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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
3
The passage defines Swaraj as self government in India through local culture and political rule under native influence rather than English control. It notes Hindu teacher Gandhi as an advocate of this system.
A remark from the Atlanta Constitution highlights evolving attitudes toward short skirts amid a discussion of utility and charm during a local style moment in Atlanta.
A Dalton reader reports weakness and nervous exhaustion before her last birth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her condition and her husband agrees the remedy helped.
Sixty six years after Gettysburg, minor players are remembered. John Burns, seventy, Gettysburg constable, wore a musket on July 1 1863 and fought with the Iron Brigade, was wounded and captured, later embraced by Lincoln. Fremantle and an Austrian visitor rode to view the battle from a church cupola, joined by a 12 year old horseman who reveled in shells. The official report notes one female private in Confederate uniform. her identity and unit remain unknown.
A Philadelphia Ledger reflection honors fallen soldiers from Revolution to World War I. The piece laments forgetfulness as memory should keep all who sacrificed life for freedom. It links Memorial Day to enduring moral duty and universal disarmament hopes.
General Pershing spoke to Legionnaires in France praising American volunteers who joined the fight for liberty and justice. He said they came with enthusiasm to defend a sacred cause and to answer the call of friends across the sea.
Congress moves the farm relief measure to conference where Senate opposition to the debenture or export bounty is expected to prevail. Leaders anticipate a possible initial disagreement to give the Senate a chance to reject the bounty again. If agreed, removal of the bounty is seen as the only workable outcome to advance the bill and satisfy President Hoover. Sugar tariff and other schedules loom as negotiations shift to boots shoes hides and leather to appease eastern interests.
Amarillo, Texas Mrs Elizabeth Murray a noted author lecturer and descendant of a Revolutionary era family was sentenced to 15 months in a federal women's prison for using the mails to defraud She had pleaded guilty.
The Graf Zeppelin turned back from its transatlantic voyage to Lakehurst New Jersey due to motor trouble. It departed Friedrichshafen with 18 passengers and a crew of 41 aboard.
Governor Green vetoed the bill to reestablish the death penalty in Michigan noting the measure should be put to a referendum of the people. He argued the public should decide the issue.
Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long wins his fight against impeachment as the Louisiana Senate adjourns sine die. The trial of the governor on charges of high crime and misdemeanors is abandoned.
Atlantic City will host the sixtieth annual convention of the department of supervision of the National Education Association next February. The event brings together school leaders from across the country to discuss educational leadership and policy.
Sidney J. Catts former Florida governor was re indicted by a federal grand jury in Jacksonville on charges that he aided and abetted an alleged counterfeiting plot.
A club evening featured a boastful man who claimed to be a self made success earning 35000 dollars yearly after starting college at forty. The crowd quietly noted he omitted mentioning his wife who supported the family and cared for three children during his studies.
A London Chronicle writer notes an age tome question about ugly knees and argues knees can improve with care. The piece suggests systematic massage and exercise, plus cream, can reshape a knee from thin and bone‑showing to plump and dimpled with effort.
Massachusetts state authorities refused to sanction revived bow and arrow hunting and challenged the claim that arrows are more humane. A legislative committee ruled the arrow would be too cruel in unskilled hands for indiscriminate use.
Representative Linthicum of Baltimore warns about a politician who travels church congregations to spread speeches in his district. Linthicum says the man is like a tack, seeming heavenward while pursuing mischief.
Elizabeth tells an eight year old friend about moving wagons and furniture taken from their house. The friend quips they will move if their house burns down. The playful exchange shows small town anticipation and dark humor in everyday life.
A man reveals to a father that he has been visiting his daughter often. The father confirms awareness and adds that the landlord recently asked whether they had subleased their apartment.
Henry N Peck says his wife will spend a month with her mother as they plan a pleasant vacation. The exchange hints at a lighthearted mood about married life and travel.
In Collier's Weekly a reader asks what a dog is worth and learns the value is around 350 dollars. The column ponders provenance and ownership in a light colonial humor tone.
Danish farmers begin cultivating Greenland lands signaling a shift from the old label "Greenland's Icy Mountains." The article notes Greenland's northern Canada latitude shows fertility and potential wealth, with global significance as the vast, undeveloped areas lie south of the traditional icy mountains.
An advertisement claims Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry stops tiny rust spots caused by inferior bluing and invites readers to try the product and see the results.
A grocer near a grade school faces a tiny sale when a boy asks for a nickel’s worth of Lindy cheese. The grocer denies Lindy cheese, and the boy quips about Lindbergh cheese that makes girls hold their noses.
A quarrel over business dominance pits a first partner against a second partner. The exchange questions the feasibility of a two person monopoly and hints at power struggles within the partnership.
A pithy proverb underscores virtue, declaring that the best thing on earth is not art but a fine deed, a sentiment echoed in public reflections on character and service.
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