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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
3
Major international and domestic items note President Wilson's criticisms of the Chicago platform, the recall of Gulwig C.K Martens, wartime strength figures, and a new victory medal for WWI service. Also covered are water power legislation, troop transport, anti profiteering drives, and political campaigning plans alongside various tragedies and legal actions.
Six persons died and several were injured when Balmoral Apartments burned down at midnight in a fashionable Vancouver district. The blaze routed the building and caused extensive damage with firefighting water flooding the entire floor and stopping six elevators.
Chicago detectives arrest two alleged rioters after the East Thirty fourth Street shootout that killed Navy Quartermaster Robert L. Rose and cigar clerk Josep Hoyt. The incident is linked to Joseph Ferno, called "the Great Abyssinian," and G C Redding described as an Abyssinian organizer who fired on Joseph J. Neeman.
The navy department announced a special service squadron of cruisers and gun boats to be based in the Canal Zone and held available for duty in Mexico Central America and adjacent ports. Planning calls for organization about October 1.
Chicago markets open high then drift and close mixed with rye soybeans and flour values noted. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts show varied price ranges across grades and weights reflecting demand and seasonality.
A deputy sheriff and a garage proprietor mingle with swagger in a small town scene. The boss, Whitti 167, is rumored to be away while the deputy leads the display of authority, a moment that mixes pride and pomp in a local shop setting. An unrelated skin ad distracts from the tale.
A collage of observations on Booth Tarkington commenting on German aggression in Berlin, Henry Labouchere’s fearless wit and his nephew's candle flame moment, plus a child Ruth at a gas station remarking on an automobile’s stomach. The pieces offer a period voice with quick, vignette style.
Fragmentary notice notes language quirks with regular and irregular verb forms and defective use. Mentions training the temper to improve speech and behavior.
Hunts Salve also known as Hunts Cure has marketed with an absolute money back guarantee for over thirty years. It targets eczema itching and other skin diseases and is noted as specially compounded for these conditions. Dil Jones asks for sleep advice and a digest of doctors' tips on sleeping positions.
Dialogue hints at a party scandal with talk of affectionate acts among attendees. Grandma defends youths as merely indulging playful displays while noting rumors spread by a boy named Jimmy.
A brief note observes a pattern where punctuality coincides with a recurring odd phrase, suggesting a playful or puzzling link between being on time and the word Inte appearing in another color. The fragment hints at a recurring quirk or joke among speakers.
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