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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
3
Judge Ben Lindsey condemns too much kissing as bad for young people saying it robs life and gaiety of wholesomeness and risks social castes. He cites a Christmas frat house scene where mistletoe was deemed unnecessary as those needing it aren’t worth a hang.
A Dodge City postmaster weighs a parcel a woman brings for mailing. The item measures about four and a half inches by eight inches and she says it contains her daughter's party dress. Postage comes to four cents.
A monster black bear over 400 pounds with no forepaws and an upright stance was trapped in New Brunswick, Canada as it stalked the woods seeking prey.
A questionnaire with medicine bottles has drawn over 400000 replies. Ninety eight of every hundred respondents say the medicine helped them. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for a bottle today.
An associate professor from Colorado Agricultural College warns gardeners to buy seed only from reputable dealers. Buyers should research dealer standards, origins of seeds, and verify catalog claims. High price may reflect quality, while low bids can indicate poorer stock.
The article outlines feeding brood sows to keep them in good condition and support unborn pigs. It lists muscle and bone building feeds such as shorts middlings oil meal tankage ground oats alfalfa meal and skimmilk with corn. Barley can replace part of the corn and protein needs vary by sow age with young sows needing more protein.
A winter egg production boost comes from early hatched vigorous pullets with good flesh. Cull late hatched slow maturers and keep well grown birds of desirable type. Removing late pullets may help prevent roup infection in the flock.
Sweet clover should be sown in spring. Low quality produce burdens farmers and increases waste. Leaving machinery outside raises costs and lowers profits. Seed potatoes greatly affect yields, and high quality seed is essential. Do not plant onions in the same spot for bulbs for two years. Flax struggles in weedy fields, and new breaking helps. Cooperative marketing needs volume, efficiency, and loyal members. Partridges in New England can severely damage apple buds and trees.
An acoustic plaster coating provides sound absorption for large assembly rooms hospitals hotels and homes. It can be applied over gypsum plaster lime and sand or concrete surfaces floated flat and finished in decorative textures and colors with a specialized acoustic paint. One coat often suffices for color effect.
The 1927 census of manufacture by the Department of Commerce tallies paint and varnish production at 519,009,842 dollars. Over 1,000 establishments employed 28,061 wage earners. New York led with 162 plants, Illinois second with 109.
Malaria remains the most deadly disease, striking in India tropic regions Africa Central America and southeastern Europe and causing deaths by the millions rather than thousands.
A witty exchange shows Senator Sorghum replying to a quip about smiling while speaking. He notes a smile does not bind a speaker to any policy. An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as suitable for household linens.
A playful exchange features Well Supplied With Em Blinks describing a talker and Jinks praising his storytelling. The witty banter touches on expectations when a woman admits something and a man’s admission not counting.
A brief aphorism notes that telling a woman to stop worrying is futile and wastes effort on both sides. The remark frames worry as a personal tendency rather than a solvable issue, challenging dialogue about time and concern.
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