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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
Late reports claim German submarines have reached the American side of the Atlantic and sunk several ships. The piece stresses that large outcomes come from assembling small tasks and encourages tackling a big task by completing many small steps.
Severs Jansen report three soldiers, Nick Koop, John Thogann, and John Fapkpey, now at eastern camps awaiting embarkation for France. John Funkper spent a brief time at Camp Funston. his parents regret they cannot see him before departure.
In the region farmers report wheat promising a fair yield this year. Nearly all have some wheat, opposite of last year. Corn and potatoes look strong, signaling a good foodstuffs output for Uncle Sam.
A nearly total solar eclipse will occur next Saturday afternoon June 8 starting about 4 o clock. Dover will be in the path of totality while Western Kansas lies fully in it. local view will be about ninety one hundredths. Government and scientific observers will set up telescopes along the path to study the event and newspapers will feature eclipse coverage.
The Jansen News reports heavy work this week with a four page supplement and extra copies for Jansen merchants. Katie Fast is away causing delays in mailing to tributary families while daughter Kat assists in setting news type amid limited help and a goal to reach every home by Friday morning.
Mr and Mrs Frank Seng and their two sons Frank and Willie arrived back from a one day auto trip from Broken Bow through the western part of the state. The return journey covered rough roads and a long day of travel amid rainy weather and blessed gatherings. May 26 marked the wedding of Thiessen Fast with guests from Jansen Litchfield Henderson and Paxton.
A brief on a compact armored tank about the size of a double bed. It moves at twelve miles per hour, resists heavy guns, and can traverse trenches and embankments. Operated by two men, it can flood battlefields with many units quickly if required by the government.
Garden City Kansas report notes five residents travel to Camp Funston and Jansen Nebraska returning Friday. Wheat fields praised after a very dry spell followed by three inches of rain last week. Mentions of plowing plans by I M Friesen for John Landgraf and several local residents visiting and traveling with muddy roads observed.
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