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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1920
Page
5
Fairbury residents showed strong support at last week's chautauqua with Jansen attendees also present. Harold Morton Kramer delivered a Friday afternoon lecture to a smaller crowd due to busy season and warm weather, while the Saxophone Quintet gave a well received evening concert.
Government protective measures for seals in American waters have been a success with many animals migrating three weeks earlier than usual. A large number of seals were observed traveling north toward the Arctic seas.
A brief dialogue from the Boston Transcript shows a wife urging a rainy holiday outing while one partner corrects a wording, noting they were not simply sitting up and implying restraint indoors. The exchange carries a light home scene tone.
A teacher in an Indianapolis school assigns China as a study unit and asks pupils to bring country products. A boy, eager to learn, asks a grocer for sassafras but receives gunpowder and imperial mix instead of Hoosier goods, then leaves happily.
The Nebraska Prosperity State Fair in Lincoln runs September bth to 10th with generous poultry premiums as part of a push to boost this major national industry. Rain Friday halted threshing briefly, delaying work for two weeks but then fair weather resumed. Alex Bier plans a western Nebraska auto trip to Paxton in about a week. Herman Hirtzel, long ill, shows signs of recovery and is seen about town. Virginia Koenig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Koenig, had her tonsils removed in Beatrice on Tuesday.
A nostalgic riff on changing food habits from meat and starch to vitamins, carbonuxates and other esoteric nutrients. The piece mocks past simple meals and praises a science driven diet, ending with a surreal image of teething infants in New York night.
Two African American soldiers joke about life after the armistice. One plans to be white in dress and social life, the other to be all black and wear crepe for a funeral, sparking dark humor about race relations. The exchange is attributed to Wendell D. Howie.
A South Side resident advertised a car for sale and a neighbor across the street, also wanting to sell his own car, suggested buyers could simply look across the street after viewing the ad. The exchange highlights a humorous, neighborly approach to car selling.
An English newspaper notes the Scythia will be a 20 000 ton liner with a single funnel. Historically funnel count signified status, but now only one funnel is deemed necessary, replacing the old practice of multiple stacks for appearance.
Well improved farm adjoining Endicott offers 105 acres with 75 acres corn 15 acres alfalfa and balance timber pasture. Crop goes with the farm. Seem quick for bargain. C. A. & V. O. Sheeley 39 40 Endicott Neb.
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