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Newspaper

Brook Reporter

Location

Brook, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1922

Page

3

Well Read Miss Catt and Miss Nipp Exchange Quips

In a brief dialogue Miss Catt claims she can read a face as easily as a book while Miss Nipp comments on the reader's cover design. The exchange captures a playful moment of social wit among acquaintances.

HALT IRISH MEETING ENDS AS GUNFIRE RINGS OUT

Dublin reports say a Castlebar gathering addressed by Michael Collins was halted by the Fourth Western Division of the Irish Republican Army. A woman was wounded, and Collins with his party reportedly returned to their hotel. An armed stand-off followed as authorities searched arrivals and telegraph lines were cut.

Dublin Michael Collins Castlebar County Mayo Irish Republican Army Collins A. McCabe Dail Kieany Kilroy Charles Byrne Irish Independent Byrne Baracks Rilroy Callins

Free Seed Fund Cut Out In Agriculture Bill

Washington April 4 The agricultural appropriation bill carrying 35 08 000 but without the item of 800 00 for free seeds was reported to the senate. As turned over to the senate the measure is 116 300 larger than before. It passed the house.

Washington Senate House

Utile George Washington tale echoes honesty lessons

A fragment from American Legion Weekly recounts the cherry tree fable to urge virtue through honesty. A mother tells Billy about George Washington choosing truth over a clue offered by his father, while Billy quips about the hatchet. The item warns against perpetual harping on honesty.

Utile George Washington Billy George American Legion Weekly

Look for Bayer Cross on Aspirin tablets to prove genuine

A vintage advertisement warns buyers to verify the Bayer Cross on every aspirin package and tablet to ensure authenticity. It touts Bayer as a world famous, physician prescribed aspirin trusted for decades against colds aches and pains, with proper directions on every package.

Sayer Bayer

Salesman Drowned in Des Moines Harbor Incident

The body of Lee Jr. Kinnesr, a salesman from Des Moines, an insurance salesman by trade, was found floating in the local harbor in Dubuque Indiana on an April day.

Dubuque Lee Jr. Kinnesr Des Moines

Market Prices for Grains Livestock and Hogs Report

Prices listed for hard spring and soft winter wheats, timothy hay, alfalfa, and prairie grasses. Cattle, hogs, and sheep quotes show steer and heifer ranges, calves, cows, bulls, and stockers with receipts and earnings context.

Sity Ward Timothy Hay Timothy Bay Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska South Dakota Jotec Baffala

Diamond Dyes Advertisement Warning and Uses

An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes showing women how to dye sweaters skirts and a child's coat at home. It claims simple instructions for dyeing all fabrics from wool and silk to linen and cotton with guaranteed no spots fade or streaks, urging buyers to tell their druggist the fabric type.

Day Really to Blame in Martimer Menpes Story

The revived Whistler anecdotes recount Menpes describing the master's only shout. He recalls aiming carefully and shooting his host’s retriever, noting it was a dog without artistic habitat and had priced itself badly in relation to the Manesenpe.

Martimer Menpes

En Passant And The Big Bum Tale

A comic vignette recounts a shrimp describing a near altercation with a “big bum” on the corner and a stammering threat overheard by a bystander. Another tale notes an absent minded friend failing patience with a car, horns, town traffic, and a taxicab stand misadventure.

Artisans In Lafayette Build Italian Style Office

A brochure from the Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paper Hangers describes a new four story Italian style office building in Lafayette Indiana. It touts decorative arts oriented color effects and the artistic use of modern materials as evidence of the era's talent.

Lafayette Ind Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers Hag

Didn't Suit Her Betty and Grandma Day Dialogue

A fragmentary piece shows Betty spending a day with grandma and contending with mood shifts. Dialogues hint at uncertain affection and questions about kissing while a playful, old fashioned tone weaves through a clipped scene. The passage references lines about boys and money, suggesting a chatter-filled vignette.

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