Postal Notice From Jansen Nebraska
Entry indicates mail matter stamped at the United States Post Office in Jansen Nebraska as second class matter.
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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1923
Page
4
Entry indicates mail matter stamped at the United States Post Office in Jansen Nebraska as second class matter.
Weather forecasts in the region have not produced the predicted bad weather despite recent forecasts. The jury verdict in the Milford Nebraska area convicting three Walgart family members of the murder of farmhand Anton Lana is unsurprising to observers of the trial.
The Jansen Woman's Club received a reply to its petition asking for a signalling device at the railway crossing half a mile east of Jansen. The Rock Island company promises to give the petition due consideration.
Farmers report Hessian fly in large numbers as dry weather threatens wheat stands near Jansen. Cows in box stalls yield more milk and butter fat than stanchions, but costlier space and labor may offset gains. Local notes mention subscription remittance from Meade Kansas and Oklahoma Construction Co camp setup near Deshler with over 100 American workers.
A Deshler era item notes the "Mexy" boys south of town as a clean, businesslike group and avoids reflecting negatively on their activities.
Jansen stores display seasonable goods and promote their lines to serve the community this holiday period. Advertisements from local firms appear in this issue, inviting residents to read and take notice of what they offer.
The week sees some student absence due to illness while basketball sweaters and socks are being sourced for the Friday game at DeWitt. A home game against Daykin is set for Friday the 21st. The White Piano Co reevaluated a new victrola, and with treasury funds and trading in the old device a satisfactory machine is expected.
Farmers in the Garden City area report three threshing machines active as winter snow threatens work. Local revival meetings drew success last week and the community notes visitors from Meade and Jansen. Choir members rehearsed the cantata The Eternal City with about 25 singers.
A rural newspaper clipping recounts a Missouri farmer arranging sale bills with a country editor before prohibition. The bills include odd items like piano mares and ice cream attachments, plus standard farm gear, all described comically as the printer’s right hand misdid the list.
Tendon Tit-Bits notes an odd reptilian bird from Colombia and Bolivia that links air and four legged animals. It features brown white and olive markings, a head tuft, wing hooks for climbing, and remarkable swimming in youths, though adults lose these traits and have normal wings.
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