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Newspaper
The Jansen News
Location
Jansen, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
4
Publisher J. J. Fast notes care in printing but declines responsibility for typographical mistakes. The notice states the paper is entered at the Jansen Nebraska post office as second class matter.
Mr J E Loewen contributes Meade Kansas news for this week’s issue. The Sunday forecast proved dry though the day remained cloudy and cool. The paper hopes for more frequent Meade updates in future issues.
The Jansen area reports wheat fields look fine with some wind damaged plots shifted to corn. Postponed cleanup due to April weather is over and the village board designates Thursday to Saturday for a town wide cleanup. Readiness to collect and haul rubbish at village expense is urged.
The Meade Kansas Globe News notes visible clean-up week signs and urges residents to be patriotic and help neighbors with cleanliness. It emphasizes brotherhood, mutual aid, and prosperity as the city works together toward a spick and span community.
Rock Creek News reports visits from Fairbury and Mahaska residents including Mrs. Floyd Boone and Miss Mabel Brouse. Skips to wedding travels, tractor seeding, and farm bureau events with Cassel and Kaiser leading farming tips. Wheat and crop conditions described as prosperous amid rain and spring work. multiple local families visit relatives and attend gatherings.
Meade County reports improved crop prospects after recent rain. Ground work for caffir and sorghum is underway, with barley and oats sown this week. Wheat about 2.55 per bushel, potatoes 7.00 per bi. Local moves include Jacob Warkentin joining the town’s butcher shop and Abram Isaac’s continuing illness.
Mrs A B Flaming reports a Paxton Nebraska accident in which young farmer Harry McGee back from France was thrown from a disc by runaway horses and killed Abr Isaac nearby tried to intervene but could not save him. The scene and aftermath described with limited detail.
The text argues for a fixed life goal as a challenge to ingenuity while exposing haphazard aims as shortcuts. It emphasizes consistent motive and method, warns that old methods fail when most needed, and hints at money in raising alligators with high demand and limited supply during their peak season.
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