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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1922
Page
7
A fragmentary item notes Luther Burbank's thornless blackberry quarrel with nature and imagines future defenses beyond thorns. It also recalls a wartime souvenir episode in Lincoln Park, with a lost belt pouch and a photo of a girl and a motherly pair on a bench, as described in the Chicago Journal.
The Youngstown Telegram recounts two girls on their first country night hearing a frog chorus. A high peeper voice prompts guesses of a bird while deeper croaks resemble a cow or automobile. The piece ends with a reflective line about boldness and fate.
Fire originating in the banquet hall of the New Willard hotel in Washington caused property loss estimated at 250 dollars. The report covers Senate finance committee delays, appropriations, labor and tariff debates, river flood, industry inquiries, and multiple national events in a sweeping weekly update.
An American Legion Weekly tale recalls a Quaker soldier who, despite religious scruples, joined the war. He crawled through No Man's Land and, spotting a German adversary, hailed him with Old World friendship before firing. The anecdote highlights unlikely courage and duty.
A fragmented column notes the famous remedy GASTORTA with caution and mocks a Pennsylvania widower's second marriage. The clergyman's service is interrupted by the groom mispronouncing phrases and apologizing for old marriage habits, blending humor with public opinion on speech and victory.
The Kansas City Star reports a revival on Bumpus Ridge where a sister admitted plans to elope with a brother causing hushed gossip and a husband to confront the supposed lover. Men left after neighbors urged people to reveal all they knew, though some urged restraint. Religion is fine but should stay private, the speaker said.
A fragment from the Doston Transcript shows Henry and Perk in a dialogue about instrumental play. Perk laments being the second fiddle at home while the other person questions whether he can play any instrument, highlighting domestic tensions and musical ambitions.
Mary Birdella and aga Ove visited their grandmother mena Mary Birdella sang to a doll and manina joined in Har ret June remarked in a gentle voice Ai tanita your record's scratched noted as a playful family moment with a scratched record comment.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness rough skin with directions to bathe with Cuticura Soap rinse dry and dust Cuticura Talcum for a neat fragrance. Price listed as 25 cents each.
Tunt reports Zeke Yawkey and a posse are chasing robbers from a Tomlinville bank. Gap Johnson of Bumpus Lidge declines, saying he is unwell and cannot accompany them. Gabe Gosnell plans to marry this afternoon and will not join.
A Louisville Courier-Journal report notes a man bound for trouble with a flawed outlook on life. The piece hints at a settled matter involving a brother and a mistaken contempt for simple living as the man heads toward jail.
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