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Newspaper
Brook Reporter
Location
Brook, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1920
Page
2
A letter from Girn Hie of 423 Washington Street reports long standing sciatica and rheumatism relief after using Doctor Pierce's Anuric Tablets. He describes prior attempts with other medicines and a return to work within a week of starting Anuric with continued pain relief regardless of weather.
London reports Premier Lloyd George and ministers discussing wage figures for coal miners and production amid a continuing coal strike. Bonar Law announced a push for an emergency bill granting government powers, as Labour Congress readies for Wednesday talks amid pending railway strike concerns.
Manitoba Nova Scotia Saskatchewan and Alberta voted to ban liquor import for household use. Winnipeg stayed wet by 6100 while rural areas offset it, with all four provinces going dry after January 1. Imports end and eight ounces may be shown on a doctor's prescription with 100 prescriptions per doctor per month.
The Commerce Department reports September showed exports exceed August by 28 million dollars while imports fell 150.6 million dollars from August. The downturn in imports and the rise in exports indicate a reversal in the earlier trend.
In Washington on October 26 Eamon De Valera, president of the provisional Irish republic, declared that the principles behind the deaths of Mayor MacSwiney and Fitzgerald were the same as in the American Declaration of Independence and Wilsons war aims. He said the inalienable right of men everywhere to choose their own path of life and obedience underpins the Irish cause.
The Supreme Court refused the petition of Harry McCartney a Chicago lawyer that it had original jurisdiction over his plea for an order directing Secretary to take action. The decision was filed on October 20.
Mrs. M Ancaner Danz of 143 North 25th Street Philadelphia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a severe head ache pain depression and inability to eat or sleep. She writes that after using the remedy she felt life return and urges others to try it, claiming it has relieved more female suffering than any other medicine.
Cork lord mayor Terence MacSwiney died at Brixton prison after a hunger strike of over 73 days. He was accompanied by Father Dominic and his brother John. Joseph Murphy, another hunger striker, died at Cork, as riots and unrest spread across Ireland with attacks in Sligo and clashes in Dublin and Belfast. Cork theaters closed and flags flew at half mast as Cork corporation planned the body’s return from Brixton.
Fire driven by a gasoline torch explosion in a garage swept the village of Powers in Menominee County, near Escanaba, causing damage estimated at upwards of 0,000. The blaze began October 26 and destroyed several structures, with emergency crews battling the flames through the night.
Louis Nail minister of Justice in St Clemencean’s cabinet and deputy for the chamber was struck by an automobile on the Rue de Castiglione and died moments later in Paris authorities reported.
A report from Y W C A Industrial secretary in Greenville notes many mill villages in South Carolina have few old maids as young women marry early. She attributes economic independence and continued work to the trend, noting 98 mills across 20 counties with a mill workforce of about 1.5 million residents and a weekly payroll near $1,000,000.
A rough tale features John D. Rockefeller and a New York reporter quip about wealth and character. In Richford a stingy man cuts a church supper, prompting a parson to use a two cent stamp and a penny saved is a penny earned refrain. A final joke centers on Willie receiving a note misread as from his mother.
A Birmingham Age Herald item quotes a near philosopher remark about a wife as a helpmeet. Mr Glpping agrees and recalls telling Mrs Glipping he washed the flower, but she did not take the hint, illustrating domestic frictions in a compact, humorous exchange.
A witty exchange notes a fellow’s reputation as a high flyer. The dialogue hints at an impressive altitude record and curiosity about the exact height achieved.
A wry quip on language and machinery contrasts a woman’s tongue with an engine, noting it lacks exhaust and implying sharp wit rather than mechanical power.
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