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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1949
Page
7
Substantial soup ideas for blustery weather. Recipes include Creamy Cheese Broccoli, Crabmeat Bisque, Dutch Vegetable, Back Bay Fish Chowder, French Cabbage Soup, and garnish tips to tempt appetites with regional favorites.
Pittsburgh forgings company of Coraopolis Pennsylvania develops the lift type utility carrier for tractors. The Pittsburgh carry-lift attaches to standard implement suspension points and handles loads up to 700 pounds. It converts quickly from a platform lift to a fork lift, accepts 2 by 4 stakes, and can be used with or without a back panel. It eases lifting of heavy containers and allows moving materials over uneven ground, improving field work and farm logistics.
Baseball writer highlights Ted Williams as a superb hitter with exceptional eyesight and rapid wrists. The profile notes Williams 1949 season pace, comparisons to his career highs, and his consistency despite a slow spring.
A Pennsylvania manufacturer has released the first red rubber agricultural belting for farmers. Since 1940 this belt was limited to higher priced industrial use and was a pre war favorite with American farmers. Farmers welcome its return as a flexible, tough belting option.
An experimental feeding program at Iowa State College this fall tests bicarbonate of soda as a feed additive for hogs. The study will measure whether adding bicarbonate improves growth and if ingesting amounts equal to 1 percent of the ration yields observable results.
A sewing pattern advert describes Pattern No. 3178 for sizes 36 through 52 with a wrap around house dress design that ties at the side and features bold trim. The Fall and Winter Fashion booklet offers 64 pages of sewing advice and gift ideas for home sewers at 25 cents.
An author speaking with a friend about a story he had written admitted he used a knife to kill a character and wiped fingerprints with a handkerchief. The elevator halted and the men exited, leaving passengers bewildered by the eerie dialogue.
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