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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
7
The article outlines three kinds of music the dance oriented popular music the heart music with simple melodies and human appeal and the classical music for trained listeners. It argues music expresses emotions beyond words and offers a world of beauty and spiritual realities.
The piece notes progress in music appreciation in public schools with 2700 music supervisors and 550 superintendents reportedly engaging in piano instruction. It highlights voluntary student orchestras, rising singing class demand, Damrosch radio concert broadcasts, and prizes for pupil musical productions, urging support for national musical growth.
A humorous letter from zoo animals in the Lion House to their jungle kin describes roaring to signal an impending storm and the urge to seek shelter, illustrating wild habits even while in captivity.
A feature piece blends reflections on misfortune with a humorous zoo diary style. It contrasts the idea that misery loves company with a young lion's tale of life in Africa and a playful note about future letter writing by creatures.
A 1929 Douglas Malloch poem recalls a man Smith who dies with empty hands, while a child smiles at a square newsman, leaving a penny behind. At heaven’s gate, two records stand: a baby’s tear and a woman’s prayer, as the paper carrier’s modest acts and duties loom large.
An essay argues for balanced living to reach a century, citing a Los Angeles man who wrote How to Live One Hundred Years and Grow Old Gracefully. It urges work with rest, cheerfulness, and wise planning, noting Job and Lord Bacon on attitude and longevity.
Viola Brothers Shore presents a collection of observations and advice on manners and travel for readers. The piece uses playful anecdotes to discuss hospitality and cultural differences between people from different regions.
A quip filled piece contrasts two kinds of women and urges gentleness. It notes tenderness matters more in parting than meeting and that a doctor remains unshockable. It compares pursuit and retreat in relationships and ends with a caution about pouring water quickly.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union feature outlines simple Hamburg steak with suet and bacon wraps served with spinach, a Marshmallow Fruit Delight using strawberry juice and whipped cream, first course salads with pineapple grape fruit orange banana and cherries, and a Candy Barce Box Cake layering sponge cake candy and vanilla cream then chilling 24 hours.
The article explains why lining up a shot matters for direction and accuracy, noting the grooved shot stays in line, extended club aiming at the hole, and long follow through. It also stresses the chip shot as a key stroke saver, urging a putt like stance with weight on the left leg and steady head to nick the ball cleanly.
The piece notes plus fours and long skirts hinder golf while shorter garments improve play. It claims women gain when skirts become shorter, men excel with shorter trousers, but extreme shortness causes wind flapping. Baggy pants interfere with putting.
Researchers at the University of California medical school report a potential method to combat diseases by raising body temperature through mechanical means. Elevated heat could kill bacteria and reduce infection risk as part of a controlled therapy.
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