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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
5
London reports sleeping sickness has altered child behavior, turning some youngsters to crime. Authorities consider building special schools to address the changed youth.
Promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple solution to weight loss, claiming no dieting or exercise is needed. Advertises a one dollar per box price and lists Detroit based Marmola Company address for orders.
Children affected by the disease may undergo a stage where physical changes dominate and the offender appears not fully responsible. Dr. Charles Glyn reports that such phases could lead to crimes for which the person is not fully accountable, highlighting deterioration in character and emotion.
Union county schedules two dairy schools on January 29 near Lorimer and January 30 near Afton with Prof. Burton Oderkir directing. Demonstrations include dairy stock, milkers and cattle selection. Community programs tie in with area farm bureaus and the broader plan to expand local dairy and livestock production.
The Screen Broken Laws featuring Mrs Walace Reid opens at the Strand Theatre today. The drama emphasizes a strong mother love and law theme with a convincing performance that delivers a message without preachiness.
The economics pupils will take biology while senior agriculture shifts to arithmetic. Both basketball teams beat Ast on Friday with girls 18 to 13 and boys 21 to 26. The Parent Teachers meeting featured Rev Mr Congdon from Corning as principal speaker with music by students and refreshments by the south committee. The agriculture class finished semester work after attending a poultry show lecture in Creston. Juniors rehearse the play The Spark of Life to be performed within a month. Miss Irene Sammons of Creston visited Thursday.
Mexico City reports the special Mexican American claims commission likely to start work next Monday after a meeting between Rodrigo Ottavio and Foreign Secretary Saenz. In London the Evening News correspondent notes gunfire at Templebreedy fort manned by a British garrison. Paris reports a baker’s claim of a dough formula keeping loaves fresh for months. London observes rising veil demand after Queen Alexandra’s veil photo, forecasting fashion trends.
The British government will provide about $5 million for every 14 000 migrants sent from Britain to Australia to fund public works water systems roads railways land clearing and housing in immigrant settlements. Britain also aids depots while Australia plans to borrow £170 million for migration projects with interest payments of $35.6 million.
The government has accepted the offer of 2.5 million dollars for fostering immigration. The payment will be advanced in London as required, with funds allocated to program initiatives and related administration.
London reports that the Walbrook, an ancient stream now 30 feet below the surface, runs under the City and near the Bank of England. Historians note it was vaulted over in 1598 and once fed by sweet water, now behaving like a tidal sewer that could impede excavations at the bank site.
Protection for Irish home industries, launched in the last Budget as an experiment, is said to have proved successful. The Federation of Irish Industries notes positive results and considers whether to seek a permanent role in government policy.
The tax on shoes boosted the shoe trade and factory output, with similar gains for confectionery and bottle making. The tobacco duty functions as a tariff and drives English firms to enter the Free State to protect Irish trade, investing 1.5 million dollars and employing 1,000 workers.
Mrs Peter Jansen of Lost Nation Iowa reports rapid goitre growth causing distress but after one week with Sorbel-Quadruple she saw improvement. Readers urged to contact Sorbel Company Methanicsburg Ohio or T Ek York drug stores for more information.
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