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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1920
Page
3
Natural Science Note recounts Fercigal on a Sunday ride noting a peach tree in blossom, a honey locust with many thorns, and a gigantic trunk lacking its top. He exclaims to his mother about the tree with no head on its neck, a curious botanical marvel observed during the outing.
A Shawnee Register critique notes a local young man pawned his watch to raise money for a bath, claiming the town has a unique honor no other place on earth can boast. The remark underscores civic pride and the quirky origins of public baths.
An advertisement claims Freezone temporarily relieves corn pain with a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. It promises removal of hard corns soft corns and corns between toes or calluses without soreness or irritation.
London Telegraph correspondents note the Gold Coast administration is autonomous with its own courts and police. Chiefs and headmen spearhead land disputes, enabling protracted trials that enrich native and European lawyers with high fees, bankrupting some leaders.
A West Side workman suffered a severe facial cut at an Indianapolis factory but returned with his wife claiming disbelief from her that he had been drinking. The doctor had given him a large horned-in-bond draught, then dressed the wound, leaving the man to explain his condition.
A promotional note extols Bayer Aspirin as genuine and safe for millions over twenty years. It stresses the Bayer package with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Small tins of 12 tablets are cheap with larger packages sold by druggists.
A mother recalls Frances who, in her teens, uses lemon pie as an excuse to avoid calls from a suitor named Joe. The one sided phone chat leads to the boastful line its just another case of lemon pie. The piece also notes fashion quirks from a Toledo Blade item about a girl in a forgette blouse and veil.
The Latires Aid announces a fool sale to be held on Tuesday as reported by the Boston Transcript. The item list and exact starting time are not fully clear in the fragment but the event is described as a public sale hosted by the group.
A weary typist in Halehearty seeks solitude among the hills as she asks a staunch local about the death rate. The old relic answers with a paradoxical boast of a “wonderful steady” life, noting “one death to each person” in the strange town.
A Kansas City Star snippet blends local humor with political jabs as neighbors discuss Gabe Gawkey’s divorce and a sharp quip about a candidate. Gap Johnson calls a woman heartless for her stance while Senator Sorghum chides the idea of a dark horse candidate, humorously noting the term hobby horse.
Sir Fortesque Flannery and Sir John Fisher argue a multiatrial warship combining surface craft airship and submarine is not a future impossibility. They say past war experiences prove it would challenge surface ships against air and submarine threats and could force navies to scrap fleets.
A brief, humorous dialogue from The Spell of Melody features the Idealist and Farmer Corntussel debating singing at work. The exchange questions vanity in song and the social manner of self-promotion.
A summary of world religious demographics totals Christians at 504.51 million and non Christian adherents over 1.08 billion, combined world population about 1.05 billion. The piece notes wartime praise for support elements like mules and tools, and includes garbled vignettes about barbers and race stereotypes, reflecting era bias.
Edward visits Betty as his mother goes to the club. They tire of toys and each other and Bets asks Edward to pretend they are having a good time. The moment captures strained play and quiet fatigue in their exchange.
A cryptic line asks if removing the letter A is possible within the alphabet. The phrase touches on wordplay and wartime diction, calling attention to letters, headings, and life as a scrap of information in a six part word wars format.
Four moose from Wyoming are to travel by sled over 100 miles and more than 1000 miles to found a herd in South Dakota's 63000 acre Black Hills state game park. They will be captured in the Tackoon Tole country south of Yellowstone and moved via rail to South Dakota Inn stock car.
Miss Mildred Johnson, a student at Oregon Agricultural College, is the first recorded woman to apply for the civil service examination for the position of grazing assistant in the United States forest service. The job requires practical experience in handling stock on the range.
A quoted exchange reveals a constituent pressing about money in campaign handling. Senator Sorghum retorts that the misconduct went beyond simple impropriety, accusing the manager of wastage and misuse of funds.
A quip noting the Optimist believes all good things come to those who wait, while the Pessimist argues they arrive all at once. The exchange captures contrasting attitudes on timing and fortune in everyday life.
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