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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
5
Keith Collins, tied to a mail robbery on Reed to Council Bluffs, began a 15 year sentence at Leavenworth General Prison. Less than a week after his capture, Westville Oklahoma authorities say justice is being served.
Andrew J. Stone extols a broad fur trade with 13 varieties of bears and fox skins noted as highest quality. The Alaska moose is described as the largest land mammal with valuable meat and uses in footwear. Reindeer-like carthou are spread across much of the northern hemisphere interior.
Counties in eastern Kansas band together to exterminate the church bug before Christmas. The plan uses grass and weed burning at field edges and along fences where the insects reportedly winter. Also corrects a past error: Farmers Mercantile Co. of Shea Nebraska liabilities should be 1500 dollars, not 15000.
The Nebraska Cement Company installs its third 200 foot kiln at the Superior plant. Operating under the dry process it will push capacity to over three thousand barrels per day.
Miss Elsie Eymann daughter of Mrs August Eymann died Tuesday night after two years with consumption stemming from influenza. Reedley residents report a shower at night and several local social visits including Mr and Mrs N B Friesen Dinuba callers and Henry Krause with Peter and Mrs Henrichs driving to Shafter. The Mission Sale on Thanksgiving netted 1569.25 and Mrs Frank Mackelberger was sick Saturday.
Melbourne stock raiser Peter S. Mitchell reports cattle prosperity in Australia and notes a remarkable bond in a herd. He describes a blind bullock led and cared for by a faithful companion, with both fattened on his property before shipment to market.
The literary revolution in China seeks to standardize pronunciation and make the spoken language the print standard. It argues that literary Chinese is archaic and distant from vernacular speech, hindering universal education for children learning in a foreign language terms.
A mid Victorian tale in Maine recounts Miss Susan 78 and Miss Emily 83 facing a trip for a funeral while choosing to stay together. A separate vignette shows women on registration boards prompting a man to reveal his real age as 42 or 47, sparking curiosity about neighborhood perception. York Evening Post.
A woman in charge of a downtown voting machine observed many unusual incidents as first voters were instructed. A well dressed participant asked to see how to cast a straight ticket, then challenged the standard procedure, revealing curiosity and humor in early voting practice.
The Monthly explains a method to fill a self filling fountain pen from the crowd. A passerby may lend a self filling pen and the owner watches to ensure no damage. The lever is used to draw ink, then the pen is refilled and returned intact.
Fragmentary text recounts a retired figure from Congress with vague, cryptic remarks. Squire Witherbee comments on public reception while locals express skepticism about the erstwhile leader's current status and prospects.
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