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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
1
Henry J. Allen of Kansas warns that thrift strengthens households during uncertain times. He urges consistent saving as luxury spending declines, noting prosperity follows restraint and that saving today cushions future hardship.
The report notes extensive forest areas covering about 100 acres per 550,000 acres with four-fifths privately owned and containing a large portion of timber stock. It cites the original, expansive forests spanning 850 units with greater diversity than comparable regions and highlights high cutting rates and annual outputs.
Fragmentary text shows a teacher and students discussing misbehavior and attempts to hide items. Names and clear events are unreadable, leaving a vague scene of discipline and improvised actions in a school setting.
The Meade Kansas Globe-News reports grasshoppers are threatening small grain across western Kansas with hundreds of acres of barley oats and wheat already destroyed in nearby counties. Officials warn that locally they are smaller but could soon be beyond control without united action.
The United States share of Germanys first 20 billion marks of reparation bonds will be about 500 million dollars. This amount covers the initial 20 months of American troop occupation in the Rhineland under the Versailles terms.
Nebraska trade and commerce department says Farmers State Bank at Dix, recently taken over by the State Banking Bureau, has overcome difficulties and is back in operation under new management, per the Omaha Bee.
The crescograph, a device used by Indian scientist Sir J. C. Bose, reveals that plant growth is not steady and is influenced by factors beyond nutrition. It magnifies movement a million times proving plants are far more alive than traditionally believed and may spur greater consideration for plant life.
A YWCA leader notes South American women prefer pharmacy as a protected, womanly field. They seldom enter public life or many trades, often training in nursing, medicine, or pharmacy, with chemistry also popular.
A girl recounts moving into a new home when a visitor comes to the door. Her mother proudly shows the house and in a closet reveals old items, exposing the narrator who is half dressed, causing lasting embarrassment.
A humorous dialogue shows a husband denying cigar smoking while his wife believes he plans to save the cigars for a future occasion. The wife fixes the misperception, adding light domestic irony and a playful tone.
Local notes list Mr. Tegley and H. H. Thiessen visiting from Omaha and Jansen. Mrs. O A Roode visited her mother Mrs Wm Doyle, Misses Helen and Mildred Kremke plan study in Peru Nebraska, and other arrivals include Geo Harms from Reedley and Herman Brandt with Rev Franz. Jangen Chautauqua dates set July 28 to August 1 with a full program to be announced. crop conditions in Hillsboro praised and property trade mentioned with Reedley resident F B Kroeker trading Isaac Wall residence to Jacob Krause.
James Hurley Herman Meyer and Will Kuhlman bought a Curtiss aeroplane from a Lincoln firm last Monday and plan road shows and flying exhibitions carrying passengers. If other towns support them, the trio may find the venture financially successful. Will Kuhlman is in Lincoln learning to fly.
Speaker Sweet quoted in Albany says agitation in press may mislead about greatness. He retells a tale of a rich man hiring a comedian. the barn laughs hard until a plowman notes pigs entering through an open door, shifting the humor.
A pair of blue jays argued over a nesting spot under a study window last spring. The female won the lower crotch, while the male preferred a higher fork, and they spent weeks building in both locations before settling. The birds were quiet through summer, then joined neighbors’ jays in fall singing again. Christian Science Monitor.
A 1920 Ford touring car with starter was stolen Friday night from Catlin Garage in Fairbury. Engine number 3806535. 1 M Tippin offers 50 dollars for return and 75 dollars for conviction of thief.
Fairbury Nebraska June 5 Ed ward S. Goodrich former Post Commander of the Jefferson County American Legion leaves for Chicago to attend the Republican National Convention and will serve as a door-keeper during the session.
Fairbury Nebraska June 8. Jacob Heiliger county commissioner of Jefferson county resigns effective immediately. Louis Jarchow of Daykin Nebraska appointed to fill vacancy and is candidate for the position at the upcoming regular election after being nominated on both Republican and Democratic tickets.
A Monday sheriff's message details a Sunday night burglary in Fairbury at a hardware store and the local foundry. Thieves took rifles revolvers pocket cutlery and ammunition and tools bearing the name Lee. The report notes multiple local thefts and ongoing investigations.
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