Personal and Business News Highlights in Town
John Moran of Monticelo was in Brook on Tuesday. Raymond Merchant returned from De Pauw at the start of the week. James Hallidays moved his Indian OW business to the old Rowley building on Main Street. FOR SALE Early Ohio hone grown seed palacas 1W3 & C. Stair. The Woman's Study Club met at Mrs. Perry Gaines home Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moran
Monticelo
Brook
Raymond Merchant
de Pauw
James Hallidays
Rowley Building
Main Street
Ohio
C. Stair
Woman's Study Club
Perry Gaines
Brook Taxi Service Advertises Rates and Local Notices
Local notices include Brook Taxi Service details with rates per mile, passenger surcharges, and contact points. The page lists community updates from residents Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Davis, local businesses, upcoming events at Temple Theatre, sales of steel barrels, and various personal visits across Chicago and Indianapolis.
Rates and commissions choke progress in rail trade
A critical look at railroad rate policies and Interstate Commerce Commission practices. The piece argues that uniform rates based on capitalization crush business, favoring artificial salaries and delaying necessary cuts in wages and freight. cites streetcar fares and utility rate debates to claim a system strangled by red tape and legislative dependence. Strong entities include the Interstate Commerce Commission, Tudiena Public Utilities Commission, and Benton Harbor TL streetcars. The article laments slow rate adjustments and questions the value of centralized regulation in sustaining commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stubbs
Interstate Commission
Tudiena Public Utilities Commission
Congress
Pleasures of Country Life by Argilia Russell
A nostalgic essay extols country living highlighting fresh air, health, and simple pleasures from farm life. It praises gardens, dairy treats, seasonal activities, school life, clubs, and modern comforts like Delco lights and furnaces, ending with travel notes and local logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argilia Russell
Delco
Flirting With The Undertaker Near Bridge Wreck
A near wreck occurred Monday on a Brook Ade bridge when a young Vany in a Ford, chased by a speeding man Alan in another Ford with a trailer, collided with the railing to avoid hitting the trailer. The tale ends with a cheeky moral about Undertaker assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook
Ade
Vany
Alan
Undgi
Easter Weather Brings Parade Change and Fruit Pact
Last Sunday’s Easter parade was altered by rain and wind as umbrellas and coats covered new Baxter bonnets. A cold Monday froze ground, damaging fruit. snow and drifts earlier in April 4 revived memories of last year’s storms. Mel Thornton took Charles Standish home after his injury, now slowly recovering. For sale Bulls and heifers offered by George Shepard of Goocland Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Spade
Mel ‘Thornton
Rensselaer
Charles Standish
Charles
Pioneer Days in Iroquois Township Reminiscence
The article notes Otey Anderson resigning as clerk and Morris Lyons being appointed, a five cent road tax approved, and a $1.65 balance paid to Anderson. It details July meetings, a change in leadership, a road repair appropriation near Hazelden, and community notices including mill sales and a Brook Rebekah Lodge event with about one hundred attendees and a charitable luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otey Anderson
Sana
Morris Lyons
Otey
Edgar Hawkins
A. J. Emry
Hawkins
Imap
Iroquois River
Hazelden
Denton Branch
Benjamin Hazels Placer
Brook Rebekah
Mt. Ayr Jas
Mt. Ayr
Rebekah
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brook Taxi Service
Arytimn
D. J. Burley
H. B. Curtis
Mrs. T. L. Davis
Chicago
Temple Theatre
Ruth Pence
Edna Houses
WW. D. Fenee
A. M. Snyder
Crawfordsville
L. E. Lyong
Indianapo Us
Carnation Club
W. S. Countingham
New
A. G. Catt
Optomatrist
Ind
Heay Drug Co
Evalee
Major
Margret
M. Johnston
The
Brook School
G. B. West
Jean Pence Jr
Purdur
Hasster
Ford
Dodge
J B. Lyons Jr
L. E Lyons
R. BE. Hess
W. T. McCray
Chas. Aaelis
North Ranch
Chas Bentley
Poland
China
Hampshire
Oscar Strole
KODAK
Montgomery & Snyder
Store
Ryone
MONON
Schoollite
Lifayette
Candy Saint
Ugle
Gottman
Tate
Mildred Hofman
Lois Holley
John Lawrences
George Ade
GO. C. Wells
Ponce de Leon
St. Augustine
Fla
North
New York
Biltmore Hotel
the Undertaker
Ings Storm
George Shepard
Thone
Goocland
Indiana
the Brook Reporter
Iroquois Township
Star, Perkins and
Aeromotor Wind Mills
LL. Hershman Furniture
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