This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
2
Readers learn how to ship baked goods to soldiers and sailors overseas with tips on frosting, cake flour, and packing. The article lists a fudge nut cake recipe and notes unfrosted cakes travel better, with precise ingredients and baking steps.
The article offers tips to repurpose yesterday’s roast into a scalloped casserole stew or Shep herd s pie. It suggests grinding cheese eggs and vegetables with mayo or salad dressing for sandwich fillings and using leftovers in soups loaves mold salads or toast wiches. It also lists dessert and breakfast ideas using fruit cake crumbs bread pudding and rice based waffles.
A recipe collection presents an Orange Honey Nut Cake with detailed mixing and baking steps, plus several camp and overseas cookie options. Honey Chocolate Chip Cookies and Honey Pecan Cookies are outlined with ingredients and method, followed by Fruit Spice Bars and related notes.
Virginia Vale reviews the film Uncle Harry praising a star studded cast led by George Sanders Geraldine Fitzgerald Elia Raines and Sara Allgood for strong acting and a provoking ending that will spark debate. The piece also notes Hollywood stars changing stage names and Ventures into business ventures by actors including Clark Gable George Brent Humphrey Bogart Bette Davis and others. It highlights the atom smasher footage in Miracle Makers the CBS radio moves and the film House on 92nd Street based on FBI records.
A Seattle girl describes her father the army lieutenant's overseas deployment and a new stepmother's suspected affair with a married naval officer. The writer weighs whether to inform her father, fearing betrayal but seeking guidance while noting Betty's carefree attitude.
Jo-Ann asks if a daughter should tell her army officer father about Betty her stepmother’s infidelity Betty who is 28 and married to a 44 year old father began flirting with men while he served overseas and is now involved with a married naval officer named Paul Jo-Ann values Betty but fears tattling while hoping her father should know the truth
A mother advises Jo Ann to avoid writing to her father about the Betty affair. Keep friendly, trust Betty, and let gossip travel. consider a temporary separation or moving away. Warns that letters can inflame a lonely heart and suggests Betty face consequences if the affair continues.
A home made pea sheller built from a clothes wringer and a ¼ horsepower motor is spreading among farmers. William Jones of Ballantine Montana rigged the device by mounting an old washing machine wringer on a base adding pulleys to control roller speed. Pods feed into the rollers and the peas pop out while shells pass through.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.