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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1939

Page

2

Night chase and confrontations foil a palace intrigue

Captain Norwood pursues danger through a night of evasions at the palace. Lynn Harding seeks to explain a mistaken accusation while Rundhia plots and fights, and a Bengali doctor is pressed into a dangerous role as Norwood races to intercept a potential murder and protect the niece.

Norwood Rundhia Maharanee O’leary Palace Lynn Captain Norwood Lynn Harding

Put God's Kingdom First Lesson on Matthew Text

A devotional from November 12 emphasizes seeking first the kingdom of God to relieve worry about money, food, and future. It uses Matthew 6:19-34 to urge placing God first, sharing examples of treasures on earth versus in heaven and God’s care for daily needs. The piece includes references to birds and flowers and ends with an invitation to accept Christ and cast cares on Him.

God Kingdom of God Earth Heaven Christ Jesus Public Health Service Lord Jesus Christ

Night at the Residency Delivers Urgent Message Plot Twist

O'Leary recalls a hit and pursues a sweeper from Mrs. Harding in a guesthouse. Norwood orders a direct appeal to the Resident, delivering a card and demanding a standby phone call as events unfold under moonlit walls.

O’leary Delhi Stoddart

Government Scientists Record Speed of Bird Flight

Government scientists compile speeds of North American and European birds. The California duck hawk tops the list at 175 to 180 mph, with eagles showing much slower speeds of 30 to 60 mph. The report notes older measurements are unreliable and hunter estimates often overstate speeds.

United States Department of Agriculture California Department of Agriculture

Colors in Artificial Light

Ordinary artificial light contains more red orange and yellow rays than sunlight. The statement notes a shift in spectral composition under common lighting conditions.

Be Still Then and Know

A devotional meditation on inward silence as the soul’s meeting with God. It emphasizes solitary moments of quiet reflection as the source of resolve that later guides life and action through divine encounter.

F. W. Robertson

Tot Will Enjoy Her Three-Piece Knit Suit

Knit this three piecer in stock inette and pleated skirt effect. Pattern 6312 offers 6 8 and 10 year sizes with illustration and stitch guides. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept New York for pattern 6312 with name address and pattern number.

Household Arts Dept W. 14Th St New York N. Y

Honey Pop Corn Balls Recipe Shared In Plain Form

A confection popular at social functions, a recipe for Honey Pop Corn Balls is given. It uses 1 cup honey, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 4 quarts popcorn, and cream of tartar with water. Boil until brittle in cold water, add butter, then mix with popcorn and shape into balls.

Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin

An old time drug advert promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and stomach distress. It claims Pepsin digests undigested food in the stomach while Senna laxative stimulates bowel movement.

Dr. Caldwell

Revealing Death Men May Live Fools They Cannot Die

A fragment quotes a saying by Young about fools and mortality, noting the paradox that fools may live yet cannot truly escape death as implied by the line.

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Talbot Mundy O'Leary Miss Harding Rundhi Harding Mrs. Harding Aunty Harding Tyes Lahore Harold L. Lyn Dean Moody Bite Tesmimate Chicago Western Newsx Union International Council of Religious Education Robin Sparrow Elizabeth Cheney Tot Seneca WNU
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