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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1939

Page

6

Three Shuttered Houses Suspicious Death On Kenesaw Hill

Clint Jervies helps a frightened girl after a stormy night on Kenesaw Hill. Kitty Seaford dies from an overdose, but Tope and Inspector Tope doubt the official cause and push for a fuller inquiry. June uncovers unsettling family ties as investigators probe the mystery.

Clint Jervies Inspector Tope Miss Moss Clint Jervies Kenesaw Hill Denman Harder Ella Kenesaw Kitty Seaford June Evie Taine Justus Rab Asa Matthew Bowden Jim Kitty Cabler Tope Inspector Heale Uncle Jim

Murder doubt grows in Bowden house inquiry

Inspector Heale and Dr Cabler probe Kitty Seaford’s death amid talk of overdoses and a dangerous household. Asa Taine reveals a bottle found in the cellar and hints the motive could lie outside the family. The funeral tomorrow offers chance to inspect the house.

Tope Miss Moss Inspector Heale Kitty Seaford Heale

Inspector Tope Predicts New Killings In Kenesaw Mystery

In the wake of Kitty Seaford's death Inspector Tope warns that a hidden motive drives the crime and another murder is likely unless Heale acts. Clint considers clues about June, Justus Taine, and the Harder house as they pursue leads.

Inspector Heale Tope Clint Inspector Tope Heale Longwood Miss Moss Jim Glovere Kitty Seaford June Glovere Leaford Mr. Harder Justus Taine Asa Jervies Trust Kenesaw Farm Bowden and Taine Rab Grandpa Grandma Harder Grandpa Hurder

Doctors Identify Lip Lesions Cause Ariboflavinosis Name

NIH doctors Dr. W H Sebrell and R E Butler coined ariboflavinosis to describe lip lesions caused by riboflavin deficiency. An 18-woman trial showed lesions appeared within 94 to 130 days and cleared within days after riboflavin was added to their diet. One milligram daily suffices to prevent the condition.

National Institute of Health W. H. Sebrell R. E. Butler Washington Star

How to Test Silk Weight by Burning Sample

To test if silk is weighted burn a small sample. Heavily weighted silk will blacken and char but not blaze. The edges stay flat and smooth with no small balls typical of unweighted silk.

Appetite Keeping Diets Lively as Warmer Weather Brings Change

The article urges nutritious meals to combat loss of appetite as seasons warm. It highlights appetite boosting foods rich in B vitamins and nutrients from whole grains, milk, vegetables, and fruits, and notes irregular eating can cause lethargy, suggesting these foods for sustained energy and digestion.

Foods That Build Blood and Iron Rich Diets

Nutrition guidance on iron importance for hemoglobin and oxygen transport. Lists iron rich foods such as liver eggs whole grain cereals dried fruits and green leafy vegetables. Promotes generous consumption of leafy greens as key iron source and essential minerals and vitamins.

Diet Laxatives and Bulky Foods In Diet Advice

Advice emphasizes repeating the need to include bulky foods in the diet to promote normal elimination. It warns that menus with too many highly concentrated foods may hinder digestion and regularity.

Milk as a Nutrient Powerhouse for Diets

Milk is highlighted as a key source of calcium for teeth bones and nerves and as a source of all known vitamins. Cheese provides concentrated milk nutrients, while milk enriches sauces soups desserts and meals alongside greens and a protein such as cheese nuts or eggs with a fruit dessert.

Salads Twice a Day In The Modern Menu

A crisp appetizer salad with watercress dandelion greens lettuce or cabbage mixed with fruit or savory fish paste can spark appetite at the start of a meal. Gelatin molded vegetables or fruits offer colorful salads or desserts and may quicken interest in familiar foods.

Digestible fats and lettuce vitamin A guidance

Answers discuss easy to digest fats in emulsified forms from egg yolk milk cream bacon cheese ice cream butter and salad oils. Lettuce outer green leaves hold more vitamin A than inner pale leaves, so shred and use in salads or sandwiches.

WNU C. Houston Goudiss

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Ervice Ben Ames Williams Chapter Doctor Cabler Dabler Asa Taine Rob Grandma Bowden Kit Miss Leaford Kitty Lea‘ford Derrie Tope Land Clint C. Houston Goudiss Smes Sears CE Joe Bowers High- Hat Hank
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