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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1923
Page
4
Care is taken to avoid mistakes but publisher does not assume responsibility for typographical errors. Entered at the United States Post Office at Jansen Nebraska as second class matter.
The Tobias citizens held a public auction and supper raising 500 for the town band. The Alexandria Argus notes booster efforts and the band as a valued city asset deserving financial support. The piece also quotes commentary on mail messenger service and a humorous take on popular beauty contests.
Paxton residents share Sunday gatherings with D A Wall and J P Flaming families. Delegations travel to Garden City and Meade Kansas for Ebenezer church conference. Rains, wind and floods damage barns roofs and crops while railroads face delays. farmers report heavy wheat straw and weedy corn in low lands along the Blue River. Local Sewing Society met at Mrs Ab Isaac and Krause hosted birthday reminders for Mr Krause.
Warm weather boosts crops as wheat fields are tilled. A Thursday storm damaged chicken houses owned by J Z Wiebe H R Friesen and G M Doerksen. Henry A Wiebe injured when a mule kicked the disc, breaking skin and muscle. he will miss work about a month.
Agricultural College horticulturalists report plum pockets or bladder plums common in Nebraska due to damp weather. Infection begins after blossoms fall, creating spongey whitish green spots that distort fruit. spraying before infection and lime sulfur in summer prevent most damage. If infestation is severe, spring spraying is advised. less than 5 percent infections occur with precautions.
Diamond merchants describe methods to identify fakes including tests on brilliance retention after exposure, water tests with a pencil point, blur from a black dot on white paper, and hardness checks showing real diamonds resist scratches while fakes crack under filing.
Information on Peter Jansen's death reached Beatrice after last issue. The funeral occurred at Jansen home and Mennonite church west of Beatrice Friday afternoon. Jansen party attempted travel home via freight and passenger trains, with P A Buller remaining in Beatrice.
Herbert Brandes of Detroit renews acquaintances in town as families travel to Excelsior Springs Missouri for health benefits. Miss Cornelia Unger visits from Plymouth to spend summer with cousin Mrs Harold Smith. The Community Club met at Mrs Will Hammond’s home.
Road conditions prevented the attendance of the William Andreas funeral at Beatrice Tuesday, as been observed by several friends of the deceased here.
The Beatrice Daily Express reports Mrs. Armstrong died at a Pawnee City home on Friday at age 44. The Armstrong family formerly lived in Jansen and Mr. Armstrong worked on the local railroad section.
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