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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
3
A vintage sewing pattern advertises a two piece blouse with simple stitches using four-strand yarns. It includes a plain knitted skirt, sizes 16-18 and 38-40, with illustrations and directions. Pattern 1709 costs 15 cents and is sent to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York.
A series of brief maxims quotes by Elinor Glyn Dean Inge Henry Ford Cyril Fox and Howard Chandler Christy. The sayings cover pride standard crossing roads winter city life and the link between nature and nurture plus personal philosophy for handling jams.
Star Dust Aces Take to Air and Fame Scenes mentions Myrna Loy Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy in a film with aviation thrills. It notes Paul Mantz as technical advisor, Amelia Earhart link, and upcoming roles for Robert Taylor Merle Oberon Sylvia Sidney and others with industry anecdotes.
Stray Stories Magazine features a quip about an actor who fell from a ladder and allegedly broke the fall with a hammer. A film star jokes about love and her third husband. A snippet questions chloroform teaching with a humorous reply.
A lawyer says pleading guilty will yield two years in jail at most. The respondent, a Black man, questions whether those two years on the outside would actually be served inside, highlighting a potential paradox in the statement. The quote is attributed to Pathfinder Magazine.
An advertisement touts Pepsodent dentifrice containing Irium as a modernized toothpaste that safely removes surface stains and polishes teeth to a natural dazzling brilliance. It emphasizes no drugs, no grit, and no pumice.
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