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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
7
The piece contrasts English Devonshire maids and London girls with American women. It cites Kipling describing Americans as clever, outspoken, and socially adept, noting their schooling, exposure to boys, and perceived resilience and liberty amid modern life.
A young Frank Wallace set a prank to protect his garden from a neighbor’s chickens. He bored holes in corn, attached notes to grains, and baited the feed. The chickens tugged the threads, read the messages, and fled, leading to the owner nearby catching them and learning of the ruse.
Arcus Aurelius celebrates his seventy third year as a Lake Huron fisherman. The passage lists numerous Hitchcock family members who would have attended, noting the long line of relatives and their various accomplishments. The piece emphasizes Arcus’s life on the lake and his enduring seasons on ice despite danger and loss in the family.
Taxpayers are urged to pay promptly as banks hold tax lists and convenience payment options. County Treasurer E. L. Jenkins reminds funds are needed for immediate school use.
Ten thousand spectators refused to abandon a football game in Coaldale Pennsylvania as a nearby house burned. Appeals went out for firemen to respond but none came, and Coaldale finished tied with Shenandoah 6 to 6.
A New York Sun criticizes tinsmiths for making stovepipes too small. Fujit, with a bandaged finger, explains he could not fit a pipe that was too small, while an inch too large would have worked. Two coworkers report similar issues with no clear explanation of the discrepancy.
Tourists visiting Mont Saint Michel in Normandy will see the Benedictine abbey restored to its former grandeur. The current building dates from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries while its summit rises 165 feet above its granite base. Built from stones brought from the Chausey Isles, it was placed on the rocky spur overlooking the sea. Since 1874 architects appointed by the Ministry of Beaux Arts have overseen its restoration and reparation.
A narrator reasons about marriage roles and fidelity as a husband outlines expectations for his wife. He believes his mild flirtations should not trigger jealousy and assumes an idealized marriage, but the reader learns two other wives divorced him and the heroine refuses to marry.
A Terre Haute Indiana school for boys features a modern vocational setup with band equipment athletic park and cafeteria. A newcomer redirected the student program from shop work to cafeteria work making it the most popular course in the exhibit.
A Swiss rifle meeting revealed steel jacketed bullets veered by telegraph and telephone wires. Thun tests with four parallel cables at 8 000 volts diverted bullets by 24 yards on a 260 yard range, magnetizing bullets. On a 3 000 yard artillery range the electromagnetic field shifted projectiles 14 degrees off course 204 yards ahead and 40 yards lateral.
A humorous Evansville family moment is described by the Indianapolis News. One sister is a newspaper reporter and the other a school teacher who borrows outfits. The teacher wore the reporter’s new dress and hat to a school board meeting, prompting a sharp witty remark about making a hit with the board.
Chew Chew and his small dog Creamo tour New York City schools to spread health lessons on fresh air, power foods, and cleanliness. The presentation aims to engage children and emphasize accurate health facts in an entertaining format.
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