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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
8
Local notes recount fresh potato prices at Bossing and Merchant, visits by Geo R Miller to Goodland, and Easter offerings of cucumbers lettuce and perfumes. Residents such as Walter Rich James Montgomery and Claude Fix visit kin and shopkeepers advertise seed potatoes and Monarch canning, with weather turning cool after a heavy rain.
We thank all who assisted us during our daughter’s illness and after her death. Mr and Mrs Jesse Fred. A stray ad mentions Golurite straw bat dye touted as the original first on the market with Hess Drug Co and Security Food for calves and pigs at the Feed Mill.
Ewart Merica won first place in the Jasper County district high school debate held at the city high school. Six counties were represented including Benton and Jasper with contestants Helen McMillan Florence Catherwood Jake Harold Autgen and Buford Thomas. Results placed Merica first overall by judges’ scoring. The district winners advance to the state contest at Bloomington on Friday April 21. Religious Book Week promotes religious literature with a special library collection featuring works by Fosdick Babson Ward Edwards and others to encourage moral and spiritual growth.
The reader is presented with a fragmented quotation about men fearing to be natural and the dread balance taken for ordinary. The source text appears garbled and lacks clear context or complete attribution beyond a partial citation to Jeffrey in Phone News.
William Henry Schaeffer, born June 21, 1854 in York County Pennsylvania, died April 4, 1922 at his Brook Indiana home aged 67. He lived in Jefferson County Pennsylvania and Kentland Indiana before moving to Brook, where he retired. Survived by his wife, two children Clinton Schaeffer of Brook and Mrs. Thomas Dockson of Culver, Indiana, plus five brothers and three sisters. Funeral services at United Brethren Church of Brook on April 7 conducted by Rev. Robinson, with burial at Fairlawn Cemetery in Keatlayd.
A small town note expresses gratitude for kindness and support during illness and after the death of a husband and father, naming families and local businesses that will reopen Monday April 10. It mentions Mrs Hawkins’s critical health, returns of Albert Collier and William Park from Chicago, LaVerne Wilson’s trip to Toledo, and Mrs Weston and daughter’s travel to Indianapolis for a week with friends before moving to a horsekeeping area near Broad Ripple.
A terse quotation stresses caution with wealth and speech. It warns against reckless ventures, urging patience and preparation before pursuing financial risk. The piece reflects cautious sentiment on earnings and action, pairing proverbial sayings with editorial tone.
The article lists Republican and Democratic candidates across offices for a May 2 primary, naming many individuals for United States Senate Congress state senate joint representatives sheriff treasurer recorder assessor and local posts in Jefferson and surrounding townships, with numerous party labels and districts. It presents a broad roster of names from Valparaiso Gary Hammond and nearby towns, reflecting a dense political slate.
Friday notes report Rupert Hughes at Temple Theatre and visitors from Chicago. Mrs. John Lyons and others plan Gary trips. a pneumonia case involves Drs Gotlieb and Glick. Promotion urges an April sale with money back on a lucky day and wall paper and paint from Hees Drug Co.
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