05 Jan 1925
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Valley Daily Times
Location
Vinton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1925
Page
1
Vinton Iowa publication details issued by H G Brush set subscription prices for Benton and adjoining counties four dollars a year outside the area and six dollars for Canada with notices of post office mailing and daily except Sundays.
The Times notes a Carrier Boys contest with nine city carriers, eighty in the running though one member is barred. The piece touts developing human potential as a hobby, contrasting it with livestock and grains, and argues square pegs in round holes impede industrial progress.
Fragmentary text discusses months days and days of the week noting 13 months to the year and 8 percent happiness tied to Saturdays and Sundays. Mentions specific dates and the coincidence of certain dates falling on the same weekday.
A dated cross word hints list with horizontal and vertical clues spanning from 1 to 77 and beyond. It cites names like Maj. Gen. Frank Meltnryre and Arthur Fletcher born on anniversaries with scattered notes on two continents.
The newly elected Reich meets for its first session while the U S Supreme Court reconvenes after a holiday. Nellie Ross is inaugurated Wyoming’s governor. Creorge Dern edges the Democratic ticket in Utah. Regular biennial state legislatures begin in Ohio Tennessee California Pennsylvania Montana. University figures meet at Chicago on religious student work. Pensacola faces trials for peonage laws violations. American Road Builders’ Association opens in Chicago. Coolidge Agricultural Commission to propose liberal long term cattle subsidies in Washington. Thirteenth National Drainage Congress convenes in Chicago. National Fertile Land Conference to follow in sessions over several days. Pennsylvania Railroad wage dispute and union talks surface in reporting.
A wide array of meetings and performances fills a bustling schedule. The Association of Swot ian Colleges opens in Chicago with a debate on the Pedi ment of Education. Across cities, racing and billiards championships, orchestra concerts, and university programs unfold, featuring notable figures and institutions such as South Georgia College and Dr Mary Broas Ween.
The article reports a scientist asserting heredity governs distinctive bodily features like ears and feet, noting prenatal development and parental influence. It challenges the idea of identical twins, citing observed differences and variability from birth through growth, with remarks from researchers including Dr Schultz.
The Times outlines a cooperative development program for Vinton to reach a 7500 population, urging every resident to contribute. It stresses rural prosperity through dairying and purebred livestock, proposing Vinton as a hub for buyers of bred animals. It notes Cedar Valleys prospects and asks if any Chinese residents exist locally. Benham county seeks a state park.
Washington dispatch says a Republican National Committee table shows eight states failed to poll a majority of their qualified voters in the November election. Virginia and Wyoming reported low turnout, while Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Missouri North Dakota Nebraska Delaware Idaho Colorado New Mexico and California polled above or below threshold.
The item lists multiple deaths and career notes: Philip P Bradley longtime Delaware legislative figure linked to the Democratic Party. Charles M Worternmiannt Davenport attorney and Iowa Supreme Court judge born Frankfort Kentucky 1838. Benton J Hall former U S Commissioner of Patents and U S Representative from Iowa’s First District born Mount Vernon Ohio 1838.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.