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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1925
Page
4
Health advice urges warm dress and dry feet to prevent rheumatic pains. It explains rheumatism as caused by body wastes and acids, cleared by kidneys and skin. recommends four ounces of Jud Sats daily in water for a week and Jod Salts from grapes and lemon juice with litha for relief.
An old home remedy touts brewing garden sage with sulphur to darken gray hair, promising rich, glossy results after a few applications. An easier store option is Wyeth’s Bare and Sulphur Compound sold in drugstores, applied with a sponge to strands until gray disappears and hair darkens.
Dr Leonhardt states piles originate inside thus salves and operations fail to provide lasting relief. His Hemroid tablet targets the cause and is sold by Newcomb Matthews or any good druggist with a money back guarantee if it fails.
The Iowa highway commission proposes amending the primary road law to align with the federal aid law, giving the state direct control over construction and maintenance to secure continued federal funds estimated at about 2 million dollars annually. The 11th annual report notes county option risks and lists 1924 expenditures across grading paving bridges graveling and other costs.
The list shows a dense lineup across stations from WEEI to WOY and including WGN WMAQ KSAC and more. It details times and acts such as orchestras soloists choirs and dramatic readings on January 5 with many stations offering a mix of music talk and entertainment.
Peking January reports the abdication of the child emperor Pu Yi and the end of the Ching dynasty. The imperial family loses privileges and faces poverty as Feng Yu-hsiang’s forces seize the court and a commission evaluates property claims for the former Manchus.
Des Moines reports that Governor Kendall will retire on Jan 15 and begin a world tour with Mrs Kendall from Jan 20, returning by late summer. They may keep a Des Moines base, possibly Albia, and will be followed by John Hammill’s inauguration as Iowa’s 24th governor.
Berlin reports 37 000 automobiles an increase of 20 percent in six months and one car per 100 inhabitants. Germany now produces 30 000 to 40 000 cars yearly, with a 100 to 200 percent rise possible via existing facilities. Taxation on a single car stands at about 40 percent before sale.
Leyden remembers Dr Herman Boerhaave on the 200th anniversary of his death. Execut executors possessed a sealed book titled The Deeper Secrets of Medicine. The book, sold unopened for a large sum, contains 14 words of Boerhaave's advice to the world: Keep your head cool and your feet warm. Then you will defy all doctors.
A proverb about thriving by knowing the queen bee appears beside a stat showing about 300000 autos entering national parks last year. The items contrast agricultural wisdom with a shift in park visitation.
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