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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
3
Creston Daily Advertiser Gassette Co publishes weekday evenings in Creston Iowa by Carl Davenport and W A Roseberry as the official city and county paper. It notes rights of republication for AP dispatches and local news and mentions post office filing.
The New York World and Ames Tribune discuss how American cinema abroad distorts life. They urge calmer, realistic portrayals and a push for domestic taste toward saner drama, arguing exports reflect and shape global view of the United States.
Ontario prohibitionists urge the prime minister to enact comprehensive laws to end rum running at the border and prohibit liquor manufacture where sale is banned. The appeal is framed as a hopeful suggestion and welcomed by law abiding Americans across the border.
The Ames Tribune argues stricter checks on all liquor shipments from Canada will reduce illicit liquor crossing the border and lessen anti Canadian sentiment toward the enlarging rum navy on the Great Lakes.
Des Moines July 1 Attorney General Ben J. Gibson ruled that city council members must vote on all matters unless excused and that a tied vote allows the mayor to cast the deciding ballot in the election of a new city clerk.
Mrs. P. R. Olson departed this morning for Hiteman to visit at the Hultner home.
Jerusalem reports the government will invite applications to grant rights for exploiting Dead Sea minerals. The brine holds about 30 billion tons of salts with potassium chloride potential, sodium chloride, and bromides. Prospecting by Jewish financiers and American firms spurs tenders before concession.
Berlin July 15 Bern ard Pulkowsky a convict serving a term escaped briefly to buy proper clothes saying he could not appear before the high court in prison dress He later returned to court in fine attire and was sentenced to 10 months at hard labor for concealing stolen goods.
The Associated Press reports Sir William Milligan in Manchester July 16 slammed Britain's feeding habits. He faulted preserved foods and chemists for creating a monotonous diet, noting dyspepsia and bowel trouble from overreliance on preserved foods and cold storage.
Bagdad reports a Persian government move to empower a bill authorizing the state to import and sell tea and sugar, signaling a forthcoming monopoly plan. The proposal aims to centralize control over essential goods and affect trade dynamics in the region.
Local merchants voice concern over a Persian state monopoly triggering shift in re export trade. Tea and sugar dominate shipments, with Bagdad middlemen handling Europe and India purchases until now. Persian authorities may centralize Europe deals and eliminte Bagdad intermediaries.
An appeal to Oxford Union alumni seeks 30000 pounds to save the society's buildings. An architect warns the library roof may not weather another winter, with historic frescoes by Rosset, Burne-Jones, Morris, and pre-Raphaelite artists deteriorating under damp and rot.
London reports diamonds as large as hazelnuts gain attention for men as Americans dominate purchases though Englishmen rarely wear stones. Dealers note fewer American buyers due to high prices, with the pound near parity and a 60 percent import duty on arrival.
More than 700 breeders from across the country are expected in August for the American Poultry Association's fiftieth annual convention in Ames. The event runs August 11 to 14 with banquets trips and theater parties. President Thomas F. Rigg will open the meeting and Governor John Hammill will deliver the welcome.
Tokio reports government agreement on a semi official syndicate to exploit Taghalien coal and oil fields. Oil and coal capitalized at 10 million yen each. Hokushin Kai and North Saghalien Industrial share half the capital, rest offered to general subscription. Imperial Navy to buy all oil output. Only Japanese subjects may subscribe.
Thomas Troves of Marshalltown returned after ten months visiting relatives in Athens and nearby areas. He spent time on Samos and served three months in the army without seeing fighting. He notes widespread trouble and dissension in Europe and says he would not stay there again.
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