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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
3
Corn Belt Farmer argues that unselfishness yields real joy rather than monetary rewards. People often expect payoff but true happiness comes from giving without seeking rewards. The piece links selflessness to lasting fulfillment, citing the mother who dies for her child and daily unselfish acts.
In 1863 President Lincoln presented silver mounted canes to thirteen Governors of Pueblo and Zuni tribes in New Mexico marking a ceremonial gesture during that period. The event is tied to the federal relationship with Pueblo and Zuni communities and reflects historic honors conveyed by the administration.
James H. Allen of Rochester New York claims a self developed remedy Allenrhu dissolves uric acid deposits in joints and muscles and banishes rheumatism. He arranged distribution through Newcomb Matthews and chemists with a money back guarantee if symptoms persist.
Restless sleep plagued by stomach pressure eased quickly by Adlerika. The intestinal evacuant promises rapid relief, removing gas and waste matter thought impossible. Dr. York druggist notes its benefit for stomach trouble and constipation.
An advertise claim promises quick relief from misery with a harmless hemroid tablet sold at Newcomb Mathews and local druggists. The text stresses no greasy salves or cutting and guarantees costless relief.
The ceremonial cane, gifted from Lincoln’s memory and Washington visits, marks authority for New Mexico Pueblo governors. Once personal gifts, the canes are now symbols carried during official duties. A past dispute over a cane in Espanola nearly sparked government action against a white official. The pueblo governor is elected by elder councils at set intervals.
In Plymouth Vermont a talk among Herb Moore Angus MacAulley and others about longevity listed 38 residents aged 80 to over 90 within a 400 population. They estimate at least a half dozen more qualify as centenarian or near centenarian.
The Third National Eisteddfod, counterpart to Wales’s national congress, will take place at the Utica state armory on New Year’s Day. Entries pour in for music literature elocution and art with strong interest in the choral contest. Rev Dr T C Edwards of Kingston Pa leads as conductor and Mrs Anna Davis Wynne of Hamilton Ont is official soloist. More than 100 poems essays and epigrams entered for literary contests.
Copies of two general orders arrive at Vancouver barracks. One promotes U S Grant from brevet second lieutenant to second lieutenant and assigns him to the Seventh Infantry. The other announces the death of John Quincy Adams signed by President James K Polk and dated July 1848 in Mexico. The Grant order was issued September 30 1845.
Mrs Ed J Higgins of Orient traveled to Creston for business today. A group of youths motored to Corning for a Wednesday evening dance. Mr and Mrs Masey Morrison of Greenfield visited here for business. Mrs Will Reed and Mr and Mrs William Fateig of Lenox spent Wednesday with Mrs R M Johnson at 609 North Walnut Street.
The Crestuntowa City Council met in regular session with Mayor Burt and five council members present. They reviewed a long list of General Fund and other claims, debated vacating an alley, and set future actions including investigations into paving company settlements and a pending court case.
Public notice from Creston Iowa dated December 16 1925 announces Vira P Gibson as administratrix of Edward R Gibson deceased. Creditors must file sworn claims with the district court clerk and debtors should pay promptly. C E Fiers returned Wednesday from a business trip in Centerville.
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