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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
8
Correspondents report numerous residents visiting relatives and friends across Nebraska towns including York Central City Osceola Aurora and Seward. Notable items include Carl Nelson’s five week illness ending in death at age about 22 and gratitude expressed to the Johnsons for care during illness.
Hordville community updates include farm prices and family visits. Carrie Whitamore teaches at Hordville school while Dr Jarman visits Central City for a patient. Local business activity resumes as Charlie Larson reopens a restaurant. More residents, travel to York and Catahllah Midl, and Nordstroms plan a general store opening.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Maupin extols Nebraska’s agricultural supremacy while stressing growth in manufacturing. In 1908 Nebraska produced 151 million dollars of goods from home-raised materials, with wages over 20 million dollars in mechanical fields. A partial list shows autos, alfalfa products, butter, bricks, canned goods, jewelry, leather, iron, clothing, paints, shoes, wagons, and more.
The passage urges Nebraskans to boost local industry by manufacturing hides and wool domestically, tanning Nebraska hides, making leather and shoes in-state, grinding wheat locally, and labeling products as Made in Nebraska to support state pride and economy. It calls for using Missouri and Platte river power and reducing outward shipments and imports.
An astronomer at Yerkes Observatory in Lake Geneva Wisconsin captured another image of Halley’s comet confirming the Heidelberg professor’s report. The piece notes the comet’s ongoing approach and hints at its destined path. It comments on broader world affairs and seasonal fashion quips as a light closing.
The notice invites parishioners to weekly Bible services led by Pastor F. R. Brown. Sabbath School starts at 10 a.m. with preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening prayer with B. Y. P. U at 6:45. Midweek prayer is Wednesday at 8 p.m. Ladies Missionary meeting is the 2nd Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
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