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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1919

Page

4

Excell All Flour Promises Quality and Substitutes

Excell All flour is promoted as identical to another brand from the Polk Milling Co, with a guarantee on every sack. A separate note endorses Boy Scout week proclaimed by President Wilson, urging thrift stamps and War Savings Stamps. Floyd Hedberg attends an alumni banquet in Columbus. The ad urges wise buying and investing.

Wilson United States Boy Scouts of America Floyd “Hedberg Columbus

Buy Now Build Now Repair Now Campaign Prompts Jobs

The article notes a U S department of labor buy now build now repair now campaign aimed at creating jobs for the unemployed especially returning soldiers. It advertises local ads for dental and wallpaper services plus Henhouse items and wedding stationery, and touts votes with furniture sales, while offering meat procurement through a local butcher.

United States Department of Labor

Polk County Board of Equalization meeting planned

Notice to taxpayers from Polk County Nebraska states the Board of Equalization will meet at Osceola Court House on June 10 1919 to adjust and equalize property assessments. Taxpayers with complaints must appear for a hearing. Dated May 26 1919 Osceola John Sjoblom County Clerk.

County Board of Equalization Polk County Osceola Nebraska John Sjoblom

Land prospectus and notices mix with local items in Bradshaw Monitor

The Bradshaw Monitor reports diverse notices including land sale offers in Colorado and western Nebraska, a homestead entry proclamation by President Wilson for Alaska Chugach National Forest lands, and the York estate land sale where Charles W. Fletcher bought 40 acres at 7 300 dollars total. Mentions Miss Esther Sleiger, Miss Katherine Bay, Fern Myers and local visits.

Wilson Chugach National Forest Alaska Gustave Dittrick York C. B. Palmer, Jr Hawley Johnson Bradshaw Monitor

The Kaiser Sits in Holland and Weeps O’er His Fate

A poem from the Bellwood Gazette recounts the Kaiser in Holland beside the sea. It contrasts his fallen plans with the Allied bravery in Belgium France and across the ocean. The piece ends with a reflective note on aging mortality and consolation.

Holland Zuyder Zeerhis Belgium France Pance Irin Heck

Tubular Well Outfit Promises Repair and New Purchases

A fragmented notice describes buying a Tubular Well outfit, potential repairs or replacement, and mentions printing visiting cards and a feed store as possible places linked to the item. The legible text hints at a commercial or catalog snippet from a local paper.

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