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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
1
The G. G. girls Sunday school class of the M. E. Church will serve ice cream and cake at the two drug stores Saturday afternoon and evening to organize a Camp Fire Girls Association. Many local residents visited friends and attended events in Stromsburg, Osceola, and other nearby towns.
V. Alkire died at his Bradshaw home last evening at age seventy after living in the area for over thirty years. He helped plant the county last sod house and is survived by his wife and two daughters Mrs. Clifford Frazier of York and Pearl of Bradshaw. Funeral is Monday at 2 PM at the home with burial in Bradshaw cemetery.
A column from Fairbury News argues that advertising boosts sales and urges merchants to embrace ads. It asserts progressive advertisers sell more, can lower prices, and still profit, noting rivals copy ad-driven displays to stay competitive.
Reader notice highlights Wade's Closing Out Sale at Hordville with reminders of local events and arrivals. The column mentions Mrs. M. F. Smith returning from Lincoln and Florence Strangard visiting Omaha, plus multiple local exchanges and upcoming theater listings. It notes the Omaha Chamber delegation seeking empty cars for Nebraska shippers and various short notes on community activities and sales.
A call to residents to spend a half day on the twenty ninth of May cleaning grave lots they own. The appeal notes the date falls the day before Decoration Day and asks how many will agree to participate.
A pair of aide curtains for a Dodge car were reported missing around Saturday in the vicinity of Polk County. The finder is asked to contact R. B. Glassar.
An Omaha doctor introduces a new method to treat typhoid. The report notes the city’s medical progress and highlights local health innovations.
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