Brook Wallops Donovan in errorless 19 to 1 baseball romp
Brook posts its fourteenth win of the season by tearing Donovan Illinois 19 to 1. Wee Oscar pitched well with solid support from a stout Brook defense led by Shorty Staton. R. Murfitt James Staton Conn Boner Cory and Wm Murfitt contributed multiple runs as Brook jumped to a six run lead in the first and kept scoring through the seventh. Umpires Myers Crozier scorers Badger and astral ball players note Brook’s strong pitching and field play despite a prior 4-0 loss to Freeland Park. Next Sunday Brook faces Mt Ayr. Sept 4 Brook meets Donovan in Donovan MI.
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Brook
Donovan
Illinois
Shorty Staton
Oscar Atemup
Fy Larson
Miller
Tocals
R. Murfitt
James
Staton
Conn
Boner
Cory
Wm. Murfitt
Walt Murfit
Carroll
Myers and
Crozier
Badger
Freeland Park
Murfitt
Shorty
Bill Murfitt
Jake Staton
Ross Murfitt
Murfitts
Freeland
Minok
Torehe Pan
Free-lan
Jonah
Jake
Parkers
Bonner
Bill
Walter Marsh
Freelanders
Firat
Bil Murftt
Dan Yer
Jake Staton Auré
JR. Chase
Sheets
Young
Lafayette Reds
Freeland Park Hosts a Tight Baseball Tilt
Freeland Park’s hitters clash with Brook in a high tempo game as Cory and Murfitt lead Freel and Brook with key singles. Jake Staton shines for Brook scoring and being hit by pitch while Parker defense clamps down late. Final innings rally falls short as Brook falters against Parkers.
Not a Line O' Type or Two: A Humorous Snippet Page
A shaggy humor page offers quips and jokes about fate and fads, featuring old-time banter and comic verse. It includes light wordplay about babies, a hashish fantasy, and a parade of punchlines. Light verse and Bits of Boneyard verses close with wry observations on manners and modernity.
Red Cross clothing drive for Europe noted in LaPorte
Aug 23 notice from LaPorte invites donations of clothing and materials for all ages to aid European suffering. Items to be left on front porches next Monday and collected Monday afternoon. Country residents urged to send donations to the Red Cross Room. Also reports the death of O F Hoover’s father, longtime Western Union manager, at Fort Wayne hospital after 22 days of insomnia.
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Europe
Red Cross Room
Laporte
Ind
S. V Hoover
O. F. Hoover
Western Union Telegraph Office
Fort Wayne Hospital
Wage Cut On State Roads Announced By Highway Commissioner
Indianapolis August 23 State road construction pay scales were cut to reduce costs. Teamsters with teams now earn 45 cents per hour, laborers 20 to 25 cents depending on performance. A team with a daily earnings around 4.50 dollars. The policy aims to trim war time levels as costs decline. Prohibition and unrelated commentary follow in the article.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lawrence Lyons
State Highway Commission
Lyons
Gossiping with no priming just spills the truth
A brief note reflects on how a gossiper starts and sustains chatter without needing external prompts. It contrasts with a pump that must be primed, emphasizing natural flow of rumors and talk in everyday life.
Brook budget details raise taxes for 1921-22
Taxpayers in Brook Newton County face a September 6 1921 vote at the regular meeting place on a multi fund budget. General Fund Street Bond Lighting Water and Library lines show expenditures revenues and levies with hearings and appeals after levies are set.
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Brook
Newton County
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G. Staten
Walt Mofitt
R. Chase
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Bisesy
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Goochand
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Renspelaer
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Donovan, MI
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Aine
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Mike
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Wilbur
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Bonaparte
Joseph Capen
Simeon
Seth
Oswald Grimm
Mr. Beans
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Eve
Columbus
Holland
America
Florence
KARR
Yocksitivn
Trus
India
Tees. Jana
General Fund
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Gling
State Board
W. R. Woolley
J ON. Montgomery
Geneva
Library Board of
Iroquois Township
State Board OF Accounts
Township
Iroquois
Public Library Board of Brook
F. F. Hess
Anna Reed
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