Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Polk Progress in Polk, Nebraska

We have 2,691,858 pages in Nebraska

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1945

Page

3

Enrich Surface Soil with Deep Rooted Plants

Deep rooted plants enrich surface soil by drawing nutrients from deeper layers. In the United States farm accidents injure about 10 people every three minutes and 40 to 45 farm residents die daily from such incidents.

United States

Cleaning Wood Before Waxing and Poultry Parasite Note

The text explains washing wood with light soap to remove old wax and improve polish results. It also describes red mites as a common poultry parasite living near roosts, feeding at night but rarely killing birds while slowing growth and egg production. A freckle remover uses lemon juice, egg white, and oatmeal to form a paste for freckles.

Aluminum crutch aids wounded in new tubular design

A wartime innovation introduces a tubular aluminum crutch resembling a bent cane with forearm supports. It aims to improve natural walking for the injured. Also noted is an oyster opener using carbonated water to nudge shells apart and paprika from Chile explaining color variety.

Chile

Peppermint Flavor Elevates Chocolate Desserts

A food note suggests enriching cocoa items such as cookies cakes and puddings with peppermint or another compatible flavor to blend with chocolate and enhance taste.

Draft Rejections and Forest Fire Prevention Tips

A medical examiners report shows rural men face a higher rejection rate at 42 percent versus 26 percent for urban men. Tips cover timber thinning to boost yields, proper campfire extinguishing with soil and water, and methods to raise hay for dairy needs through manure, lime, fertilizer, and clover.

Medical Examiners For Selective Service

Digestive differences in fried and boiled potatoes and lemon in pies

Research notes starch digestibility among pan fried french fried and boiled potatoes with fat increasing digestion rate. Tips include keeping a short mop for quick tub splashes and adding lemon slices to fruit pies to boost tangy flavor.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sparky Watts Tyke Doc E. Boody Rogers Len Kless Mrs. Wringer Mlich Boss SEEL O Dadgle Syndicate Cross Town By Roland Coe Dugan Gene Byrnes J. Millar Watt FEL Cam Private Buck Clyde Lewis Puplptes Geisler Pet Store North Sixteenth Street Omaha Nebraska Home Furnishings & Applis HA Stove Repair Works Omaha, Nebraska Dept W. Franklin Baltimore Boone County Albion Econ Rinsoor Fo Vicks Bellans Lydia E. Pinkham SAUL Chippewa National Forest
Search Courier

Search the Polk Progress Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Polk Progress?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication