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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
7
City officials urge strict weed control on vacant lots to prevent seeding and spread into gardens. Experts advise pulling, cutting, or uprooting common weeds before they seed and burning dried debris to halt next season’s crop.
The Washington park board issued guidance on promptly disinfecting and treating tree wounds after removal or injury. Use creosote to disinfect, then coal tar to seal, or combine creosote and coal tar. Protect treated wood from moisture, recoat after cracking, and consider white lead paint or grafting wax for small wounds.
A Thrift Magazine excerpt extols the man who owns his home as a model citizen. It links self-respect, independence, and family security with home ownership, arguing ownership provides shelter, dignity, and lifelong protection.
A census of trees may begin to measure forest extent in the country and towns. Block-by-block listing by Boy Scouts and children under civic supervision could record area and variety. Memorial trees will add thousands. planters register new trees with the American Forestry Association and assist with census records.
A wartime era note praises Coke Otto Ohio locals for a t con game shaped effort under Red Cross guidance. The passage claims the town’s image was improved, community spirit awakened, and youth leaders launched a movement toward better health and renewed civic life.
Visitors tour Arnheim famed as Holland’s chief city in Guelderland near the German border. The estates along the Rhine feature fairyland gardens, lakes, bridges, and marble terraces with hidden water jets. The party dined at De Pauw Inn then explored beech avenues and historical vistas before continuing from Los Angeles Times recollections.
Ted dislikes Sunday school and endures a long missionary lesson. The teacher urges giving to Africa to convert heathens. Ted bluntly reveals his wish to be a heathen, preferring to skip the lesson and go to the towpath.
Irving in Cleveland recounted a tale about a Black soldier returning from France. The voyage proved harsh as the lad suffered injuries and illness, leaving him tired and discouraged. He emphasized through dialect that this would be his last World War era effort.
In a nostalgic tale Allie Dan a rag doll hears of her aunt Great Aunt Mary’s birthday. A long make believe name is revealed and a heartfelt letter from Great Aunt Mary arrives, prompting joy and fond wishes from Allie and friends Nancy and Nick.
A fragmented Variety scene notes a flirtatious exchange about engagement rings and a claim that Jack designs two girls’ rings identically, hinting at fashion and social intrigue.
An account describes Capt H E Osann planning and leading a covert leaflet raid on the Metz front. He used Alsace Lorraine messages to entice German soldiers, then a night patrol radioed that a “ghost” was calling soldiers by name. The tactic left German troops shaken and led to prisoners with the leaflets.
The Coblenz camp building once served 7000 men daily as a cafeteria and later a night lunch and ice cream slide. A heavy November snowstorm buckled the roof and distorted the floor, leading to its conversion into a skating rink and athletic use before demolition.
A Topeka State Journal synopsis notes sweet potatoes may replace storage losses once cured. new curing methods and storage-focused plants in the South promise better, sweeter varieties. The article also covers a Kansas divorce case where incompatibility and a Holy Roller spouse are cited, detailing a 3 AM Revelation study incident.
A buyer accuses the seller of stock being watered down while the agent responds with a dismissive remark about blotters. The fragment hints at a deceptive sale and a cautionary exchange in a marketplace setting.
The Browns' calm evening is shattered by eerie noises heard from the next house. The daughter reports it is not Mrs. Wood's gramophone but the Murphys opening a tin of corned beef. The article also notes salvage ship equipment and that England has over 90,000 trained nurses.
A humorous old tale follows a talkative schoolteacher and a surgeon. After an operation the patient’s chatter continues, prompting the doctor to quip that she will endure quiet only to keep her quiet. The piece shifts to jokes about secrecy and baboons, noting Africa’s rarity of baboons and a jab at crop yields in form.
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