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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1929
Page
8
A vintage ad promotes a barber shop as a drop point for laundry and dry cleaning services. It claims Nordatom Laundry at Central City as the agent and guarantees service, inviting customers to bring laundry to the shop for processing.
A comic exchange shows a man asked by a neighbor if he is the one who gave his brother a dog last week. The reply confirms the situation as a humorous domestic moment from the Missouri Pacific Magazine.
For sale spotted Poland boars at 25.00 per head. Contact Warner Samuelson in Stromsburg via phone 4221.
Promotion for the Lincoln Journal lists it at 400 dollars for the Daily and 6 dollars for the Daily and Sunday with orders placed at the Progress office.
Free Methodist Church under Pastor A. F. Smith invites congregants to Sunday School at 10:00 A M. Preaching Service follows. Sunday night prayer meeting set for 7:30 P M. Evening service details appear garbled but indicate standard weekly worship events.
A November meeting of Arborville Twentieth at GGatury Osty reports ten members present. Mrs Daniel Graves chaired, Mrs T D Otte shared Norfolk convention highlights, Mrs D Dornburg spoke on American Citizenship, Mrs H J Bedient read, and the program closed with Be singing The Battle Hymn Of The Republic. A social hour followed with lunch hosted by the hostess.
The Christian Home Orphanage in Council Bluffs Iowa appeals for Thanksgiving funds to meet rising winter demands. The nonsectarian facility for children, in operation forty seven years, relies on voluntary contributions to continue its educational physical and religious programs. Send a donation to support these helpless children.
The Grand Island Independent notes Ontario’s return to government liquor control in 1927 and a two year trial that earned broad support. Nova Scotia follows with a referendum push. Eight of nine Canadian provinces permit liquor with permits in sealed packages, government stores only where wanted.
In the estate of John Knerr deceased creditors are advised to file claims by March 6 1920 and debts paid by December 6 1930. The judge will sit December 8 1929 January 6 1930 and March 6 1930 at 10 AM to receive examine hear and adjust all claims duly filed.
Lincoln Daily Journal notes promotions at the Progress office offering Christmas cards and office services. Local ads mention Hog buyers in Omaha and California, Woodward's Box Candy, Recreation Club offerings, and insurance from R. E. Dahlin with phone contact 164. Rates described as best available.
The State Journal of Lincoln offers morning and evening editions, with prompt delivery even when trains delay. It markets itself as the only morning paper between Omaha and Denver and the sole plant printing daily after 5 P. M in the region. Subscription rates listed: $100 for the Daily and $600 for Daily and Sunday.
A satirical quip argues that without women, men would struggle to find partners who would love and marry them. The line portrays women as desirable partners and suggests male dependence on female affection in marriage.
A caller asks about knowing a husband before marriage and Mrs Grouch retorts with a sharp, defensive remark. The exchange captures a domestic scene with pointed humor reflecting public discourse on marriage.
Arborville W C G T A met Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 in the church. Mrs R E Merchant was a York visitor in the home of Mrs C E Merchant. Grace Chapel Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs M P Howard. Mrs Clark Stouffer visited York with Ar and Mrs GC F Stouffer and with Mr and Mrs P J Jensen near Beaver Crossing returning Monday. Ray C Lewin moved to a government hospital in Kansas City for American Legion men after treatment in York Clinic Hospital since April 10. Lilac Leone Dwaine and Glee stayed with Mrs Frank Rystrom in Lincoln as Mrs Lewis joined her husband in Lincoln and they went to Kansas City for a few days. Mrs Grant Johnson entertained neighbors northwest of Folk. H E Kisler A A Shockey Lloyd Blair and Leand Bowers visited Ray Lewis in York Wednesday.
Lincoln Daily Star and other daily papers are available at the Progress office. Subscriptions can be ordered there with price details and service options.
County Nebraska notice states the executor filed a final account and report and a petition for final settlement distribution heirship determination and discharge. Hearing set before the court on December 6 1929 at 10 O clock A M. Appearing to contest the matter permitted. Dated November 6 1929. W W Norton County Judge.
A collage of notes on gratitude, shopping, and holiday prep. It mentions Thanksgiving traditions, grocery items, and early holiday displays. Also includes quirky asides about a Wisconsin man gulping eggs and market chatter from a Polk man.
Banks across nine southeastern Kansas counties pledge one million dollars to buy dairy cows from northern states. Carloads of Holsteins are expected soon, with more funding announced after initial expenditures. The move mirrors a broader push to dairying beyond meat farming, seen as beneficial if markets stay strong.
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