Stjernen (newspaper)

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Stjernen (in English: The Star) was a Nebraskan newspaper published in the Danish language, founded in either 1884 or December 1885, and ran until 1896. [1] At the time, it was the only newspaper in Danish in the state. [2]

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Published and edited by Peter Ebbesen (when he was between 24 and 26 years old), [3] Stjernen was founded in St. Paul, Nebraska, before being moved to Dannebrog in 1886. [4] It concerned itself primarily with the county of Howard, but there is evidence it circulated in other parts of the state, nearby states, and Denmark. [5] Because many of its readers were farmers of Danish descent, agriculture and Danish affairs were central aspects of the paper. [6] For farming, there were agronomical advertisements, deals reached between farm cooperatives and the paper, and pricing information for crops. [6] And as for issues relating to Denmark, Stjernen published information relating to Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup's ministry. [7]

Due to a shortage of money, it had suspended operations in 1894, [8] and after a fire, it closed two years later. [9] According to Ebbesen, while there was demand for the paper to return following its closure, it would not return a profit, so he declined to revive it. [10]

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