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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
3
Practical tips on cooking, cleaning and laundry include using flour to prevent cookie cutters sticking, keeping mashed potatoes hot, camouflaging iron beds with slipcovers, and a prune peanut butter sandwich spread. Guidance covers lamp shades, kerosene grease removal, washing machine use, and back-saving dustpans.
In 1880 Ulysses S. Grant led the Republican balloting for 36 votes at the party's convention before a last‑minute anti third term push failed. The backroom maneuvering produced a dark horse challenger, James A. Garfield, who secured the nomination and thwarted Grant's bid for a third term.
A reflective piece critiques circus modernization and pageant spectacle, citing Elmer Twitchell and other voices on air conditioning, glamorous acts, and the traditional circus aroma. It weaves in political reflections on Roosevelt Taft and Wilson, plus satirical verses about public figures and media.
A religious study on Isaiah 55 1 12 focuses on seeking the Lord while near buying salvation without price and growing in grace through God s word The lesson outlines four steps listen compare buy and enjoy highlighting the need for spiritual thirst for God and the promise of forgiveness through Christ.
Report notes a large gathering from surrounding cities into Jerusalem where many brought their sick and those tormented by unclean spirits and all were healed. The account emphasizes communal faith and the breadth of healing attributed to the apostles.
Questions cover horse height, rainbow goddess, daylight saving, women in Bible names, singular of dice, First Lady nicknamed Her Majesty, Panama Canal traffic, and the Cradle of American Liberty. Answers include 15 hands, Iris, Franklin’s 1784 France note, 5 percent, die, Dolly Madison, about 48 ships, and Faneuil Hall Boston.
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