Burglary Strikes Jansen On Christmas Night
Thieves damaged multiple Jansen businesses Friday night taking only small change from registers and safes, while jewelry was seized at the drug store. No stamps missing. post office safe undisturbed. Authorities suspect local amateurs. bloodhounds discussed but not pursued.
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McCaskey
P. M. Friesen
R. R. Ruhnke
Equity
Wm. F. Fiene
N. E. Friesen
Jansen
Tippin
Reduced Railroad Fare For Farmers Meetings At Lincoln
Reduced rail rates extend January 1 to 7 for farmers, wives, and families attending Lincoln agricultural meetings. One and one half fare out, half fare return. certificate required with first purchase. Applies to points in the state where fares are $1 or more.
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Lincoln
United States
Christmas visits span area towns and families
Local notes report Wm. Steer of Paxton visiting home folks for Christmas in January, while Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Wagner and daughter return from Superior Nebraska. Elizabeth Brown of Henderson visits sister Mrs. A. H. Friesen and Anna Friesen of Henderson stays with Jacob Brandt. Families travel, births announced in Boise Idaho, and oil derrick work continues near Jansen.
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Wm. Steer
Paxton
Wm. C. Wagner
Superior
Nebraska
Elizabeth Brown
Henderson
A. H. Friesen
Jack Sittler
Broken Bow
Neb
Frank Seng
Anna Friesen
Jacob Brandt
H. A. Thiessen
Seward
Mr. Thiessen
Death of Infant Child of D. F. Friesen
Esther two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs D F Friesen died Wednesday December 22 after weeks of illness with pneumonia. Funeral held at Ebenezer Church on Christmas day and interment in Jansen Cemetery. Friends share in the family sorrow.
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Esther
D. F. Friesen
Ebenezer Church
Jansen
Hens Prove Winter Egg Laying With Good Care and Breeding
An egg laying contest at the State College of Agriculture shows hens can lay in winter with proper feeding housing and strong breeding. November results list ten hens with 18+ eggs, five with 20+ and a top layer with 24 eggs.
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State College of Agriculture
Christmas Eve Program at Mazarene Church
The Mazarene Church presented a Christmas Eve program that was well attended and well rendered. Church members joined in a memorable service with a strong community spirit.
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The
Mazarene Church
Flying grain sower could plant fields from air
The New York Sun describes a flying grain sower that plants a 36 foot wide strip at 40 mph. Seeds are expelled by air pressure from a perforated tube and lime or fertilizer outlines the planted area. It can cover 640 acres in six hours and 1,000 acres in one day, far surpassing a manual eight foot drill.
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The
New York Sun
Taxes of the Nations Politics and tax burdens across nations
The Brussels conference reports per capita tax burdens in current dollar terms. The United Kingdom leads with 87.90 dollars, the United States follows at 56.60, France 54.60 in pounds, and Norway 28.80. Revenue as a share of income ranges from 8 percent in the United States to 27 percent in the United Kingdom.
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Brussels
United Kingdom
United States
France
Norway
Roosevelt’s War Tale Recalls Doughboy Lad and Pie
At an Albany reception Colonel Roosevelt related a war tale about a returning doughboy laughing in a cafeteria who is approached by a nearby woman claiming her soldier son was lucky. The anecdote pivots on a shared wartime bond and a misread moment amid memories of service.
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Roosevelt
Albany
Increased Business At Jansen Post Office
Receipts at the Jansen post office for the six days before Christmas show a notable rise from the same period last year. The total cancellations amount to 51.10 compared with 36.29 a year ago, and the latest quarterly figures end December 31 indicate higher earnings than the prior quarter of 1919.
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Jansen
Christmas Visit Abandoned by Mrs H T Fast Kin
The parents of Mrs. H. T. Fast did not come for a planned visit. Her brother Huldredge arrived from Shattuck Oklahoma on Christmas morning.
Hints To A Prospective Presidential Author
A crowded column cites satirical hints about a future president writing a memoir and notes possible chapter titles. It mentions public and church events in Jansen with Christmas programs and local attendance, reflecting community life and light social reporting.
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A. D. Ackerman
Fairbury
A. F. Friesen
Klaas D. Friesens
Jacob Goertzen
M. J. Brockmeyer
John P. Thiessen
Fred Wall
D. H. Mackelberger
Eddy Hughes
June
Jno. Cressman
Clarence
Barkman
H. N. Friesen
John A. Friesen
Albert Flaming
Butterfield
Minnesota
Flaming
Batterfield
Agente Towners
Ington
Ecclesia
Harvey
Bryan
Lansing
Europe
Buckingham Palace
Versailles
Senate
Austria
Russia
Losiner
Ethan
H. C. Janzen
Casity
Nazarene
State Bank of
Jansén
Henry Heiliger
H. T. Fast
F.C. Achtemeier
Prest
F. Heiliger
Shai O. F. Heiliger
P. J. Thiessen
Henry Wollbaue
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