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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
6
Advertisement urges women to buy Diamond Dyes with simple directions guaranteed to work on wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It claims fadless color and perfect results even for first time dyers, and notes a druggist carries a color card.
In Andalusia the Wyse travel narrative recalls a fonda host with many daughters. The innkeeper laments misfortune after a 1917 incident killed all but eleven of them. A humor line follows about strawberries and cream and economic passions.
A Riverside reflection from the Los Angeles Times notes that true health of mind and contentment are rare. It argues that only a small fraction of people are fully sane and level headed, open to new ideas, and able to adjust beliefs when proven wrong.
Jim reported in the morning that a snake was found coiled around a garden hose. The creature was identified as a garter snake, prompting remarks on its mild nature.
The text discusses predictions and explanations with a claim that few can keep predictions static and that explanations help only if no questions are asked. It reads as a reflective or ironic remark without specific events or named entities.
A recent Ohio test of five army standard A trucks on seven road types found fuel efficiency from 5.78 to 11.78 miles per gallon. Best roads saved gasoline vs poor roads by about six miles per gallon per mile for empty trucks, with higher savings when loaded. Potential national savings in gas and tires cited.
A culvert grate of iron bars and crosspieces rests on stonework or concrete. The bars and crosspieces are heavy enough to bear common loads. The illustrated culvert, 14 and a half inches wide, uses bent ends riveted to bars. Cleaning requires lifting the grate and using a spade or hoe.
South Dakota has 6000 miles of main highways, part of 203528 miles in the U S. Forty four states have definite road systems by law or local action. North Dakota lists 4000 miles and Minnesota 12700. Only ten states exceed South Dakota in mileage, while several have under 1000 miles.
An advertisement promotes Freezone for removing hard and soft corns and calluses from feet. It asserts instant pain relief and easy removal by applying a few drops from a tiny bottle available at drug stores. The copy emphasizes no humbug and painless results.
A rough stone tower stands at Auburndale Massachusetts as a memorial to early Norse explorers said to have landed on the northeastern coast nearly five centuries before Columbus. Investigations found no ruins but uncovered old stone walks believed built by the ancient village residents.
Advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrhal deafness by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Warns that deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube and offers a one hundred dollar reward if not cured. Includes circulars and company address in Toledo Ohio. Also cites a Louisville Courier-Journal quotation about birds.
Adv shows Cuticura Soap and Ointment for sore hands and general toilet use. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry aid to keep linens white. A line jokes about sellers using neighbor praise to sell homes.
The state highway department reports contracts let for road improvements totaling more than 3 million dollars for the current year. This amount equates to about 16 dollars per resident of Wyoming.
Traffic on Moroccan roadways is heavy with both passenger and cargo movement. Private and public automobiles carry travelers while motor trucks enable significant merchandise shipments across the country.
The passage argues that without roads clites would not survive and country folk would lose current comforts and luxuries. It emphasizes roads as essential for access to daily necessities and enjoyment of modern conveniences.
An old Bayer aspirin ad promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross safety stamp and directions for relief from colds headaches toothache rheumatism and neuralgia. It notes physicians have prescribed aspirin for over eighteen years and mentions handy tin boxes and larger packages with low cost. The ad ends with a separate quip about a mean man who snores in church.
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