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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
1
Thursday evening last week Jansen and Burtel hosted a meal for Ba service men and invited others. Koop, in charge of the kitchen, led the army supper while the Jansen Band played and later performed a short concert with veterans sharing army life experiences.
Clothing experts at the University of Nebraska Agricultural College advise that simple designs convey richness without sacrificing coherence. They emphasize selecting appropriate fabrics colors and textures to express the wearer s charm and personality rather than flashy details.
Community updates halt for sickness and school news. Jansen School gains a fire escape while basketball reports note Jansen and Plymouth games with Plymouth winning 47 to 28. Local events include spelling honors, first Palmer Method pins, and Christmas crafts.
A U S Department of Agriculture report on extension work shows home kitchen upgrades need not rely on new machines. Reorganization of existing equipment, improved lighting, cleaner floors, and simple home-built aids cut labor. Farm kitchens nationwide show wide adoption with 21 000 families using tips and thousands adopting shelves ironing boards and lighting and water system improvements.
The article describes how woad, grown in Lincolnshire and surrounding counties, is harvested and processed into a deep blue dye used for police uniforms. It outlines cultivation, harvesting, fermentation, drying, and production steps, noting the dye’s cost and durability compared to other methods.
Francis H. Herrick of Cleveland described living in a tree for two months to study eagle domestic life. He observed eagle hatchlings, the parents starving hatchlings to induce screaming, and the males teaching flight through hunger at the Field Museum meeting of the American Ornithologists Union.
The Iowa conservation board suggests growing water lilies for food. Peeled and boiled lily is claimed to be farinaceous and palatable like potatoes.
Endicott Neb Dec 11 The Dedication of the new Methodist Church at Endicott was led by Bishop Stentz The church debt of 3700 oversubscribed before the dedication Fairchilds Bros Clay Product Company donated all bricks Used in construction Ten new members joined Sundays large choir from Fairbury provided music Free dinners and suppers were served for out of town guests Nebraska Children's Home Society marks 29 years aid to 9000 children since 1922 now seeks 40000 for a receiving station to shelter wards between placements Lots bought on Fontenelle Boulevard Omaha Funds will come from private contributions not public appeal Treasurer Fred W Thomas First National Bank Omaha Neb
Endicott Nebraska December 11. John ley Watson former superintendent of Endicott schools died at his home in Nebraska. W D Len teacher now a resident of Nebraska will finish the school year.
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