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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
3
A clipped quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal notes that joy in life comes from loving one’s job, with an example of a bottler enjoying a "corking time."
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for all fabrics from wool to silk and linen. It urges readers to ask their druggist to show the Diamond Dyes Color Card for color options and care.
A young lady admires a vibrant seascape with a purple west sun, green sky, red orange clouds, and flying fishes. She proclaims the painting the prettiest ever, as ocean liners cross the horizon and a fisherman cleans fish beside a castle-like structure. London. An sewers.
The article notes some countries require a breath holding test for aviation candidates. It cites a minimum 45 seconds for a good aviator and mentions a record of about 69 seconds.
A social reform note argues that girls should wait to marry until they are mature enough to consent freely. The piece emphasizes autonomy, education, and delaying marriage to ensure independence and informed choices.
Aspirin brand Bayer urges buyers to verify the Bayer name on packages or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin prescribed for twenty one years. It lists uses for colds headache neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain with small twelve tablet tins sold for a few cents and larger packages from druggists.
A Philadelphia financier, playing two handed pinochle at 25 cents a hand with a friend, ignores a telegram announcing an 8,000 barrel oil strike. He laments losing 25 cents more than his fortune, telling the butler the message spoils his game. The scene unfolds as commuters from New York to Cape May share the tale.
A quip laced exchange references quick marriages and Reno divorces. The humor hints at public perceptions of sensational divorce actions and lasting regrets amid early 20th century gossip.
Council Bluffs Iowa postal inspectors announce $1.513 million in bonds and securities were burned or destroyed by Fred Poffenberger and gang. Only two bonds recovered a $50 liberty bond and a $100 Bordeaux France bond. No further loot details released since $23,000 in $10 bills found in a frying pan under Collins home stairs after his Oklahoma arrest.
Kansas City reports show the National Farmers Union with 900000 members conducted cooperative selling and purchasing across more than twenty states. The agencies aim to secure highest prices for members products and provide commodities at the lowest prices.
The farm bureau drive aims to form a national voice for agriculture akin to the chamber of commerce for business. County organizers spend three days per county and achieve 75 to 90 percent farmer signups, with a fellowship plan to recruit the rest.
Fifteen warehouses in Liverpool and Bootle, mainly cotton storage, were set ablaze. Two Liverpool cotton warehouses burned out, with gasoline and paraffin found nearby. Port headquarters reports strong evidence the fires were Sinn Fein related, and gunfire followed the outbreak.
The plant disease survey of the Agriculture Department reports millions of bushels of grain fruit vegetables and a large cotton tonnage lost last year to diseases. Lack of prompt control measures is cited as the main cause. In Iowa duplicates of government securities stolen in a mail robbery may be issued to prevent losses if bonds are proved destroyed.
Former Salt Lake City mayor Emond A Block pleaded guilty to twenty three counts of mis appropriation of public funds. He received an indeterminate sentence not to exceed five years on each charge in the state prison.
Federal Judge Landis issues injunctions against seventy two saloon keepers halting violations of the prohibition statute.
In a classroom discussion a student claimed spinster and grass widow are the same. John explains a grass widow had a man she didn’t want while a spinster wanted a man she didn’t have. Indianapolis News.
A man praised as the world's most economical was spotted on Broadway opposite Wanamaker's. A friend offered a cigar and a light, but he halted the waste of wood by using a magnifying glass to focus sunbeams on the cigar tip. A wisp of smoke rose as proof of his thrift.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as a versatile antiseptic and perfumed powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It markets as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio claiming it makes other perfumes superfluous.
A Birmingham Age-Herald humorous quote depicts a cunning patron claiming to be a motion-picture scout to charm a waitress. The line highlights his sham of status to win favor while ordering a ham and eggs breakfast. The exchange satirizes pretension and barroom flirtation.
Cartoon caption debate questions if marriage prevents self harm and whether death by own action challenges marriage. Lowe argues marriage protects life while Bowe counters that no rule works both ways. Stw notes the paradox in the magazine’s panel.
A fragment reports regional bison counts with a North American total of 8 478 and a global figure near 8 589. It mentions 90 wild individuals in captivity in the United States and notes Russia as a source for updated totals amid conflict.
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