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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1936

Page

2

Cynthia Seeks a Path Between Duty Love and News

Cynthia weighs marriage and future plans as she visits Wolfpen friends and family. She confronts questions of love with Doug and Reuben while observing the Mason home and Dry Creek’s fall, as August hillsides echo with change and upcoming separation.

Cynthia Sarah Mason Doug Wolfpen Dry Creek Sparrel Riffraff Jesse Mason Sarah Julia Institute Egnion

Mrs. Lee and Mary Custig Match Described in 19th Century Memoir

A memoir recounts Mary Custig's noted education and social standing making a match with Mrs. Robert E. Lee deemed superior to a military suitor. It describes love at first sight for both, and notes Mrs. Lee endured years as an invalid yet survived her husband.

Julia Cynthia Doug Reuben Maaan Jesse Daddy Jasper Saul Mae Gaife Lyon Agro Ren Peple

Cobb on salads and politics in a scattered column

Irvin S Cobb reflects on salad dressing taste, Earl Browder satire, animal cruelty, newspapers vs spellbinders, currency juggling, and public discourse. The piece blends humor and opinion across diverse topics with a wiry, ironic voice.

Puttering Around the House and Household Order

A short essay on keeping a tidy home. It argues that orderly families waste less time on trivial puttering. Mothers should teach children to put away their toys and outerwear, and adults should stop leaving tasks for others to finish. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.

Jasper Abral Jesse Gover Grover Sims Cynthia Institute Stingy Shellenberger Wolfpen Julia Denny Ani Dave Shellen Berger Bell Syndicate WNU

Similarities Test Answers Card

Fill in the fourth word to mirror the relation of the second to the first. For each trio, provide a word that parallels the link between the first two terms. Answers given correspond to the pairs listed: North Dakota, Louisiana, Horticulture, John Adams, Tennis, Thomas A. Edison, Biographer, Hangar.

Trenton New Jersey Bismark Grapes California Cotton J. P. Morgan Luther Burbank F. D. Roosevelt John N. Garner George Washington Lou Gehrig Frank Parker Cotton Gin Eli Whitney Robert Browning Emil Ludwig North Dakota Louisiana John Adams Thomas A. Edison

Harmony of Life O EXIST and the Great Concert

The passage celebrates Harmony of Life as blessing and happiness. It likens creation to a vast symphony praising goodness, with individuals becoming notes in a universal concert. It notes that failures prove one has attempted success and finds joy in unity with the Eternal.

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