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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
4
The Polk Progress notes its status as a second class matter entered March 21, 1907 at Polk Nebraska under the 1873 act. The brief notice records the newspaper’s mailing entitlement and location in Poll County.
Advertising rates listed per line for local insertions including misplays mishaps and wedding presents. Card notices and obituary poetry also priced per line with payment due by Tuesday. all display ads run in order received in line with regular rates.
A bashful young lawyer in love showers gifts on a celebrated witty woman. Her mother questions his seriousness as the couple navigate romance and a playful courtroom bravado in this Sunday Magazine tale.
Dr E Shipley cites the London Globe noting near extinction of the European beaver the Furorean bison in Caucasus the American bison in government custody and a collapsing Greenland sealing industry Whales also dwindling with Norwegian firms pressing the remaining stocks while factories rely on blubber for economic lifeblood.
A Dundee Advertiser report notes Dutch farmer using live wires inside vineries to improve yields. Spinach beds show marked difference with electrical treatment, one bed ready for market as the other just sprouts. The experiment is in its infancy with unknown outcome.
In Harper’s Weekly Frank Marshall White chronicles minor humor and tragedy as Master Jacob Rosenberg, eleven or twelve, endures a broken leg. A doctor rips open his trousers to apply bandages provoking the boy’s cries of My new pants and near escape during the ambulance voyage home.
In the small hours a nervous man hurries through deserted streets carrying a heavy suitcase. He avoids the owl car and slips into a brown stone residence, muttering he will stay indoors until sunburns heal while avoiding acquaintance and potential recognition.
Bradshaw and Mrs Buckley returned from York after assisting with Winton’s ill wife. W E Yoder family with Dr Yoder and Miss Adah Morron toured to Titchfield. Miss May Goodridge left for Wa hoo for a short visit. George Stotts has a weeks stay. Mrs Beltzer and daughter Crne returned from Osceola. Mel Doyle won silver spoons and furhs at Fuills restaurant Saturday. Dr John Allen of Central City spent hours in town Monday. Rob Clark visited from Holdrege and stayed through Tuesday. Robert Taylor and family left for bidivers after news of Mrs Taylor's mother’s illness. George Wager from Brock Nebr visited this week, noting his return after 35 years and the area’s changes.
The St Paul Dispatch notes western cities, especially Portland and Seattle, adopting police women to handle order and crime. In Portland a policewoman works with the Young Women's Christian Association and serves as a probation officer. Seattletemp role during the Alaska Yukon exposition may become permanent.
Classified style notice promoting STEVEN'S LIVERY with calls for team or single rides and emphasis on first class harness and carriage services. Vague wording suggests broad transport options and availability.
Wanted isur job printing and rt bill work as I am in position to turn out good work at reasonable prices. The Polk Progress.
The Peking astronomical board sent a memorial to the prince agent predicting a forthcoming lunar eclipse and urging the usual ceremonies. The memorial was rejected during solar or lunar eclipses. For centuries in China people have fired firecrackers beaten gongs and officials burned candles and incense to frighten the mythical monster devouring the moon.
District collector of taxes men entered a Georgetown house to remove a grandfather's clock levied for personal taxes. The running timepiece, 75 years in service and worth about 100 dollars to dealers, fell to pieces when unscrewed from the wall, scattering debris.
In a terse exchange Jones questions why a large reward is offered for a car that Brown calls horrid and dangerous. Brown insists the car is harmless and jokes the culprit will be drowned in the river.
In a brief item with fragmented wording a funeral notice appears, mentioning two city links and life acronyms. The readable phrases hint at a memorial context and references to acroplanes or aviation terms in a distorted OCR fragment.
The advertisement notes leading insurance companies and a sale by F. J. Jahn at the water works offering alfalfa meal Gil Meal Hoy Feed and Tankage. It also lists a fine of plumbing goods pipe tilings hose pumps and windals.
Usitom implement Co announces new garage stock of touring cars for 1910. The five passenger Ford models claim record runs including ocean race victory and a cross continental return. Ford owners are urged to view the cars as they parade by.
The Baptist church lists Sabbath School at 10:11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday worship, P U prayer at 6:45 p.m. Sunday, and midweek prayer on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. The Ladies Missionary meeting is the 2nd Thursday of each month at 2:20. A cordial invitation extended to Brown, Pastor.
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