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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1912
Page
5
Daily items include visits and travels of residents from Central City Grand Island and Beatrice. People visiting for weekends, church gatherings and district events. Shipped hogs by the Farmers G L Association. Parish and social activities noted with garden and parsonage work and a Decoration Day bazaar planned.
Albert Sunberg drives a new Jackson car. Weist & Johnson advertise fresh fish at 17 cents per pound and bacon specials. Osceola high school commencement is set for Friday in the auditorium. The Beatrice Cream Station pays 28 cents for cream and 15 cents for eggs. Miss Neva and Earl McNeil presided over a last day of school event at Frog Pond and Maple Grove. Sunday Bible class at Brother McConnell’s and church topics fill the week. Agricultural notes mention 89 farming folk in town and an Aurora Polk ball game.
Five room cottage with barn for four horses buggy shed granary chicken house coal and gob house well cistern and one acre. Fruit and shade trees. Good location. Apply to Ayres & Co Polk
A local listing promotes owning a home by offering 14 properties priced from $900 to $4,000. The ad urges renters to seize the chance and purchase, noting owners have granted the request and providing contact as HEAYRES & CO at phone 96 Polk, Nebraska.
A New York woman pinned a six foot burglar and walked him five blocks to a police station using a toy pistol. In New Hampshire a town halted city operations by attaching funds to protest denied damages. A Chicago woman drove her husband away by pursuing him to his office to show affection. The era of feminine limelight meets bold acts.
Government reports indicate about 82 pounds of sugar per person each year, reflecting a sugary culture. The text notes Manhattan’s density at 99,000 people per square mile and mocks provincialism among neighbors.
A California surgeon operated on his own appendix sparking wit about self surgery. A bricklayer tracked by detectives due to fastidious taste and a possessor of a curled little finger on a trowel is noted. The St Louis robber thwarted by a slipper wielding girl suggests a foot in it. British brass bands may fade as cornetists face ruin. Sultan of Turkey life records set for publication likely bound in asbestos.
A newly engaged youth objects violently to a published ranking of the ten most beautiful women. A French inventor has patented an invisible airship and readers are invited to learn its specifications for comparison with their own invisible craft.
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