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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
4
Persistent nighttime coughs disrupt sleep and weaken health. Dr King’s New Discovery for Coughs soothes irritation and loosens phlegm, helping readers sleep soundly the first night. The remedy treats coughs, chest colds, hoarseness, bronchitis, and children's coughs, sold by druggists.
The article notes annual cooperative meetings in Creston Spaulding Afton Shannon City and mentions Lorimer Kent with six hundred cooperative shipping associations in Iowa handling 78 million dollars in business last year. It highlights cooperative marketing growth and remarks by Charles Hearst urging policy reform. Also discusses hog sanitation program in Union County and changes in whip-women roles at Covent Garden.
London January 29 The whip women of Covent Garden will abandon their concession at the famed market square. For 300 years they have checked the whips of product growers, a family legacy dating back to the sixteenth century when Covent Garden was a convent garden. The shift mirrors broader changes as the market adapts to modern commerce and the farmers’ evolving roles.
Des Moines Jan 29 A statute in Iowa that bears signatures from the house speaker senate president enrolling committees and the governor contains portions never passed The code editor Whit ney sent a correction bill to the house noting rejected amendments were attached to the enrolled bill and copied into the enacted law The corrective measure should pass soon and take effect after publication in two Des Moines newspapers
The Associated Press reports in Tokio that a March reform bill may spark the Diet’s gravest crisis for the coalition government. The plan would cut hereditary seats from half to about one third and shift power to peers elected from within their ranks and seven year Imperial appointees, with remaining seats to be elective.
In Santa Fe New Mexico on January 29 Ed Steele a predatory game hunter for the United States Biological Survey killed five mountain lions in the Black Range. He tracked them through fresh snow and brought them to bay with hunting logs. Two dogs were badly injured in the encounters. Ranchers estimate each lion costs livestock and game about $500 per season, implying a net saving of $2,500 for Steele’s day. The state survey reports 1924 totals of 3000 coyotes 120 bobcats 25 mountain lions 17 wolves and seven stock killing bears, representing potential stock and wild game savings of about $206 000.
Dr Karl Arnstine selected to draw plans for Goodyear Zeppelin giant airliner twice as large as any flyer and able to travel half way around the world without a stop. Former chief engineer of the German Zeppelin company, he has drawn plans for more than 100 airships.
A proposed airship would exceed 5,000,000 cubic feet gas capacity and be about 860 to 930 feet long with 115 to 120 feet diameter. It would feature a passenger promenade deck, dining services, showers, and modern comforts. Power would reach 4,000 horsepower for a two day NYC to London service.
Geneva January 29 The league opium conference moved to place the United States on equal footing with league members by naming the council to appoint a central narcotic board, signaling possible formation of a permanent U S representative to follow leagues proceedings and sit with the council and assembly.
Officials emphasize responsibility and refrain from pursuing activities in international political issues within league affairs. The stance centers on neutrality and focus on core organizational goals.
Premier Herriot’s security speech draws praise from newspapers in Paris. Premier Theunis says he will retire at the next election. Eamonn De Valera warns the Irish Free State’s stability hinges on independence. Fifteen injured in a clash between patriots league attendees and communists. Locals protest a Sherwood forest railway line harming Robin Hood country led by Earl Manverse.
The executor Scott Armstrong is appointed by the District Court of Union County Iowa for the estate of S C Griggs deceased. Creditors must file legally authenticated claims for allowance and all debts must be paid to the undersigned. Dated January 28 1925 Winter Davenport attorneys.
Eleven witnesses testified in the second trial of Keith Collins for participation in the 1921 Burlington mail robbery. Seven came from the Pacific coast to identify the mail pouch presented as evidence. In Cedar Rapids an Iowa veterinary bulletin reports deaths from abies and many have taken Pasteur treatment recently.
Cedar Rapids reports H E Spangier a Republican state central committee member returned to prepare evidence for an effort to unseat United States Senator Smith W Brookhart. Des Moines notes C A Morse chief engineer of Rock Island railroad spoke at the Iowa Engineering Society annual convention.
Des Moines on January 29 saw H. S. Hansen of Waterloo and J. R. Sutter of Burlington among the speakers at the Iowa Pharmaceutical convention.
Des Moines reports Governor Hammill approved the designation of the Jefferson highway, signaling a state endorsement and potential route development for the historic roadway.
A Special Execution from the District Court of Union County Iowa levies and will sell at public auction at the Creston Court House to the highest bidder for cash. The property is the Northeast Fractional Quarter of Section 3 Township 73 North Range 30 West Union County Iowa containing 154.89 acres more or less. It is the property of Oscar A Black and Ona Black et al to satisfy a judgment in favor of A C Weygandt and against Oscar A Black and Ona Black. Sale date February 27 1925 at 1 PM. Sheriff N F Collings Pub dates January 29 and February 5.
The memorial highway commission recommends designating a north to south corridor across Iowa as an additional Gold Star Memorial Highway, expanding honored routes for fallen service members.
Sioux City reports four inches of snowfall during the day, covering streets and sidewalks and impacting daily activities.
Ulm Cathedral, second only to Cologne in size among German Gothic churches, now faces possible collapse if bracing and replacements are not made. Begun in 1377 and halted many times, the edifice was restored in stages from 1844 to its 1890 completion, but war and inflation left it unfinished and at risk.
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