Creston Daily Advertiser and Gazette Co. Publication Note
The Creston Daily Advertiser published every weekday evening by The Creston Advertiser Gazette Co Carl Davenport and W A Roseberry Publishers. It is a city and county paper filed as second class matter March 1904 at the Creston post office under the act of March 3 1897 and a member of The Associated Press with AP news dispatches protected from republication.
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Creston Daily Advertiser
Creston Advertiser-Gazette Co
Carl Davenport
W. A. Roseberry
City and County Paper
Creston
Iouna
Associated Press
Death Rate In Union County Declines Between 1923 and 1924
A county table compares 1923 and 1924 Union figures for divorces, marriage licenses, deaths, and births. It shows licenses dropping from 185 to 146 and deaths from 208 to 165. Births rise to 334 in 1924 while marriages decline to 242.
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Union County
Nobody Loves You and Mayr's Remedy Claim
An advertisement asserts that a lovable disposition leads to success while criticizing crabs. It promotes Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach and liver ailments including bloating and catarrhal mucus, claiming permanent results and recommending druggists.
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Mayr
St Jacobs Oil advertised relief for backache and lumbago
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as quick relief for backache lumbago rheumatism and sprains. It claims instant soreness relief after rubbing on the back and promotes a 35 cent bottle available at druggists. The copy notes 65 years of use and claims the product is harmless and non burning.
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St. Jacobs
Red Pepper Rub Promises Quick Relief From Rheumatism
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as fast acting relief for sore stiff joints. It claims the tingling heat penetrates in minutes, removing pain and soreness, and advises asking a druggist for the genuine Rowles label.
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Rowles
Roots and Herbs Used in Medicine
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts is the world's largest user of roots and herbs. More than half a million pounds are used annually in Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound gathered at peak season to preserve medicinal elements and restore health to women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs Bernard Cronin Hosts Radio Card Party
Mrs Bernard Cronin entertained at her sister Mrs Floyd Miller home southeast of the city. Twenty one guests attended with Mr Hitchcock winning first honors and Mrs Hitchcock the consolation. Dainty refreshments were served at the close.
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Bernard Cronin
Floyd Miller
Hitchcock
Mayflower Guild to Meet at Parsonage Saturday
The Mayflower Guild of the Congregational church holds its regular meeting with Mrs Harris at the parsonage this Saturday. Miss Emma Skinner serves as assistant hostess.
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Mayflower Guild
The
Congregational Church
Harris
Emma Skinner
Dinner Party Honoring Mrs Phoebus at Sunnyside Home
Mr and Mrs Edw Smith entertained a group of friends Thursday at 7 pm in Sunnyside. The evening featured a five hundred game with Mrs Russell Phoebus winning the honors. Guests included Mr and Mrs Russell Phoebus Mr and Mrs Carl Olson Miss Margaret Allison Bert Kelly and Mr and Mrs Smith.
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Edw. Smith
Sunnyside
Russel Phoebus
Russell Phoebus
Carl Olson
Margaret Allison
Bert Kelly
Smith
New Year's Dinner Held At Mrs. Grant Collins Home
Mrs. Grant Collins hosted a New Year's dinner at 707 East Fremont street yesterday. Guests included Mrs. Elizbeth Bailey of Red Oak and Mrs. J E Waber. The afternoon featured music and games.
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Grant Collins
East
Fremont Street
Elizabeth Bailey
Red Oak
J. E. Waber
Bide A Wee Club Social At South Pine Street
Mr and Mrs John Akes hosted the Bide A Wee club Thursday evening at their home on South Pine street. The group played five hundred with Mrs W A Shiffer taking honors and Mr Shiffer the consolation. Refreshments were served at the close.
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John Akes
South Pine Street
W. A. Shiffer
Shiffer
First surfaced highway in Union County after gravel contract
Union county outlines 22 miles of road to low grade being upgraded to standard. No. 8 east of Afton to be gravelled. 80 to 85 miles of county roads blade graded. No. 15 south of Afton planned with about 135000 cubic yards earth work. Completion leaves nine and a half miles ungraded. four mile piece to cost about 70 percent of No.15 work. First gravelling contract let in November after Grand River channel change.
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Arispe
No. 8
Afton
No. 15
Highway Commission
Ringgold County
Ringgold Line
Grand River
Talmage
Union County
Army Rate Changes On Postal Material Proposed By Bill
A proposed bill would vary third class mail rates and zone divisions. It sets rates of three cents per pound for zones one to three, six cents for zones four to six, and eight cents for zones seven and eight. The plan retains weight limits and religious educational material at one percent. It eliminates a half cent rise for drop letters while increasing private mail and souvenir ecards to two cents. The bill becomes effective April 15 and runs through February 15, 1926, with a joint congressional committee to study rate hikes and report in the next session.
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Post Office Department
Congressional
Congress
Evening Party at Miss Palmetta's Ahead of Ames Trip
Miss Palmetta hosted a New Year’s Eve gathering for a number of friends at her Strauss apartments. The event was a courtesy to Cal Ours, who will leave soon for Ames to attend Iowa State College. They spent the evening at cards and enjoyed light refreshments.
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Palmetta
Strauss
Cal Ours
Ames
Iowa State College
Cinderella Ball Ends Year With Dance at K C Hall
Creston residents attended the Cinderella Ball New Year’s Eve at the K C hall. Over one hundred couples danced to the Imperial Moody Boys from 9 until 1 o'clock, ushering in the new year with lively music and celebration.
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Creston
K. C. Hall
Imperial Moody Boys
Vandi Club Sees New Year Dinner at Lowana Hotel
Members of the Vandi club entertained their husbands at a 7 o'clock New Year dinner in the rose room of the Lowana Hotel. Afterward guests joined a five hundred game with Mrs. Fred Kunath and Carl Parrett winning honors and Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Roberts taking consolation. Out of town guests included Mrs. Fraust of Kansas City and Mrs. McVey of Waterloo.
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Lowana
Fred Kunath
Carl Parrett
T. P. Roberts
Fraust
Kansas City
McVey
Waterloo
Dinner and bridge honors for Nellie Harsh
Mrs. T. S. DeLay hosted a Wednesday dinner and an 17 o'clock bridge session at 515 West Mills Street for Nellie Harsh home from Grinnell College. Miss Florence Stever won the bridge honors while Nellie visited her parents on North Sycamore Street.
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T. S. DeLay
West Mills Street
Nellie Harsh
Grinnell College
H. F. Harsh
North Sycamore Street
Florence Stever
Madden Home Hosts Playful Monday Evening Gatherin
Mr and Mrs Leonard Madden entertained Monday evening at their home. The guests included Mr and Mrs Orval Porter of Des Moines Mr and Mrs Hobart Thomas and daughter Mr and Mrs Madden and son Harry Mrs Grace Madden and family and Mart Ayers.
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Madden
Leonard Madden
Watch Party Hosts Mark New Year Near Creston
Opal and Marian Nelson entertained fourteen friends at a country home north of Creston for New Year Eve. The group spent the evening playing games and shared a midnight lunch.
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Opal
Marian Nelson
Creston
D O O P Card Club New Year Meeting at Dumphy Home
The D O O P Card club met New Year's Eve at Mayme and Frank Dumphy's home. Mrs H Dumphy and J H Thompson had high scores, while Mrs Matt Hayner and John Carroll had low scores. Supper was served at midnight. The next meeting will be with Mr and Mrs Mart Hayner on Jan 9.
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Mayme
Frank Dumphy
H. Dumphy
J. H. Thompson
Matt Hayner
John Carroll
Mart Hayner
Entertained Friends at Home by Mr and Mrs John Deer
Mr and Mrs John Deer entertained a number of friends Thursday evening. The guests played cards with Cleo Searls winning the honors and Cres sie Oller the consolation. Attending were Mr and Mrs John Oller and daughter Ces sie, Mr and Mrs Frank Harp, Miss Manoa A Means, Callie Davis, Cleo Searls, Pete Page and Noel Wood hull. Refreshments were served.
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John Deer
Hame
Cleo Searls
Cressie Oller
John Oller
Cessie
Frank Harp
Manoa A. Means
Callie Davis
Pete Page
Noel Woodhull
Postal Service Officials Suspended in Pay Legislation Probe
Six veteran postal supervisors in as many cities are suspended from duty and two committee clerks resign after an official investigation into funds paid to influence pending postal pay legislation. Names include McGurty Greig Wiggle Tittle Fields Sansom. Riedesel resigned.
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Washington
Postal Service
Senate Post Office Committee
House Post Office Committee
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Peter McGurty
New York City
James M. Greig
Boston
Peter Wiggle
Detroit
Harvey M. Tittle
Springfield
J. J. Fields
Louisville
William Sansom
Chicago
New
E. H. McDermott
Senate
Supervisors’ Association
Frederick C. Riedesel
House
Association
Riedesel
McDermott
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Iowa Highway Commission Releases Eleventh Annual Report
Des Moines Iowa January 2 year end review of the Iowa highway commission details the agency work during the year and includes numerous legislative proposals prepared for submission to the governor the report outlines recommendations advancing highway policy and funding.
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Des Moines
Iowa Highway Commission
Primary road system reforms and 1924 paving report
The document outlines repeal of the special property assessment for paying and shifting interest payments to the primary road fund. It advocates a two cent per gallon gasoline tax with one third to the primary road fund and two thirds to the second area. It proposes transferring the primary road system to a state system under highway commission control. In 1924, 95 percent of miles were paved, 354.8 gravelled, and 206.2 miles tiled. Total primary road expenditure reached 10,726,934.11 dollars with 2,722,076.89 spent on maintenance.
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Interet Oy
Highway Commission
The Coward Who Was a Hero in Dynamite Smith
The film depicts a terrified Yakoo pass endured by starving travelers and a single man who conquers fear to become a hero. Charles Ray stars as Dynamite Smith with Wallace Beery as the villain, Bessie Love and Jacqueline Log an in supporting roles. the scene unfolds amid a perilous rescue narrative at the Willard Theatre.
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Ray
Charles Ray
Dynamite Smith
Pathe
Willard Theatre
C. Gardner Sullivan
Thomas H. Ince
Wallace Beery
Bessie Love
Jacqueline Logan
Smith
Janice Meredith shines in Strand Theatre epic
A remarkable historical film at the Strand Theatre portrays Paul Revere Washington and other patriots in scenes like the ride of Paul Revere crossing the Delaware and Yorktown battles. Marian Davies stars in a grand production chronicling the American Revolution with a tale of a young woman defying her world for country and love.
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United States
Janice Meredith
Strand Theatre
Paul Revere
George Washington
General Cornwallis
Patrick Henry
Alexander Hamilton
Ed Benjamin Franklin
Washington
Delaware
Trenton
Yorktown
Boston
Marian Davies
America
Poultry and Produce Prices Across Cities Reported
Kansas City and St Louis market notes show hens and springs mostly lower or unchanged, Chicago reports varied poultry prices with fowls and springs, butter and eggs rising, cheese firm, and rising egg receipts. Potatoes move slowly with steady market. Wisconsin round whites quoted higher. Live and dressed poultry lines list irregular freight and express prices for broilers fowls turkeys ducks and geese.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
United States
Wisconsin
Hennery
Express
Wall Street Stocks Show Broad Strength As Demand Surges
New York trading opened with a spirited demand for off shares lifting the market. Industrials led gains with notable advances in Katy preferred and several pool driven specialties. General Electric jumped eight points while Sears Roebuck fell, and call money began at 5 percent before easing.
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New York
Katy
American Car and Foundry
Westinghouse Electric
Pressed Steel Car Company
American Express
Mack Truck
Famous Players
Gemnaral Electric
Seara Roebuck
Call
Flour Prices Steady in Minneapolis Trading
Minneapolis January 2 flour prices quoted steady with higher futures noted. Family patents listed at 9.35 to 9.60 per barrel and bran at 32.00.
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Minneapolis
Seed prices quoted for Clover and Timothy in Toledo market
Toldo January 2 report lists Clover seed cash prices at 19.40 for new and 19.75 for January with 19.90 for February and March. Timothy seed cash prices are 3.235 for January and 3.45 for March.
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Toledo
Clover
Timothy
Coffee futures steady as market closes January 22
New York report lists Santos No. 4 at 28 percent and Rio No. 7 at 24. Coffee futures hold steady with fu tures showing January 22 transaction and May 20.40 level.
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New York
Rio
Santos
Hay Market Prices in St Louis Jan 2
Hay prices steady in St Louis with No 1 timothy at 24.00 to 24.00 per hundredweight and mixed clover at 21.00, alfalfa at 28.00 to 29.00 per hundredweight.
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HAY Markpft
St Louis
Hay
Ight Clover
San Francisco Exchange Sells Seat for $25,000
Carl W. Stever paid a record $25,000 for a seat on the San Francisco Stock and Bond Exchange the highest price outside New York. The bond market here trails New York while stock volume tops Boston and Philadelphia. The city hosts two exchanges Stock and Bond and the San Francisco Stock Exchange with mining stocks prominent. Trading values rose from 1900 to 1924 with substantial gains in both stocks and bonds.
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Associates Press
San Francisco
Boston
Philadelphia
Stock and Bond
San Francisco Stock Exchange
San Francisco Stock and Board Exchange
Cheerful Vienna Resumes Gaiety Despite Reverses
Vienna officials report a surge in entertainment despite population decline. Breitner cites seven new play houses and concert halls, expanded cinemas, 174 restaurants, 208 cafes, 32 permanent and 234 seasonal wine gardens, plus 17 000 licenses for casual festivities.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Herr Breitner
Gasoline Exports Fall while Imports Rise Last May
The report shows gasoline exports declined in May as imports rose, reflecting shifting trade in fuels. Auto production in 1923 consumed steel valued at over 300 million dollars, indicating substantial industrial input.
Chicago Livestock Prices and Receipts Report
Chicago livestock market summary for January 2 shows hogs receipts 60 000 with mixed trends and top hog price 11 10. Cattle receipts 7 000 with steady weekend trade and firm best weights, yearlings up to 12 50 and fat cows 4 00 5 50. Sheep receipts 17 000 with early sales 17 25 17 50 to shippers and fat lambs weak to steady. Official tomorrow projections list hogs 10 000 cattle 1 000 sheep 6 000.
Omaha Livestock Report Summary for Jan 2
Omaha livestock prices rise modestly across hogs cattle and sheep with receipts of 16 000 hogs 1 800 cattle and 2 000 sheep Hogs mostly 200 to 250 pounds 10 10 to 10 50 top 10 60 light weights 9 65 to 10 10 sows and feeder pigs quoted The cattle market active with fed steers and yearlings up to 9 00 per cwt butchers and cows weaker to 3 50 6 50 Veal and bulls listed Sheep higher around 17 00 to 17 75 with feeders 15 25 to 15 50
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Chicago Livestock Chicago
U. SS
Dept. of Agric
Omaha
Dept
Agric
Bologna
Chicago Cash Grain Prices Reported for Wheat and Seeds
Wheat prices quoted across multiple grades with No 2 red at 1.85 and No 3 hard around 1.76 to 1.74. Mixed, yellow, and white wheat varieties show varied fractions to 1.23. Oats, rye, barley, timothy and clover seeds listed with several price points. Lard, ribs, and bellies priced near 16 dollars.
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Chicago
Sugar Prices Steady In New York Trade
Raw sugar remained firm at 4.59 for Cuban duty paid while refined prices held steady with list quotes from 6.75 to 7.10 for fine granulated sugar.
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New York
Wheat market turns up then falls on European price signals
Chicago wheat prices rose on European reports that Argentine wheat costs more than U S grain but soon eroded as heavy selling pushed futures lower. May and July contracts retraced from top levels while corn and oats weakened amid expectations of record oats stocks and mild weather.
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Chicago
United States
Liverpool
St Joseph Livestock Market Report Summary
Hog receipts 6000 with prices 10.50 to 10.60 for most, top 10.75. Cattle receipts 600 with steers 8.25 to 9.75, cows and heifers 3.25 to 9.00, calves 4.00 to 5.10, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 6.75. Sheep receipts 500 with lambs 16.00 to 17.00, ewes 8.50 to 9.50. markets steady to lower on hogs and sheep, higher on cattle demand.
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St. Joseph
Omaha Cash Grain Prices Update
Omaha price report shows Wheat No 2 hard at 1.67 to 1.69, No 3 hard 1.69 to 1.70. Corn No 2 white 1.16, No 3 yellow 1.18 to 1.19 percent. Data No 2 white 57, No 3 mixed 56 to 58.
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Omaha
Liberty Bond Closing Prices and Yields
U S bonds closed with Liberty 3 percent at 100.31 and Second 43 at 100.20. First 444 at 101.18 and Second 448 at 100.24. Third 4 percent at 101.40 and Fourth 4 percent at 101.25. U S Treasury 44a at 104.31.
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Liberty
New York
U. S
U. & Treasury
Horses and mules unchanged in East St. Louis trade
In East St. Louis on January 2 the market for horses and mules showed no change with steady demand and stable prices. Buyers and sellers remained cautious as feed costs and transportation issues continued to influence trade conditions.
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East St. Louis
Weather Summary for Past 24 Hours Observations
Local observations report conditions over the last 24 hours ending 7 0s with measurements on temperature precipitation and wind. Data shows variable conditions across locations with notable rainfall and cooler periods mixed with warmer intervals.
Vitamins and Calories Drive Body Vitality
The article compares vitamins to a spark plug for the body, stating nourishment sustains vitality while three thousand daily calories are needed. It argues that without vitamins, the body cannot thrive in health or strength.
Scott's Emulsion and Silks and Red Medications
The fragment references Scott's Emulsion and products labeled Silks and Red Medications, hinting at a historical advertisement or catalog item. No clear event or outcome is provided in the readable text.
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Iowa
Veough
Ibemedy
Wall Street
San Francisco Exchange
Omaha Livestock
Chicago Board OF Trade
ST. Joseph Livestock
Cash Market Report
Iscincla Ati Aganiencipidie Adiac
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
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