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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1936

Page

2

Wolfpen Virginia settlers confront timber deals and law study

Saul Pattern lands in Kentucky to build a home at Wolfpen where Indians once attacked his son Barton. A generation later Sparrel Pattern contemplates selling timber to Shellenberger while Jesse seeks to study law with Tandy Morgan. The scene ends as Sparrel weighs a bargain and plans roll forward.

Saul Virginia Big Sandy Kentucky Wolfpen Barton Cynthia Pattern Republic Sparret Jesse Jasper Abrai Cynthia Sparrel Sulla Jeese Shellenberger Gannon Creek Cincinnati Weekly Gazette Tandy Jem Cooley Blackstone Bngland Bed-Rock Ile Tandy Mor Gibson House Court - House Hardin Slusser Hardin

A Quiet Morning Among Sheep and Orchard at Clifpen

Cynthia wanders the mountain farm after Sparrel and others ride off. She reflects on emptiness, watches lambs and grazing ewes, tends the flock with the shepherd dog, and confronts a terrifying moment with a snake and a swallowed toad before returning to the mill by the creek.

Clifpen Cynthia Sparrel Jesse Jasper Julia Abral Tyne Wolfpen Rebekah Rachel Jethro Cynthia Pattern Woltpen Gannon Creek Y Meadow Gannon

Language of Jesus and tongues in Palestine

The article notes scholars differ on Jesus language but suggests Galilean Aramaic as his common tongue while Hebrew remained the sacred language. It also mentions Latin and Greek used in Palestine by Romans and educated classes.

Jesus Palestine

Set of Doilies Pattern 5627 A Graceful Basket Design

Lovely filet design 5627 features a graceful basket with flower garlands and open mesh. Includes instructions charts and an illustration for doilies buffet set centerpiece and tray cloth sized 18 by 24 inches and 12 by 12 inches. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. New York for pattern 5627.

Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept Fourteenth St New York N. Y

The Housewife Tips for Everyday Care

A column of household hints offers advice on maintaining cleanliness and appliances. Tips cover coffee pot use with borax, removing print from flour sacks, watering roses, filling floor crevices, treating patent leather, cleaning irons, and stopping custard from soaking into crust.

Three Kinds of Silence by Madame Guyon

The passage outlines three kinds of silence. Silence from words curbs excessive speech and evil. Silence from desires and passions fosters inner quiet. The highest form is silence of wandering thoughts to enable recollection and regulate other aspects.

Madame Guyon

Incomplete Multiple Choice Test

Eight fill in the blank items ask to choose the correct option among four. Each item includes a single best answer from geography, history, and literature domains. The prompt requires underlining the correct choice for each question.

South America Argentina Chile Brazil Paraguay Nebraska Iowa Indiana Ilinois Beethoven Liszt United States Grant Tyler Buchanan Lincoln Jordan Gulf of Ob Bering Sea Deadsea Indian Ocean Childe Harold Robert Burns Lord Byron William Wordsworth William Shakespeare Columbia Oregon South Carolina North Carolina West Virginia

Army tests faster gaits for cavalry drill speeds

The United States army regulations set walk at 4 mph trot at 8 mph and gallop at 12 mph for cavalry drills. New experiments explore somewhat faster gaits beyond these prescribed speeds.

United States Army Army

Voice of Firestone on NBC WEAF Network 1936

Programs aired Monday evenings over the NBC WEAF network. The Voice of Firestone was broadcast through the 1936 schedule featuring sponsor The Tire and Rubber Company with time slots 8.30 10.55 and 14.85 24.60.

Firestone N. B.C Weaf Network

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