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Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1925

Page

5

Air mail service nears expansion as Congress weighs bills

Petitions from chambers of commerce and congress members push for longer air mail routes. House passage of La Guardia and Kelly bills signals move toward permanent government operation and private contracts, aiming to speed mail and boost aviation.

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Radio Program For Today Fifteenth Installment

A dramatic scene unfolds at the Peake house with Zeno Washington and the Marquis de San Pilar amid grand hospitality and veiled tensions. Family dynamics, race, and social ambition intertwine as Flora Lee and Margaret maneuver in a prestige-filled Southern city ballroom.

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Talk Music P M Concert KFNF Shenandoah

A KFNF Shenandoah program features a talk and music concert scheduled for the afternoon. The event airs at 12:25 p m and is listed under Shenandoah programming.

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Swine Sanitation Plan Emphasized In 1925 Iowa

Iowa State College extension men launch a 1925 swine sanitation campaign to curb intestinal worms and diseases. Fifty county farm bureaus will be trained, demonstration farms set up, and a system of clean pens pastures and feeding grounds promoted by E. L. Quaife Rex Beresford J. S. Craft and K. W. Stouder.

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House Heating Is Art Says Ames Engineers

Winter weather makes heating essential and the Iowa State College engineering station offers tips. Repair loose windows and doors, fire the furnace regularly, keep the fire even across the grate, avoid bright spots, and prevent clinkers. Do not shake grates excessively or let ashes accumulate in the ash pit.

Iowa Engineering Experiment Station Iowa State College

Heating efficiency tips from a historic home care guide

The article advises keeping the fire pot filled in cold weather and using ashes in mild weather to slow burning. Humidified air allows lower, comfortable house temperatures and protects furniture. It stresses keeping registers, radiators, and heating surfaces clean from dust and soot and avoiding fuel loss when coarse coal is sifted through grates.

Iowa Farmer Claims Alfalfa Kills Thistles

A. W. Oxley of Ossian in Winneshiek county reports alfalfa eradicated Canada thistles on his pasture after planting alfalfa in spring 1923. He broke the pasture limed the land sowed oats and seeded alfalfa. By fall alfalfa led the battle with only a few sickly thistles remaining after two cuttings.

Sharpening Needles for Sewing Machines

A guidance note explains sharpening dull sewing machine needles with a strip of sandpaper for several inches of travel to restore a sharp edge. It emphasizes careful handling and gradual movement to avoid damage.

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