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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
3
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Convoy Ohio resident Mrs Ellis Ackerman testifies eight bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored her strength and allowed her to resume farm work. She recommends it to others and notes her daughter-in-law’s rapid improvement after three bottles.
The rapid-fire items report Gerald Chapman’s recapture near Muncie after fleeing from a federal penitentiary, a police shooting in Austin Iowa killing Tony Polprink during a liquor inquiry, Michigan’s University of Wisconsin athletic director swap, boxing training updates in Davenport, a boxing exhibition in Omaha scheduled for Friday, and several other brief items from Ann Arbor New York Des Moines Yankton Lincoln and Des Moines concerning sports politics crime and commerce.
Marshall counsel contends poison was tasted by the Webbs after suspicions arose that the meat contained poison. Isolation of testimony is reported as the case unfolds in the local court.
Iowa City reports a Big Ten club seeks a post season game with Buffalo to test the conference’s top teams. Major J N Cristith met with Centrals officials in Buffalo discussions. the Big Ten does not sanction post season games but may grant an exception for this contest.
Philadelphia report says Betty Becker Pinkston, former world fancy living champion now in Los Angeles, suspended by the Middle Atlantic AAU regulation committee for failure to file an expense account of her Pacific coast exhibition trip. New York notes Jack Service of Pittsburgh and Pinky Mitchel of Milwaukee to fight 12 rounds for junior welterweight crown in Los Angeles in spring.
The Chicago Surlington and Quincy railroad system announced retroactive raises for engineers, firemen, and hostlers from Sept. 1. General chairman Mannie Larson said crews will gain 6 cents per mile or an eight hour day, 32 cents extra for hustling service, and 2 cents more daily for passenger service engines. About 4,500 to 5,000 employees receive the raise.
Five Clinton teams will compete in the state bowling tournament in Cedar Rapids aiming to challenge leaders after Cedar Rapids clubs and Dyersville Pastimes failed to place. The Second Avenue Virginia five led with 2 608 while Dyersville totaled 2 486. Friday features doubles and singles with Des Moines teams to watch for the weekend.
Friends of Luis Angel Firpo say the Argentine fighter vanished from Monmartre and has not appeared at Sartiere where he registered. He left Paris Saturday with a new automobile claiming to drive to Rheims for Monday, then never returned. Telegrams to hotels in Rheims and letters from the London Sports Club await his reply amid talk of a possible bout with Tommy Gibbons.
For soot on woodwork wipe with a clean soft cloth dampened with kerosene to remove soot effectively.
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