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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
2
Canada swept twenty of twenty-five prizes at the International Live Stock Show in Chicago, led by champions in wheat, durum, and corn. The nation secured top titles in cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, and Yorkshire hogs, with grain fed by western Canada oats and barley. A separate ad section follows.
A description from Popular Science Monthly explains airmen use oxygen above twenty thousand feet. It notes a squid shaped storage in a vacuum tank with an evaporation control mechanism. Evaporation can be sped by electric heating or a heated copper or aluminum rod. liquid may vent to an evaporating chamber via tubes to the mask.
A book lover scans library shelves for manuscript fragments while his son helps. The child asks if every book has a talent and remarks on a squashed page. In a Wimbledon vignette an old spectator notes a player’s service error and net hit, scoring a humorous miscue.
Geneva December 14 report states the League adopted a plan for an international court with flexible compulsory arbitration. It allows members to opt into jurisdiction on treaties and imperial law questions, while preserving optional obligatory clauses and avoiding purely arbitration-only rules.
The Senate passed an agriculture committee resolution directing revival of the War Finance Corporation to aid farmers. The measure would extend liberal credit to farmers through Federal Reserve channels, with amendments shaping obligations and the program’s scope as debated by lawmakers.
Postmaster General Burleson reports the U S postal service ran a 1920s deficit of 17 270 482 for the year 7220 with outlays 454 022 009 and receipts 437 150 212 He blames congress for the deficit citing a 32 202 0 war bonus paid to postal employees and warns of a future 36 million shortfall unless savings are made The report notes progress under his administration including air mail expansion higher salaries and improved working conditions He also warns of the growing influence of postal unions and urges steps to counter outside organization pressure.
The Bague Dec. 14 dutch and serbian diplomatic relations have been broken. Dolland has recalled her minister from Thelgrade and dismissed the Serbian charge d affaires at The Tingue. The Dutch foreign office calls this due to a long series of insults to the Dutch government. No other developments are expected.
Hearings opened here as the Interstate Commerce Commission probes refusals by seven states to raise intrastate freight and passenger rates to align with interstate levels. The states named are Ohio Illinois Indiana Michigan Nebraska Utah and Florida.
Abraham Kittle, claimed oldest Afasenic Mason member in the United States, died at his home in Detroit. He was 114 years old and joined the order in 1827 at Waterford, New York.
Wage reductions announced across Lawrence New Bedford Lowell Lonsdale Biddeford and York plants affect about 64 000 textile operatives. The reductions range up to 22 1 2 percent and take effect December 20 or next Monday, with no single company named in full.
President-elect Harding seeks advice on the world court under the Versailles covenant from Emily Toot former secretary of state and conference conferee with European leaders. The meeting centers on using the league machinery to craft a peace concert acceptable to the United States. Dr John Wesley TN of New York also met to discuss the league and other topics.
The 11,000 ton coal carrier W. 13 Crawford owned by the Hanna Interests of Cleveland ran aground in a fog off Kenwood boulevard about three miles north of the harbor entrance. It began leaking after the collision and with a crew of 82, no tugs reached the vessel.
Washington reports final 1914 cotton production at 12 997 000 bales, the largest since 1914, excluding interiors. American relief efforts in Armenia are expelling many orphans as relief commissions depart Armenia amid severe conditions.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a gentle vegetable remedy for kidneys liver and bladder. It claims quick relief and steady benefits, encouraging testing with a dime offer for a sample bottle and urging mention of the paper.
An old advertisement touts Halls Catarrh Medicine claiming it cures catarrh and deafness by internal use and blood action. It also promotes Cuticura Toilet Preparations soap ointment and talcum, and Fletcher’s Castoria for infants, highlighting long use and a mothers’ warning about authentic bottles.
The text quotes Misa Mary G. Rilbreth decrying young girls as flippant and indifferent to opinions of elders, blaming woman suffrage. It recalls a bathing beach scene where a young girl wore an unbecoming costume, her aunt admonishing, and the girl reply hints at a future daring attire. The dialogue highlights suffrage era tensions and social norms.
Workers on a tennis court at Max Kopp corset factory on Two Hundred Fiftysixth Street and Palisade Avenue in the Bronx found two skulls and bones likely from Indians. Bronx morgue official Robert Stepler said the bones probably belong to an aboriginal fishing and burial site, with two more skeletons found nearby on October 20.
The Alaska Capital notes that sage advice from Greeley finds new resonance in Alaska. It urges today’s youth to blend bravery with prudence, echoing Trinity College scholar Kilzor on daring during youth. The piece argues that Alaska already has the materials and ethics. the next generation must finish the pioneers’ work and complete the structure they began.
Tommy complains of losses while Jimmy admits profits failed with their work. The exchange reveals a bleak workplace where Tommy muses on unemployment and Jimmy concedes there was nothing else they could do. The men discuss the doomed effort and a string of mistakes.
A quirky exchange notes Mrs Passy’s dislike of fast driving after a motor trip. The reply jokes that her cart shot along at “lightning speed,” framing the scene in playful domestic humor typical of the period.
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