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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1921
Page
4
A jumble of anecdotes and quips spans daylight saving notions, a joke about hell and business, a Cambridge undergraduate hiding his sister from a visiting elder, and a comic aside on umbrellas and courting myths.
Teachers urged to report skin diseases to the county health nurse Miss Carpenter. Rural schools may offer a half hour noon period this winter if three fourths of patrons agree. Semi annual rural pupil exams set for January 16-17 1922. Goodland High runs a Bible study class with 14 members led by Rev Voris B Servies. Civics teaching emphasized with courthouse and council meetings visits. Newton county schools bought 481 Young People's Reading Circle books last year.
Closeout sale of brand new pianos with bargains on Puritan Upright, Ruby Grand Upright, Vollmer and Gold Medal Player models. Prices cut from 145 to 395, 885 to 115, 850 to 533, 760 to 505 with easy terms and 10 percent down. Cash guarantee allows trade toward newer piano from stock, with full credit for current instrument. Write Cable Piano Factories South Wadash Ave Chicago Ill for details.
Brook defeats Oxford 42 to 6 in a write-up from the Oxford paper. Morocco and Rensselaer games loom with a Sunday tie rematch at Morocco. Goodland high lost to Walcott 32 to 9, and Brook A As meet Oxford while Brook Methodist eyes Goodland next Tuesday.
Willie Hoppe, defeated by Young Jake Schafer for the world billiard title, challenges Schafer to a rematch and posts a $250 guarantee. Schafer need not defend until March 14, 1922, with plans for exhibitions until then. Hoppe hints at a 3000 point contest next meet.
The Monon Independent Team, one of the fastest squads in this part of the state, will meet Brook here next Thursday night, December 8th. Both teams prepare for a swift showdown on the local court.
The regular monthly business meeting will be held next Tuesday at 7 00 p m. All members are asked to attend by order of the president.
Boswell Commercials basketball team opened its season with a 21 to 15 victory over Brook A A. Hawkins led Boswell with three field goals and a free throw, while Long starred for Brook with three field goals. The crowds praised the team’s early effort and predicted fixes in coming week.
Cordial invitation to dances and skating events at Nu Joy Kentland Indiana. Weekly Old Time and Modern dances feature the Community Four and Lawson Five with admittance around 1.00 for dances and 25 cents for spectators. Skating nights include 25 cent admission and 10 cent spectator fee. Also notes a basketball game Monat Independents vs Brook A As on Thursday Dec 8.
A prospective buyer enters the garage and asks for a first class secondhand car. The proprietor smiles and replies that he would like the same, signaling a humorous exchange over used cars.
A fragment notes a three year old, Mad, and Milworth as Afterneen guests. It mentions a pause in play and a moment where Edward asks Milworth to repeat her name amid a bustling Reporter Office scene.
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