expansion in the United States. Tracks total miles of roads, surfaced roads, state supervision, and rising expenditures from 1904 to 1915. Notes two and a half million cars, state and local funding totals, and per mile costs led by New Jersey and Nevada.
County or township road projects that do not outlast their cost create ongoing expenses and debt. Borrowing to build roads doomed by wear under modern traffic is deemed unsound finance and a burden on future taxpayers.
Reclamation Record notes the proverb Let me live in a house by the side of the road and argues that a neglected road harms cheerfulness and neighborliness, affecting civic character for farmers and communities.
A political exhortation argues for an intricate and perfect road network across the continent to unleash American energies. It asserts national harmony depends on roads and includes a quotation from President Wilson about the nation’s blood flowing in sympathetic concord.
Reports indicate a large influx of American settlers to the Canadian West in spring. High yields and rising prices entice farmers as affidavits show strong wheat and oat harvests per acre from Alberta to Manitoba, with free homestead land available and existing settlers expanding holdings.
A woman facing imprisonment explains the jury doubts her truthfulness while a companion questions the motive behind her confinement. The dialogue highlights tension over belief and justice in a courtroom setting.
Advertises California Syrup of Figs as a harmless remedy for constipated children. Claims it cleanses stomach liver and bowels, relieves feverish symptoms, and promotes well being after a few hours. Encourages purchasing a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages.
Nebraska lawmakers delaying debate on H. R. 798 as opponents file about 100 senate amendments. Drys push to study changes before consideration, with talks of liquor policy shifts including home production and sale stock disposal timelines. Also notes state car and fuel usage estimates, Saline land sale validation, and National Guard preparedness statements.
A testimonial-promoting note highlights Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as relief for women, citing frequent published evidence of its efficacy and urging trials for ongoing suffering.
Two aeronauts journeyed from Santiago Chile to Mendoza Argentina in five hours crossing the Andes by balloon. They rose to great heights to catch favorable air currents and report a difficult crossing not yet done by plane. A brief note accompanies local ads and a comic line about a clergyman’s daughter.
The text promotes kidney health as the key to clean blood and skin, linking morning stiffness, rheumatic pains, back pain, swelling, and neuralgic discomfort to uric acid toxins. It recommends buying Anuric tablets from a drug store and drinking hot water before meals for relief, claiming greater activity than lithia.
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