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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
2
A compact global roundup notes Russian-Polish tensions, Soviet plots, and U S trade data. It cites Russia's pullout from Poland, disarmament disputes, sugar imports and cotton exports, U S railway payments, and minor incidents from Europe to the Americas, including sports and political events with named places and figures.
The article portrays Canton as a city of stark contrasts from opulent markets and artisan craft to crowded boat-dwellers and poverty. It notes the wealth of shops in wood carving, silks, and ivory, and details unique local structures such as temples and guilds central to Cantonese commerce. It highlights public health efforts, street life, and the social role of guilds and merchants in shaping economic behavior.
A Milwaukee journal passage contrasts residents who improve and maintain property with those who neglect their surroundings. It argues that civic value comes from visible acts of regard for the street, neighbors, and public spaces, even when not financially rewarded.
A note from the Indianapolis News highlights the affinity many have with gardening from early curiosity to practical skill. It urges taking expert instruction to protect crops and achieve reliable results, citing planned sessions on pest defense and plant care.
A nostalgic reflection on small towns away from main travel routes, naming Morne as a model of local character. The piece lauds their moral rigidity and sweet unreasonableness, calling them seeds of American greatness as many notable figures return to their roots to find character shaped there.
The Thrift Magazine recommends whitewashing tree trunks to improve appearance and health. Whitewash smooths rough bark, removes dead scaly sections, and prolongs life. A recipe uses half a pound of sulfur, water, lime, and salt mixed to a putty-like consistency for painting trunks.
A survey of British papers shows Ai vertiser as the favorite designation with 300 titles. Times leads with 150 followed by News 140 Gazette 128 Chronicle 12 Herald 119 and Journal 104. Expresses Goardinny and Observéta exceed fifty each while Standards reach 48 and Dele prephs fall to 38 in London tit bite.
Omaha resident Dbis J O Eenquist cites twenty years of using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles and keeps a bottle at home for emergency. The ad claims widespread testimonials in newspapers and promises confidential, woman-to-woman replies from Lydia Pinkham Medicine Co. with a free reader service.
In hot weather appetite fades and people feel lifeless. Take one Entonie tablet before meals and one or two after to reduce acids poisons and gases. Entonie cools mouth and stomach and restores appetite, promising pep throughout the day. Buy a big box at your druggist for a trifling cost.
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