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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1925
Page
6
A pinched pocketbook in Vienna prompts a shift in dining habits among the city’s upper circles. Families on small incomes cancel the set evening dinner and move supper to six, so workers and daughters can join gatherings at friends’ flats to save money and enjoy music.
A new custom described as practical and healthful merges wireless dancing or gramophone entertainment until nine with a hot sausage meal and horse radish for leftovers from tea. It is praised for economy and keeping ladies slim for modern fashions.
Vinton December 26 Three additional sealers will be appointed by the Benton county warehouse board after a meeting attended by Carl N Kennedy assistant secretary of agriculture. The board adopted a scale of charges: one half cent per bushel for cribs holding 1 000 to 3 000 bushels and 15 dollars for cribs holding more than 3 000 bushels.
Owens Valley once fertile on the Sierra eastern slope now faces desertification as water is diverted to Los Angeles via a southern aqueduct. Local residents blame the city for manipulating filings and seizing canal rights, with past raids and protests signaling long running water dispute.
The article notes a region with a population around 8,000 where Lone Pine Independence Big Pine and Bishop are merging into a broader area described as five to fifteen miles wide. The text suggests border changes and boundary considerations affecting local towns.
Paris reports controversy over translating English tennis terms as Jean Santateuilh, former French champion, criticizes the accuracy of renders like chandelle for lob coupe de Longueur for drive and coup de grace for smash. He urges players to focus on executing shots on court and ignore scribes.
Rock Island reports the minor leagues annual convention will meet on Catalina Island California from January 12 to 14. About 300 officials from the smaller circuits will depart Chicago January 8 with the National Board of Arbitration holding sessions en route. Officials up for election include the arbitration board. The group will also attend the dedication of Wrigley Field the Los Angeles Coast League plant on January 16.
Indianapolis star Johnny Hennessey, a top American tennis player, has put aside his racket to play basketball with an amateur Indianapolis team this season. He also plays football and baseball, showcasing versatility with limited coaching and minimal winter practice indoors.
The note reflects on how audiences once despised villains and adored heroes as cinema evolved, highlighting a shift in storytelling and audience expectations from the era when film characters defined public taste. It contrasts past norms with modern movie hero archetypes.
London hosts Prince Christian of Merce who dined with King George and Queen Mary after the war, then plans to return to Cannes. The piece notes his open letter to Kaiser Wilhelm and his protest at the submarine campaign. It also mentions English bell ringing by women, pantomime rehearsals, and George Bernard Shaw opposing movie adaptations of his plays.
The Parker House in Boston plans to restore the mirror room and consider preserving the crystal room as a salon for a retail venture. Some interior pieces have already been sold as relics while the reading room and ladies room are prepped for potential rebuilding. The hotel’s historical role draws dignitaries and notable visitors from past eras.
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