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Newspaper

Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1909

Page

2

Continent Tilts and Ancient Ocean Beds in Geological Echoes

The text argues that ocean basins show deep earth crust movements and that long sítuated coal seams and sedimentary layers reveal gradual sinking and later uplift of lands across North America Europe and Asia. It cites postglacial subsidence and regional elevations from Colorado to the Alps and Caucasus with evidence from buried channels and sea shells found far above present seas.

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Col McClure Pajama Tale Leaves Philadelphia Laughing

A Clover Club anecdote about Col AEO McClure’s pajama story recalls a Spanish War era regiment recruited from Conshohocken Cinra minson Wawa and Manunka Chunk. Pennsylvania ladies stitched pajamas for soldiers but the colonel denies ever receiving them.

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He'll Make a Citizen in Batting Averages Debate

A mock courtroom exchange centers on naturalizing a man amid comments on his constitution understanding and his high batting averages. The judge questions his fitness while others argue his national worth based on performance.

To Please Her Parlor Remark Sparks Hidden Visit

A fragment shows a woman saying I didn't want anyone to know I was here as a man discovers her in the parlor. The line suggests a secretive meeting and implied tension within a home setting.

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Grizzly Quest on the Stikine River Expedition

Daron von Plessen and companions recount a Canadian Northwest hunt along the Stikine with Capt Conover, Butler, Davey, and Albert. They endure rapids and snow to stalk bears, recall a near miss with a large black bear, and finally harvest a five foot six inch male grizzly weighing around 590 pounds, illustrating the hunter’s pride in a northern biosphere.

T Telp Grape Green Daves Tommy Albert Mr Butler Capt Conover Butler Conover McLeod Pelepraph Creek K'gochman Davey Firat Bea Ivor Te Northwest Daron von Plessen Rockies Millais

Practical Winter House for Keeping Poultry

A detailed plan for building a five‑pen poultry house with ventilation, drainage, and insulation. It covers site choice, framing, siding, roofing, floor construction with cement and tarred paper, drop boards, nests, roosts, water fountains, and yard layout. Ventilation aims to reduce moisture and frost while preventing drafts.

Vor Vandervart

Misread War Memoir With Bores Near Camp

A nameless young officer, recently from Sandhurst, serves on Gen. French’s staff during the South African war. He mispronounces Boers as Bores and, using a field glass, claims twenty bores are hidden in rocks near the camp. The amused general tries to correct him, but the mispronunciation persists.

Sandhurst French Gen. French

Separated milk for calves boosts growth and maturity

The article argues that calves fed warm separated milk from a cream separator thrive year round, while those fed skimmed or delayed milk lag in growth. It urges farmers to buy a cream separator and feed calves immediately for stronger bone and better future yields.

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Common Sense With Medicine for Livestock Care

The article shares practical advice on easing livestock illness with simple remedies. A mare treated for lameness improved after salt and vinegar leg baths, regular rubbing to boost circulation, and light work when weather allowed, illustrating how restraint and care reduced the need for medicines.

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