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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1925
Page
3
A deceased woman wills her brain to science to settle the claim that men are smarter than women. She proposes weighing and testing brains against dry measurements while acknowledging a preference for practical problem solving over abstract metrics. The column notes varied opinions on intelligence testing methods.
A Fairfield Daily News column weighs what proves intelligence beyond wealth and privilege. It praises applying eternal truths to daily problems and notes admiration for those with disabilities who achieve, while casting doubt on automatic fame for the well endowed. It references a postmortem brain study of a noted woman.
Des Moines reports that new construction starts in Iowa for July totaled 3,569,900 dollars, down 2 percent from June and 48 percent below July 1924. For the first seven months, state contracts total 32,263,100 dollars, about two percent lower than the previous year.
The piece details Vladivostok currency, the chervonets, pegged to rubles and yen, and explains the role of the Bank of Chosen and other foreign banks. It notes no Japanese-backed financing of Vladivostok shipments, and lists two Russian banks operating there the state bank and the Far Eastern Bank along with their roles in foreign trade.
The report notes a bank will establish a branch in Kobe and mentions planned additional branches in Tokyo and Hakodate as part of its expansion strategy.
Evanston August 18 Northwestern University offers its facilities to the International Association of Chiefs of Police for a summer police school. A special committee will review the proposal. The plan includes classrooms laboratories faculty and dormitories for 150 persons. Courses cover police methods criminology sociology and federal state and municipal law.
A Polish journalist Tadenza Gabrynowicz died recently and his own obituary was found among his belongings in the hospital. In the piece he wrote he asks readers to pray for him and defends his act as not seeking profit, declaring it the first and last time he acted as an exporter or profiteer.
Hagenbeck Wallace circus trains arrive at 6 30 a m to unload tents wagons and animals. By 8 30 the big top rises for the afternoon show starts 1 00 with a film and band. 6 00 evening performance. 11 00 night show. Parade at 10 30 downtown. Departure for St Joseph at midnight.
A record list from Geo A Ide Son Creston Iowa notes deeds filed in Union county including Dean A Miller to E T Dufur and M G Bacon July 27 1925 for North 21 feet of lots 18 19 20 and North 21 feet of East 5 feet of Lot 17 Block 2 Original Town of Lorimer Iowa. Sheriff of Union Co to Kenneth H Davenport August 11 1925 for a tract bounded starting NW corner of the SW ¼ of Section 19 Township 72 North Range 28 W 5th P M. Roy Eastman and Dora Eastman his wife to Dora H Eastman March 30 1925 for Lot 550 Original Town of Afton Iowa.
About 200 elderly Germans visited the Reichstag in Werlin to demand salvage of their savings wrecked by the mark inflation. They accused Nationalists of broken promises on revaluation in exchange for votes and disrupted the session, with protests spreading through the hall as authorities struggled to regain control.
Sir George Greenwood at a London meeting of the society for Premature Burial said he directed executors to stab him with a stiletto in the heart after death to ensure certainty. He questioned modern death certification methods and cited a cautionary tale of a renowned Englishman found alive after burial.
Earl Shipley a leading Hagenbeck-Wallace circus clown brings his troupe to town for Wednesday shows. The cheerful performer and his gang promise entertaining tricks and antics that delight audiences.
Public notice from Creston Iowa announces D Davenport as Administrator of the estate of P C Winter deceased. Claims must be filed with the Clerk of the District Court sworn and within legal time. creditors urged to pay promptly. Publication dates August 4 11 18 1925.
The article traces tennis origin from royal courts of Charles V to modern lawn tennis. It covers ancient prototypes in Greece and Rome, Shakespearean references, royal bans, and the rise of public play. It notes Wingfield’s 1874 spairistike, court standardization by MCC and Wimbledon, and advances in equipment and play today.
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