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!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1919
Page
2
David Elden a rough ranch son wounds and rescues after a toppled car injures Doctor Hardy. Irene, his daughter, helps nurse him and they grow close. The pair share rides and affection, ending with a kiss and hinted promise.
Dave’s father departs leaving tensions at the old ranch and Dave travels to a cow town. He loses sixty dollars in a card sharping scheme, vows to repay, then meets Conward and secures a job delivering coal with Thomas Metford, starting a harsh, new chapter in a rugged town.
The article urges letting alfalfa fields grow freely in fall to store reserve food for winter. It warns against late clipping or heavy grazing which weakens plants and increases winter mortality. Prevent livestock bloat by avoiding grazing when animals are very hungry.
Alfalfa is presented as the cheapest home grown feed to produce milk. The article notes 212 pounds of digestible protein per ton and an average yield of three tons per acre per season. It adds that nitrogen in the soil lets alfalfa give as much as it takes.
A Pennsylvania farmer demonstrates terracing as a soil erosion control method. The Bureau of Public Roads supports expanding the practice, noting annual US soil losses exceed one million dollars. The report highlights broad base ridge terraces as suited for heavy machinery and resistant to seepage breaks.
A swinging door fixed at the top to swing both ways keeps pens warmer in winter and cooler in summer while preventing hogs from breaking doors. The piece notes several fastening methods including a criss cross belt hinge, an extended ordinary hinge, or pins inserted through the door and frame near the top.
A practical farm shop with forge anvil tongs hammer allows on site welding and metalwork. Chisels wrenches and a press drill are useful while old files can be repurposed into tools. A small shop saves time and money by repairing tractors and implements locally.
Silage properly made provides good feed for horses cattle and sheep. It increases milk flow in winter when prices rise, reducing production costs and boosting profits.
A column mixes a racist anecdote about a Forsyth man selling admission to see four children with a notarized notice from Ohio about a catarrh cure. The ad promises one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh cured by Hall’s Catarrh Medicine and cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, with the notary A W Gleason witnessing.
A witty anecdote features Elstetle Wolfe recounting how a boastful remark harms etiquette. He recalls a dinner quip where a man compliments a young woman on glossy hair, then ties the joke to his own gray hair and his wife. The punchline lands with the woman noting hair aging.
Excerpt notes a memory of a hard teacher. The speaker jokes that the teacher’s toughness might stem from tanning hides, reflecting humor about classroom discipline and old school days.
Snowy linens praised for home use with Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product. Ad notes price five cents at grocers and mentions dilution. Includes a humorous exchange about a punch in a play and a milk punch by a manager.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.