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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1912
Page
6
A bustling early weekend saw 98 farm rigs hit the hitching racks on Main Street last Saturday afternoon. By evening 68 rigs and 28 automobiles filled town streets and shops stayed busy throughout the day.
Polk defeats Stromsburg 8 to 3 on the home diamond. Earl Laub struck out 12 as Jackson fanned one. Umpires Westfall and Halquist. Gate receipts total 30.75. Stromsburg players underestimated Polk and fell early, with the Blues showing spirit throughout the contest.
Polk Blues and Stromsburg Burg battled to a 3 to 3 tie after a disputed call at third base sparked a fan clash. Umpire Ayres stood by his ruling as players refused to leave the field, ending the game in an uproar but with Polk praised for orderly conduct.
The Great and Supreme Ruler has removed from our midst Henry Lindquist a member of Viking Lodge No. 328 I C C F We express deep sympathy to the bereaved family and request a copy of these resolutions be recorded sent to the brother and printed in the local paper Com G Cypher W P Miller L A Kahler Com.
Decoration Day observed on Thursday as residents hope for rain after dry weather. G E Curtis traveled to Central City by motor on Wednesday. I N Conger delivered hogs to the South Omaha market. Mr and Mrs E F Ruch visited Progress office Wednesday. A Duluth woman fainted after discovering a rat in her bonnet.
A Round Oak heater No 18 with magazine a large fur laprobe and a two burner gasoline stove are offered for sale by L N McNiel with pickup by Saturday evening in the notice.
City ordinance bans children from Main street and nearby streets from riding wagons bicycles and coasters. The Village Board orders enforcement and urges parents to warn their children.
Mrs Mae Collins of Central City visited the grammar room Monday morning. The room presented a program Wednesday afternoon. Friday field day activities include races in the forenoon and basketball and baseball in the afternoon. Commencement tickets are 25 and 15 cents, on sale at the door.
A hot high wind, up to 40 mph, swept Sunday leaving dust in homes and vegetation with 95 degrees in the shade. Walnut-sized hail fell briefly near seven pm as the day ended. A second strong wind storm hit Tuesday, again without rain to settle the dust or aid growth.
Eric Lindquist aged 75 years 11 months 21 days died in Ord Nebraska where he had lived with his daughter Mrs J 8 Collison for 11 months after years of illness. Born in Helzing Land Sweden he had been a Polk County resident 31 years. Wife Mrs Lindquist preceded him last June. Funeral was at Swede Baptist Church near Hordville conducted by Rev Burgerson Stromsburg. Four sons and one daughter survive him.
To the kind friends and neighbors who assisted in our bereavement and to the choir for the music we extend sincere thanks. Mrs J B Collison and families. Play ball Friday afternoon on the Polk Diamond.
A historic survey notes language as a source of strife in Austria Hungary and Germany as Polish and other tongues resist domination. It highlights China's linguistic diversity and the Manchu challenge while commenting on China’s shift toward nation status amid multiple dialects and regional loyalties.
Residents of Bowdoinham Maine organize a fund for a monument to celebrate the town’s 250th anniversary in 2012. Money will be deposited in a savings bank with semi annual interest for future generations. The article notes the oddity of saving for a celebration a century and a half ahead.
A French aeroplane maker presents an aerial taxicab with a taxi like body. Passengers enter through a side door and look out mica windows. The craft features pneumatic cushions and a speaking tube for chauffeur communication. A 100 horsepower engine sits atop the cab with fuel tanks. Wingspan is 43 feet and length 45 feet. Weighs 1,540 pounds without passengers.
A Rhode Island librarian who devoted thirty four years to the profession died at age over seventy. She read more than six thousand novels before they reached the shelves, earning recognition as a devoted public servant in a quiet yet enduring career.
The countess of Warwick, described as beautiful and a grandmother, claims a woman's golden age is fifty. This statement challenges Oslerism by asserting a clear age standard from a high social source.
A Pittsburgh man transfers ten million dollars to his three sons living in New York. If they must request funds within the next twelve months, observers say he will deem them spendthrifts.
In the New York hosiery market increased demand for white dress fabrics signals a coming popularity for white hosiery. Stocking mills are responding by stockpiling inventories to meet expected sales.
The waitresses of quick lunch rooms in New York plan to unionize. If they strike, the public will be left to help themselves for meals until relief arrives.
A minister speaks of the saddest hour of the day being after sunset when one finally has leisure to reflect on words left unsaid to others. This contemplation centers on remorse for missed conversation and lost chances to express thoughts.
A lighthearted jab at a Illinois judge who fined his wife for contempt and a highbrow professor who claims one thousand one hundred dollars a year is needed to live for many Americans. The piece ends with a Battle Creek doctor advising girls to stand on their heads, claiming it would be easy after training many men to do so.
A California woman ends her marriage citing incompatibility despite calling her husband a perfect partner. The couple’s split follows a period of marital strain and public attention to personal roles within the home.
A New York woman travels to Reno for marriage in what is described as flouting local tradition and etiquette, while noting Connecticut bans on dancing the turkey trot as a breach of peace.
A collection of quirky notes reports and wry observations from an early 20th century publication. Items include mistaken cyanide headaches a plastic jaw echoing fashion and aviation feats with Lake Erie crossing and playful comments on monarchs and culture.
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