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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
5
A Connecticut crowd held a playful banquet discussing baldness. An Ohio editor jokes about hair, noting a man once hid baldness with a long lock, then shaved it to reveal happiness and a wiser view of bald heads. The piece suggests resilience over vanity.
George M. Bailey writes of memories tied to white carnations symbolizing immortality rather than death. He blesses the boys and girls in crimson and white, praising enduring faith and tender recollections as the nation moves forward.
The writer notes Latin American republics total nearly 0,000,000 people and possess literate cultures, fine boulevards, and strong European education ties. He urges Americans to look south rather than rely on New York for cultural and intellectual connection.
A whimsical reflection on progress and the promise of daring feats. The piece hints at future adventures such as crossing the Atlantic and notes how yesterday's jokes foreshadow tomorrow’s necessities as innovations unfold.
The excerpt recalls George Washington’s 1787 1788 letters urging ratification of the Constitution as a model for a multinational pact. It notes imperfections yet cautions openness to future amendments while drawing parallels to contemporary Covenant debates. It also comments on war preparedness and a mock tidy suggestion, and ends with a remark on Chinese officials in Peking and Japanese defections.
Eden Baptist church announces Grand Island preacher Prof Firth will join services this Sunday after last week’s absence due to travel. Dr Savage of New York and the choir present musical preludes including Anthem and solos in morning and evening services. Mr Walter Burke and Supt D R Arnold speak four minutes each on the Laymen's Movement.
Miss Yeatha Friend of Central City marries Polk resident Hugo Pierson at the Methodist parsonage. Rev. Bryant Howe officiates. Miss Friend, daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac Friend, is a longtime Central City bookkeeper. The couple plan to farm near Polk and Central City.
Meadow Grove Creamery Butter is the City Meat Market. If its dentistry you are in search of stop the search at once by going to Dr. C. R. Peterson's new dental parlors. Whatever you need in his one he will be glad to wait on you. Parlors located north of Dr. West fall.
Prices listed for beets onions carrots tomatoes sweet potatoes and cabbage per bushel and per pound. A stray ad invites readers to come to Little’s Island at the Havens Platte River Bridge to have the car filled with cats and urges timely subscription payment at the Progress office with a check accepted.
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