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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
8
President Wilson storms the political battle over the peace treaty and its reservations while opponents reply. Kaiser-era and Bolshevik developments loom as unrest spreads from Hammond to Boston with strikes and mob violence.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the ratification report with four reservations aimed at protecting American sovereignty. The majority argues changes would require reassembling the peace conference, while a minority warns rejection would sacrifice German concessions and destabilize global finance and industry.
A movement plans erecting an auditorium in Aurora. Meat prices may fall soon per South Omaha packers. A homecoming for Kearney county veterans set for Minden on Sept 25. Midland college opened in Fremont with Gov Melfelvie as speaker. Shelton faces scarce housing. Hamilton county workers strike for higher wages. Counties Lincoln Perkins Keith short of 75 rural teachers. Hartstock of Jamison buys 52 acres near Fremont at 500 per acre. Bishop elect Shayler to be installed in Omaha on Sept 21.
Uncle Joe Howsley a Texas oilman on a summer trip was charged $1.50 for a single watermelon at a Pittsburgh restaurant. The tale recalls his native land where watermelons come cheap yet he felt outrage at the splurge. He storms out vowing vengeance against Yankees and the restaurant.
Motivational note stresses eternal vigilance and continuous effort to reach success. It warns that spurts lead to insignificance and urges decisive action, mindset, and steady upward climb to gain energy, persistence, and appreciation of progress.
Workmen leveling mounds in Lake Bemidji Minnesota city park uncovered two Indian skulls and other human bones under roots of two large trees. The bones were decayed but teeth remained fairly good. Charcoal nearby suggests a burial pyre. Locals fear more bodies lie beneath the mound as workers removed the earth.
A brief dialogue notes whisky as poison with Uncle Bill Bottleton warning that any bought today is likely harmful. The exchange emphasizes concern over liquor quality and safety in the era.
In a rural exchange, Farmer Corn tessell expresses relief that the summer boarders will be leaving, saying he is tired of giving up food for money as the season ends.
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