18 Aug 1921
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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
1
The Thiessen family announces a move to inland China for missionary work. They request prayers and support from their home community as they prepare for service and transition.
Fragmented market notes show prices for produce and goods with unclear values. Text reflects mislabeled figures and disputed units, mentioning per bushel and per dozen prices, but details are unreadable.
L and P timetable shows train departures and arrivals with times for passenger service to Denver beyond. Notes indicate mail and post office stops at Pinch Mail Nos 33 and 3, with several listed daily times including morning and evening services.
In Jansen vicinity a marriage took place Sunday evening with Rev Harder officiating at M B Church. The bride from Garden City and the groom, a former resident, will reside there soon. Relatives gathered at the bride’s parents' home after the ceremony. Both parties are well known locally.
New York reports show a sharp rise in drug addiction since Prohibition began, with hospital admissions increasing from 116 in 1918 to 389 in 1919 and 493 in 1920 in Manhattan alone. The same era boosts farmer morale as corn abundance and favorable hog prices prompt plans for fall litters and improved profits.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Jugend Verein and a church event with a pie in Riethmiller’s Grove. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable. reader is left with cryptic references to a community gathering and greenery, unclear purpose or results.
Ev. St. Paul’s Church on Cab Creek hosts its Annual Mission Festival next Sunday August 21 with morning services at 10 30 conducted by Pastor Adolf Vogt Seward Nebr on general mission and an afternoon session at 2 30 led by Pastor W Dickmann Du Bois Nebr on home Wales and Pastor G Bode Plymouth Nebr on foreign mission a cordial invitation is extended to all.
Miss Talita Neufeld daughter of Mr and Mrs W P Neufeld visits Reedley California after six years in Ghina mission work. She spoke to the First Mennonite Church youth about China experiences and remains under Foreign Mission Board supervision during her furlough.
Mrs W J Steer reports a quiet week with visitors and a Diller picnic. H C Janzen sold an 80 acre farm near Jansen to D A Friesen for about 10000. Painting contract for the school goes to C Zimmerman. Miss Anna Hirtzel celebrated her 10th birthday with friends. W D Friesen may farm H C Janzen property next year. P A Baller of Harbine planned a trip to Tekamah to visit children. F K Sawatzky and wife came from Kansas and plan to reside in town again after their northeast residence is vacated. The local shop offers handmade harness at 65 dollars per set.
Spanish engineer Alosa Soto allegedly invented an automatic railway and road collision safeguard. The apparatus sounds an electric bell to trigger automatic braking and speed reduction. Trials reportedly show excellent results according to El Libertad and the Omaha World Herald.
Patrons urged to mail at least thirty minutes before train time to ensure letters ride the first mail. Station and postmaster plea not to bear risk of missed trains. Omaha railroad lines offer reduced rates for Market Week attendees August 29 to September 2 with open rate of one and a half times the one way fare for merchants and visitors.
A Sunday evening crash three miles west of town injured Rev. Pebbler who suffered deep arm cuts. Arthur Fiene’s car was largely undamaged. he swerved to avoid the Rev. Pebbler vehicle but both cars veered into a ditch. Dr. Murray and Arthur Fiene treated the wounds. light conditions and a highway center stay contributed to the collision.
Victor McLucas, former superintendent of schools in Fairbury, has been appointed judge of the superior court in California. The news came to his parents in Fairbury who announced the appointment.
Citizens from Jansen attended a ball game in Fairbury on Sunday afternoon. A separate game matched Fairbury second nine against Jansen. Fairbury second nine defeated Jansen by 14 to 9.
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