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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1920
Page
4
For the protection of birds and harmless animals all parsons are notified against hunting trespassing or disturbing on lands owned or controlled by the undersigned without the permission of the owner. Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Newton Co advertises as offering cheapest and best insurance to be had.
Brook defeats New Richmond 19 to 18 in a tightly contested home game. Park led Brook with 7 points, Lyons 6, Ekstrom 2, while Campbell led New Richmond with 7. First half ended 14-11, Brook held on in a close finish as New Richmond trailed throughout.
A church announces a week long series of evening meetings through December 12 led by Rev W L Hargrave from Morocco and local pastors. Morning and evening services include 10:20 and 7 pm, with gospel team visiting, Ladies Aid meeting, Social Service gathering, and a ballot election for delegates to the General Conference to be explained by tellers at services.
The passage recalls a light plant log where operators discuss pay history and the old wages of electricians. Mr Atwater and Mr Johnson are mentioned with casual musing on future meetings while joking about marriage. The tone mixes nostalgia with a hint of local interest in the plant and its workers.
Mrs. and Mrs. John Weiss Sr. spending the winter at Biloxi Mississippi. Mrs Bernard Jones and children left Wednesday to visit relatives in Bosutell over Thanksgiving. Robert and Forrest Allis left for Peoria Illinois Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving. Brook School faculty members left Wednesday for their respective Thanksgiving trips: Miss Elis to Attica Mississippi Ellsworth to Summitville Mississippi McCoril to Warren Miss Davis to Crawfordsville and Miss Vail to Brazil.
Discovery near the Mole man Iron mine at Tacomite Mississippi source area reveals a well preserved trunk and branches of a prehistoric tree. The find is reported as an exceptional fossil specimen in this mining region.
A spider spun a web near a telephone pole, wind wrapped it around wires, making the line damp and causing short circuits. Neighboring spiders followed, forcing the phone company to send a man to clear webs every few days.
E. E. Hess Drug Co promotes a week long sale on instruments including Victrolas. The message urges savings and urges readers to attend the sale to secure a cherished gift during the holiday period.
A note on cicadas explains the male produces the shrill cry while the female remains quiet. The Greek poet Xenarchus is quoted with a playful remark about voiceless wives, highlighting the insects as social curiosities.
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