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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
4
An advertisement for Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claims relief for kidney liver bladder and stomach troubles and other urinary system diseases. It urges taking three or four capsules daily, promises restored vigor, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied with results. It emphasizes authenticity of the original imported product and availability in three sizes.
A terse directive urges cleaners to wipe mud off shoes before greeting a gentleman, signaling attention to manners and decorum in social conduct.
An old advertisement claims Green's August Flower has been a trusted household remedy for over fifty years. It promises relief for constipation, indigestion, liver issues, nervous dyspepsia, and related symptoms with a few doses and is marketed as a gentle laxative sold worldwide.
The Leviathan after refit for passenger travel is to be returned to the U S Shipping Board for possible service between New York and Liverpool with a potential Hamburg extension. Once Vaterland, the ship survived wartime internment and heavy damage, delivering 185 500 soldiers on 19 Atlantic trips. The Union of South Africa reports 19 500 000 pounds of butter and 4 266 000 pounds of cheese produced annually.
A playful social observation notes that a pretty girl is viewed as an opportunity by many young men, reflecting dating norms and courtship attitudes. It treats appearance as an incentive within social interactions.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional cure that treats catarrh internally through the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure and provides testimonials and contact details for J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product claiming 27 600 spiders to make one pound of web and snowy white results. It urges readers to try it and notes that all good grocers carry the item.
The article recalls the Sept 12 1910 sighting of Haley's Comet, its 202 year orbit, and its long tail. It notes earlier sightings from 1858 in Altona and names various historical associations. It muses on comets as foreboding omens and describes the comet as a wandering solar body with a vast tail and mysterious orbit.
Wisconsin highway official Sergeant argues for patrol maintenance on earth roads in division No 7. One man per six to seven mile section operates a blade grader or road plane with limited material removal to build a smooth, well drained surface. Use early dry periods, center-road rounds, and moderate crown to maintain roadbeds.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture reports that states with higher percentages of improved roads show a larger share of rural students attending schools regularly. Improved rural accessibility correlates with increased school enrollment and attendance.
The piece explains that earth roads have endured the worst damage from water and that the largest sums of money have been wasted repairing them.
A farmer notes that a decent road would ease travel and make returning to the farm more feasible. He argues better roads will connect rural areas to markets and services, improving daily life and agricultural logistics.
The rural mail carrier voices appreciation for better highways noting faster deliveries and safer travels. He emphasizes practical benefits to residents and daily route efficiency through smoother roads and reduced wear on vehicles.
The advertisement asserts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin are genuine and sold in Bayer packages with directions for colds pain headache neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. It notes Bayer as the trade mark and its manufacture of acetylsalicylic ester. Handy 12 tablet tins cost a few cents.
The article notes Trafalgar as the final major naval sea battle of sail and England’s sea mastery. It recalls the earlier epoch when Columbus departed Spain with the Santa Maria Nina and Pinta, marking a historic sailing fleet.
A father's ad copy describes sick headache and biliousness from torpid liver and toxic bowels. It claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach, clear sour undigested food, remove foul gases, and flush waste by morning.
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