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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1921
Page
8
A collage of local notes and advertisements: farm job seekers and trades like Brook Coliseum events, Glenn Leopold selling Ford cars, Hess Drug Co clearance on shoes, and various visitors and local happenings. People named include Robert Dillman, Albert Ohmian, Miss Mildre Shills, Miss Elizabeth Lowe, J E Stonehill, and Ben Barger, with mentions of Chicago trips, tractor factory work, and a spring wallpaper sale.
A long report details a messenger sent from Indiana to deliver the electoral vote to Washington. An error caused a late arrival and a $1000 fine, later to be remitted by Senate action. Other states faced similar delays but will have fines waived. The piece also notes social visits and local theater ads.
A fragmentary notice outlines a dispute over legislative district boundaries linking Newton and Lake counties with demands for one more senator and representative for Lake. It notes mutual interests with Jasper and Randall counties while criticizing current alignment and urging participation in upcoming local matters. Also includes a public sale advertisement listing livestock, equipment, and household goods for sale from a farm, with sale details, terms, and auctioneers.
A Brook Library notice promotes joining the National Reading Circle through the Am library offering reading courses prepared by the Federal Bureau of Education, listing subjects such as American Literature and Parents courses. It mentions Indiana University collaboration, 39 participants in the Brook Library program, and invites readers to visit or call for information within six weeks. Also included is a public sale notice for Thomas Tozen with detailed livestock and implements, terms, and auctioneer details for February 10, 1921 near Mt. Ayr.
A vintage advertisement lists ladies underwear with prices including vests and pants at 2.00, single garments at 2.50 for union suits, and another item at 1.85 for a size 7 set.
A garbled inventory lists various dry goods and fabrics with prices. Entries include cotton calico, yardage for light calicos, 36 inch fabrics, yarns, men’s overalls and coats, and a few bundled prices. The passage reads as a buyer’s or vendor’s price column with multiple OCR errors.
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