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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1925
Page
5
Stockholm uses an industrial by product once wasted to dustproof streets. After tests authorities found that sprinkling roadways with this by product eliminates dust and improves cleanliness in the city.
A Stockholm suburb experiment coats macadam or unpaved streets with a lye based wood pulp solvent that dries to a brown durable film. The sticky phase passes as evaporation leaves a hard smooth surface rivaling asphalt, with the odor dissipating quickly.
Dr. Amos W Butler of Indianapolis outlines a shift toward individualized treatment in courts and prisons. He traces progress from Penn’s humane methods to mass reform and cites eight divisions from juvenile and female facilities to probation, examinations, and uniform records. A separate note covers a mushroom plant converted from an old brewery, with Louisville as the largest year-round operation shipping 300,000 pounds this year.
The Anti-Saloon League of America will open its Chicago convention the day after the November election. F. Scott McBride says the gathering will shape the league’s future program. The Chicago Church Federation invites the event, with sermons in multiple states and Bishop Thomas Nicholson presiding.
Louisville news reports stone arched vaults once used for beer storage now house the country’s largest mushroom plantation. The transition from froth to table delicacy marks a notable agricultural shift in a former brewing site.
Oxford researchers debate who first invented the telescope with candidates Roger Bacon and Leonard Digges. They cite Bacon’s 13th century observations and Digges mid 16th century work, noting Digges’ son Thomas later claimed the father’s invention and demonstrated glasses reading distant letters.
Berlin report: Prof. August Bier, famed for operations on President Ebert and Hugo Stinnes, advocates homeopathy and cites personal success. At a Medical Society meeting he faced sharp criticism with charges of unethical promotion and detractors who call homeopathy a mere system. Bier says ongoing experiments will settle the dispute.
District Court of Union County Iowa appoints D Davenport as Administrator for the estate of P C Winter deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the Clerk within legal time. debtors should pay promptly. Dated Creston Iowa August 4 1925. Pub dates August 4 11 18.
Los Angeles reports Dr. Willis R. Whitney of General Electric told the American Chemical Society that three more elements may be discovered. He described matter as electronic and celestial, mostly space, with atoms built from positive and negative electrons, illustrating with water molecules and hydrogen atom magnitudes.
Mrs. F. Jones of Shannon City spent Monday here shopping and visiting with friends.
Two testimonials describe relief from nervousness and weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Blood Medicine, Liver Pills, and Sanitive Wash. Mrs Cornell of Cincinnati reports improved sleep, reduced crying spells, restored appetite, and renewed ability to work. Dora Hout of Philadelphia says her weakness and run down state improved and she will answer letters about the medicines. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Hollywood outlines a system that selects film pilots to fit fourteen dramatic points. Director Irving Cummings says this method should reduce failures and boost audience appeal by emphasizing ambition conflict devotion love mother love sacrifice and other core elements.
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