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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
8
A back-of-page note highlights the Northwest and its development role, featuring Canada’s soldier policemen the Northwest Mounted in the unfolding tale by Rousseau, touching on mystery and excitement.
The Montreal Star recounts instances of animals dreaming and reacting to spirits. A horse resisted a hotel stable after learning a dead man was found nearby. A terrier begged for sugar then upstairs, linked to a deceased lady’s spirit. A cat chased a moving spirit in a bedroom as a rat experiment produced a rat-shaped form.
Richard Burton praises the essay as a refined literary form, noting its mood and structure demand great gifts. He calls it an aristocrat of letters, elusive yet compelling, and urges readers to honor a genuine essayist arriving to revive this ancient and honorable form.
Theodore Dreiser says Sister Carrie author Dreiser did not belong to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Whistler did not belong to the Royal Academy. An admirer once mailed a letter to Whistler via the Royal Academy, only to have it marked Not known at the Royal Academy, prompting Whistler to send the envelope to the Times with the remark Beheld my certificate of merit.
In Sonora and Lower California, filibustering quests drew fortunes and lives. Marquis de Pin dry led 200 followers and was slain in Cocospera. Count Gaston de Rousset-Bourbon perished August 12, 1853 after 240 Americans and his army were defeated. He urged his men with a final call as guns fired.
A Springfield newspaper notes that cats speak through behavior and facial cues. It describes their reactions to food they dislike and like, the way a beloved person makes them smile, and how they greet new friends with arched backs and trembling tails. It contrasts domestic comfort with traces of wild ancestry evident in kneading beds.
The article traces the search for the Nile's source from James Bruce who favored the Blue Nile to the ancients who chose the White Nile. It notes that Bruce was wrong and credits Captains Grant and Speke with locating Lake Victoria Nyanza in 1858 as the Nile’s true rise, crossing the equator in southern latitude.
The article explains how new words originate from scientists philosophers translations and newspapers. It cites French sabotage as an example borrowed English usage and notes apache and suffragette as terms created by newspapers with lasting impact.
Transfers show Mary Drees and others to Lena Struckwan for 6000 dollars with railroad right of way noted. Several other deeds listed include John Specht to Vester Carmichael for 270 dollars and Serrel Savage to A G Collins for 20000 dollars. Diller State Bank sells lot 3 block 2 Caldwell addition in Diller for 50 dollars.
A reflection on how cooperation between science and industry demonstrates progress when complex scientific and industrial challenges are entrusted to skilled, intelligent professionals. The piece emphasizes prudent management and superior intellect guiding practical innovation.
An aging rural well tale outlines how indoor pumps and pressure systems replaced outdoor wells. The Springfield Republican notes how towns migrated to water pipes and modern systems, leaving old wells buried under stone and forgotten.
The column lists current local price quotes gathered from dealers before publication each Wednesday. Wheats at 1.75 per bushel and creamery butter, eggs around 40 to 45 cents per dozen, reflect the market and retail ranges.
Property offered with possession at once or March 1 1924 located northeast of Jansen Nebraska. Former owner C B Reimer. Sale at attractive price with terms to a purchaser. Contact C Collins Hebron Nebraska. Agent for Western Electric Farm Lighting and Power outfits. Radio sets and repairs available. H D Bartlett Kairbury Nebraska phone 899. All material and work guaranteed.
For sale a corn sheller and a Fordson tractor in good running order. Seller: A. B. Thiessen.
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