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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
2
Classified fragment advertises a Felton Bharney wall taper and Toren 1 Daily Star listing priced at 4 dollars. It mentions orders taken at progress fice and references sending a short order or good neal drug to Johnson Cafe with unreadable details.
The notice promotes a daily paper and magazine subscription service at the Prog rear office. It claims distribution in Gruan, Elgin and Buleva and advertises a stock of watches, straps and rings from EF A. Vornia in York Nebraska.
Jewelry ad from F. A. Hannis in York Nebraska promotes blue white diamonds as a stylish gift option priced from fifteen dollars and up.
A barber shop advertises as an agent for Nordstrom Laundry at Central City offering guaranteed laundry and dry cleaning services. The note invites customers to bring their laundry and dry cleaning work to the shop for processing.
A Mississippi plantation owner Sam Johnson explains why he needs credit after selling cotton. He humorously says the ducks took all the proceeds, with the ducks deducting for freight hauling storage insurance and commission, leaving him with nothing.
The piece claims nearly 900 million hot dogs were consumed during last year as a humorous note in the refreshment column. It exaggerates the distance those bites would cover reaching toward Sirius while noting the frankfurter’s surprising prominence.
A hodgepodge of quotes and Tribune style lines mixes Mother's Day sentiment with political notes. It mentions Polk gardens, farming bills, Hoover era policy hints, and local editorial tone, pairing casual musings with national figures like McNary Haugen and Walter Brown.
A rainy Sunday afternoon and evening featured visits by H. F Brown to relatives in Fremont. William Lind with wife and son from Minot North Dakota visited C. V. Lind and family last Thursday and Friday. Dr. C. R. Peterson and wife drove to Norfolk on Saturday. Mrs. Chas Kohl, who had been visiting, returned with them to her home in Tilden.
Arborville residents share family visits and funerals as Homer Ramsey attends A. A. Peterson's funeral and Bailey Stouffer recovers from appendicitis. A car accident near Newman Grove injures Mrs Bedient and others. Sophia Reed visits Earl Pickrel’s home.
In Polk County Nebraska a petition seeks removal of Raymond L. Cox as guardian of Harrison R. Peterson an incompetent person. Hearing set for June 3 1929 at 10 AM before the County Court. Dated May 38 1929. W W Norton County Judge.
As Kindness Week nears, readers are reminded of the Bunion Derby participants traveling from New York to Los Angeles. The piece urges giving them a hearty feed and rest, likening stalls and oats to friendly treatment.
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