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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
3
An anecdotal sketch describes a park scene where women seek weight loss through mineral water and calisthenics. Joe the attendant dispenses advice, recounts a prior customer who tipped for pounds shed, and notes a seasonal habit of water drinkers. Regulars appear at six each morning for a light promenade.
A cow that lived as a family pet entered an empty house while the Blanks were out. The animal explored rooms, devoured bread, butter, and shirts, knocked over furniture, and finally exited with a moo greeting. Ten men and a derrick needed to remove it. repairs cost more than a year’s milk and butter. A cow for sale ends the domestic run.
A young alley cat at the Hotel La Salle in Chicago wedged into a wall space to escape a red bulldog. Staff joked about cater wallin and pousse cafe as the cat, fed on fish, finally crawled out after a staged two meal lapse.
An article on preventing waterborne illness outlines that impure water carries bacteria causing typhoid, malaria, and cholera, with rainwater not perfectly pure. It compares dug and driven wells, noting deeper drilled wells are typically free from bacteria, while shallow wells near buildings often harbor contaminants.
During a Taft banquet at the Planters hotel a musician with a box of headache powders faced police suspicion. The Irish officer questioned the foreign man as language barriers and a dramatic exchange escalated until a Wandmaster intervened and saved the musician.
George S Crowell of 1109 Broadway Helena Montana reports disordered kidneys backache and irregular urination improved after using Doans Kidney Pills producing quicker relief strengthening his kidneys and correcting the condition Doans is sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY Shoe Jake joke line and a response by Charlie Prince are noted in the clipping.
In Omaha a man remarks on bold road advertising on an elevator shaft and recalls the U P jingle. He notes how the word up appears on many passenger elevators and muses on travel and wealth. The dialogue ends with a quip about learning and boredom.
Instructions describe a low cost alfalfa protection shed using 24 foot poles set four feet deep, 20 foot rafters, cross braces, and a rainproof board roof. The design favors outside bracing, a hay fork track, and a rack to keep alfalfa off the ground. Cement floor suits feeding while board floors suit sleeping quarters for swine breeders.
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