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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1940
Page
3
Kathleen Norris appeals to American women to channel fear shame and despair into a concrete peace plan. She urges drafting a World Map showing fair splits of land resources and open ports, envisioning progressive global cooperation within five years to reduce arms and economic tensions.
The article urges American women to act on world peace. It calls for steady faith in an ideal, forgiveness over hate, a concrete peace program, and a collaborative world map exercise leading to a conference to reconcile differences. The aim is a lasting global contribution by women of this generation.
Two veteran sports figures Connie Mack and Lonnie Stagg, both 77, total 154 years in active duty as spring drills begin in California. Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, seeks one more pennant and World Series title while Stagg starts College of the Pacific football spring practice. both are among the sport’s enduring legends with storied careers spanning over fifty years.
Left over vegetables and meats become new meals when seasoned and combined in cheese sauces or gravy. Recipes include Surprise Frankfurters, Vegetable and Egg Croquetties, Buffet Supper Rolls, Vegetables a la King, Cinderella Dessert, and Left-Over Dinner Ring with biscuit dough. Also notes housecleaning tips and a Household Hints booklet offer.
Eleanor Howe offers an upcoming column with Easter dinner planning. It promises a ham recipe and side dish ideas for a complete holiday meal.
Instruction on heating cream in quantity, cooling, and chilling in an icebox to keep it sweet for several days. Covers heating until hot, then cooling and storing.
A collage of curiosities covers titanium dioxide derived from ilmenite, a three lane pedestrian scheme in Louisburg North Carolina, lab fertilization of aquatic eggs, and New York hotels cashing millions in checks with a loss of about one dollar in twenty six hundred per guest.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to fight colds. It claims the tonic builds physical resistance by improving nutritional assimilation over a period of time.
A reflective line urges constant vigilance against personal vices and moral weathering. It compares guarding one’s conduct to guarding against harsh weather, urging disciplined restraint and self control.
A young man confident of his weaknesses and strengths seeks a place of fame among the world’s strong, wise men, charting a bold path toward recognition.
A Kellogg advertising pitch urges readers to prevent constipation by eating Kellogg's All-Bran cereal regularly with plenty of water. It claims the cereal prevents and eases constipation, notes the product is made in Battle Creek, and advises medical consultation for chronic cases.
Quote attributed remark on the importance of shaping a child’s character. Emphasizes character formation as the highest, timeless artistic pursuit.
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