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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1920
Page
7
The text describes bamboo sprouting quickly with shoots rising to twenty inches then reaching 60 to 70 feet in under three weeks, including a Louisiana Abbeville example of a 70 foot crown. It mentions an edible bamboo used by Orientals for young shoots and notes a burial towered at 70 feet in 18 days.
A compact tip on preparing wooden window boxes by whitewashing the interior before adding soil. The method aims to deter insects and prevent rot, preserving boxes for longer use.
President elect Harding plans a November 18 departure from New Orleans aboard a United Fruit steamer to the Canal Zone with a Norfolk stop for a Bedford address and Elks engagement. Return to New York is slated for late November, with special arrangements for 35 companions and a Norfolk layover.
In France criminals are forced to speak and sing into phonographs before discharge from prison so that their voices can be identified in the future if needed. The practice aims to provide a voice record for recognition in case of reoffending or other legal actions.
Agnes Carey writes in Century Magazine that Napoleon II genuinely admired the humble and loved hard work and kindness. Eugenie, the last emperor’s wife, cites his belief in benefitting all mankind, with Napoleon seen as a dreamer focused on bettering the lot of his people and magnetism with workers.
A scrambled dialogue shows a dealer and a stranger negotiating coffee quality and discounts in a brisk exchange. The text then shifts to a comic aside about Archie and Mies Goldraz, with a remark on flattery and a proverb about saving money through the hole in one's pocket and plate passing during offerings.
Lieut Fischer and eight Austrian comrades arrived in Copenhagen reporting mass deaths among Siberian prisoners from starvation, tuberculosis, and typhoid. They cited a camp of 5,000 with 2,000 dead in six months and escalating suffering as conditions worsen daily. They noted prior bread was nearly uneatable and now prisoners must forage for scarce food.
Washington reports President Wilson has begun work on his annual message to Congress scheduled for the opening of the next session in December. Officials say no specifics on recommendations are ready, but a push for Reconstruction measures is likely. In other dispatches, French delegate lands in New York for the Mayflower council centenary events. Municipal elections in Milan Naples Bari and other cities see constitutionalists win.
A doctor from a major life insurer cites kidney disease as a common, overlooked cause of insurance refusals. The ad urges testing with ten cents for a simple home check and promotes Cole's Carbonaire for skin ailments with quick relief and healing.
An unnamed teacher quizzes a quiet boy on Bible knowledge. The pupil answers the end of his life yields “Dead.” The dialogue hints at survival of the fittest. A coconut shell is noted as making superior charcoal.
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