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Polk Progress in Polk, Nebraska

15 May 1919

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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1919

Page

4

Nebraska Notes Chronicle Big Farm and Road News

Nebraska farm movement taps Knox county memorial goal and Keith county elevator funds. Lancaster county votes for a 3 million road bond. Cass and Otoe counties approve 31 miles of federal road work. Lincoln Highway paving planned from Fremont to Douglas line. Winter wheat outlook strong. Crete and Beatrice-Fairbury paving projects advance. Lincoln Highway paving, school bonds, oil well rumors, and war veterans events feature in this condensed Nebraska update.

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Knox County Hamilton County Farmers’ Union Keith County Ogallala Lancaster County Omaha Cass Otoe Kight Brest France Sidney North Bend C.H. Roper Lincoln Denver HoFkege Omaha Federal Land Bank RP. Hogan Scotia Nebraska Wilbur A. D. Fetterman Germany Hyannis Gage County Board of Supervisors Beatrice-Fairbury Alberty Loan Waranty Qlincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company Nebraska Railway Commission South Platte W. Fagan Geneva Industrial School State Supreme Court Hall State Hall Insurance Board Phelps County Dawson Butler War Department Washington Clifford ¥. Phillips Falls City Archangel Russia Wilson Louis Gibson Ansley Fis Salisor The American Legion St. Louis Soldiers and Sailors Council L W. W Platte Center United States Crete Alliance Eagles Marsh Soldiers of the Lord Division Banner County Lincoln-Crete-Dorchester Co. L. D Douglas County Finstern Star Téncoln Douglas Counts Medical Association Uncle Sam Lloyde T. Moore Grand Island Nc-3 Buffalo County Farm Bureau Mitchcock Taft Anna Award Shawn League of Nations R. P Wammon Methodist Kearney Pasadena Cal Blue Springs Wymore Lowns Congress Baker Custer County Jefferson County Harbine Jansen Fairbury New York New York City MecKelvie Burlington Penkelman Dundy County Champion Joan Stevens Beaver
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The Ice Safe Prison of Jacob Hickman

Jacob Hickman, Galveston hotelier, celebrated a new cold storage room as a marvel of design built by an eastern firm. A faulty auto locking door trapped him inside for days, freezing cold and near death, until a passerby and a center bit freed him. He sued the engineers for misrepresentation and won damages.

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Washington Hotel Jacob Hickman Galveston Creation Mr. Smart Jeremiah MacLaren Fuckman Jerry MacLaren Hickman Wickman Marjory Eastern
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Freezone promises painless corn removal

A Cincinnati genius introduces Freezone to remove hard or soft corns and calluses without pain. The tiny bottle costs only a few cents and is sold by druggists, letting feet be free of corn discomfort.

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Cincinnati
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What Esau Said

Bobby entertains an air pilot waiting to see his sister and jokes about flying machines in the Bible. He recounts a vicar’s sermon claiming Esau sold his heir ship to his brother Jacob in a Stray Stories vignette.

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Esau Bobby Tancy Jacob
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Cuticura Promotes Hand Care and Toilet Uses

An advertisement extols Cuticura as a versatile set for sore hands and general toilet care. It suggests soaking hands in Cuticura Soap, drying and applying Cuticura Ointment, removing excess with tissue, and using Soap Ointment and Talcum for multiple toilet purposes through daily routines.

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Fooling and Finances in a Sheridan Story

A congressman warns German Bolshevism could dodge war indemnities. The tale recalls Sheridan the spendthrift playwright who fakes a debtor’s bill using the confectioner Gunter as the safe name. Hanson the Ironmonger presses for payment and Sheridan, desperate, pledges Gunter’s bill to settle the claim.

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Sheridan Gunter Hanson London
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Quote on old-fashioned children and obedience

A dialogue fragment notes children as old-fashioned and obedient to their parents. The lines contrast modern behavior with traditional conduct. No additional context or characters are provided.

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Sallie to Take Stage as Music Sparks Anew

The snippet hints at Sallie preparing to perform, with TJ noting nothing of a commotion. Audience anticipation builds as Sallie’s music is about to start.

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Sallie
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Value of Canadian Farm Land in 1918

The Canadian Bureau of Statistics reports average farm land value in the dominion at 46 dollars per acre for 1918, including improvements and buildings. Previous years show 44 in 1917, 41 in 1916, 40 in 1915, and 38 in 1914.

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Canadian Bureau of Statistics Dominion
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Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Ad

Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. Catarrh is a local disease influenced by constitutional conditions. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. It is a tonic and blood purifier, claimed to produce results in catarrhal conditions. Drugeists sell it. testimonials are free. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.

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Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Props Toledo
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Scrubbing Lesson Sparks Change at Orphanage Board Visit

A new boy at the orphanage, unused to disorder, is impressed by the cleanliness during an accidental diet of scrubbing. When the annual board inspection arrives, cleaning intensifies and the boy questions the need for ongoing scrubbing after the boards depart.

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Monument in Brussels Shows German General Figure

A large monument outside Brussels features a German general. An anecdote claims a handbag reading To Berlin was placed in its hand as Allied forces advanced last year. A court quip suggests the short circuit of the case.

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Brussels Berlin
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