Corn time and prizes at Polk Bank offer
Time to prepare and buy husking gloves at Eckles Variety Store. Earn ten dollars for three ears of prize corn at the Bank of Polk. See Dr. Peterson for toothaches. Eckles Variety Store offers quality mittens at good prices. Take three ears to the Bank of Polk for a ten dollar payout. Fueline boosts gasoline performance. Red steer wandered to Frank Lingwall farm near Polk. owner may reclaim by paying expenses.
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Eckles’ Variety Store
Eckles Variety Store
Frank Lingwall
Polk
The War and the White Shirt Revolt Among Men
A reflective piece laments rigid dress codes as wartime pressures shift norms. It traces the sartorial revolt from starched collars to liberated attire, arguing that social privilege entwines with clothing and that broader freedom may come only with upheaval of traditional dress.
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New York Luna
Bunker Hill
Bull Run
Clearing Up After War at Thames Camp
An American war material depot near the Thames notes a town of 200 white men and 150 negroes spread over 25 acres. Wooden huts corrugated iron streets, long iron store skids, and a hedge surround the camp with guards. Railway trucks and dismantled hospital fittings from Russia arrive daily for storage and processing.
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Thames
London
California
Russia
England
Electric heating boosts oil flow in wells cites Popular Mechanics
An electrical method to heat oil wells lowers oil viscosity by warming rock beds and oil, allowing easier movement and often generating gas to push oil to the surface. The technique has seen military use in abandoned fields of Roumania and Galicia.
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Mehanics
Roumania
Galicia
Name Change Echoes Across Cities
A German bank in a U S city renamed to Sherman bank amid unpopularity. A New York restaurant once known as Kloster Gloecke becomes Liberty Pel, replacing its front bell with a replica of the Independence bell used to ring in the colonies.
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United States
Sherman Bank
New York City
Ao Sien
Liberty Pel
Colonies
Kodak Users Cut Your Finishing Bill in Half
Kodak users cut finishing costs with 5¢ per developed film roll and 3¢ prints any size. Advertises CAMERA JACK box 5084 University Place Nebraska.
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University Place
Nebr
Polk County Classifieds and Sales Notices
Public sale announced by Herman Blase on Friday December 5. Prize money offered for the three best ears of corn with entry by November 29. Real estate and business notices include Polk Realty Co listings and the Bank of Polk advertisements. Dental services promoted by Dr C R Peterson at new parlors north of Dr Westfall.
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Bank of Polk
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. The disease is constitutional, so an internal remedy is needed. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken orally and said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. The medicine, claimed to be prescribed by top physicians, combines tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials are offered upon request.
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Hall
Fr. J Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Th. Hall
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A. G. Lindburg
Kodak
Polk Realty Co
Progress
C. R. Peterson
Herman Blase
Lyceum
USL
Light G& Heat Corporation
A. C. Qouillen
Atria
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