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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
3
Prohibition provisions join the war tax bill as the Senate finance committee approves new liquor taxes and import bans. The plan retains house beer tax levels while curbing alcohol use for industry and wartime conservation.
More than 100000 American "first class fighting men" likely to be engaged on the west front as four divisions of National Guardsmen are dispatched abroad before snow flies. War chieftains favor the move but face transport shortages while new army engineer regiments are trained for France.
Lincoln hosts the Pageant of Nebraska with 350 performers for the state’s semi centennial celebration on June 12 13. The libretto by Hartley B Alexander profiles Nebraska’s origins with music by Howard Kirkpatrick and staging by Charlotte Whedon. Robert Scott directs the overall pageant and the idea centers on the state’s forces that created Nebraska.
The report notes a government order seizing an Argentina bound cargo en route to Switzerland via Cette. It mentions a Washington aide’s analysis and a proposed $490,000,000 measure presented in the House by a Rhode Island representative.
An American reader is urged to explore Crimea after the war as a scenic south coast full of lush valleys, vineyards, and historic ruins. The piece notes the Black Sea’s dark waters, the Yaila range, Baidar Gate, and Crimea’s island-like climate with varied temperatures from Melitopol 48 to Yalta 56.5 degrees.
The article notes fewer than a dozen airplane factories in the United States employing not more than 6,000 to 7,000 workers. It lists principal plants in Buffalo Ithaca Los Angeles Chicago Brooklyn College Point Nutley Jamaica Plain and others with a combined capital of about 30 million as Pan American Aeronautics Expo opens.
The article argues that being too old at forty is not natural and that middle age brings skill, experience, and steady returns. It notes increased competition from younger workers and apprentices willing to work cheaper, warning that the least progressive are displaced to make room for more enterprising peers.
Robert Louis Stevenson argues reading expands knowledge by exposing readers to opposing truths. True readers grasp the meaning, test new ideas, and refine their own beliefs without surrendering core dogmas. If offense ensues, he warns, the reader should stick to daily papers.
The Indianapolis Star quotes a would be philosopher noting two fight types in press coverage. One details the clash among national figures with blow by blow reports and biographical context. The other reduces to a simple fine, reflecting media bias in reporting.
A witness, Minnie Moore, calmly answers questions in court as the defense character inquiry unfolds. The atmosphere heightens when a dispute leads to a witness angrily shaking a fist at the jury.
A Kansas man was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for killing a woman over beer and selling her hide for fifteen dollars and fifty seven cents.
An old notice notes increased demand for a kidney remedy product popular with readers. The fragmented text references Swamp Root and claims of strong recommendations driving the supply surge.
Chauncey Mitchell Depew recalls buying a spotted dog from a local dealer. The dog loses its spots in the rain, and Depew returns it noting the spots are washed away. The dealer exclaims that an umbrella went with the dog and asks if the boy got the umbrella.
An Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a quick treatment for corns and calluses. A few drops applied to the affected area allegedly relieves pain and allows the corn to lift out, dry, and shrink without irritating surrounding skin. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist to stock freezone.
Rev Ward G Meehan a Brooklyn diocese priest offered as army chaplain at the declaration of war. He pursues a post graduate theology course in Washington awaiting active service with full credit, as in secular colleges, for wartime sacrifice.
An OCR snippet touts a skin remedy promising fast relief from itching and symptoms like burning crust and scale. It emphasizes daily use and urges trying a new product while debating whether to replace older treatments.
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