This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1925
Page
3
In a Minsk district case from July 16 The Associated Press reports a village priest exploited peasant superstition by staging a fake devil. A boy posed as the devil causing nightly property damages and mass religious responses. The priest and officials were convicted and sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
Detectives digging two graves at Collins street near the Missouri river uncovered the skeleton of an infant wrapped in clothing six feet underground and the nearby skeleton of a dog. Police believe the baby's death was not foul play and that the parents buried it due to poverty.
Local Creston newspaper details publishing schedule and contact credits. It notes weekday evenings, the Creston Advertiser-Gasette Co. editors Carl Davenport and W A Roseberry, and clarifies Associated Press rights and republication rules for notices and news.
The American Legion notes the burial of Harry Ponton a Creston veteran who died from illness linked to service. Enlisting May 1918 he served in Company C Third Iowa Infantry later transferring to the 168th Infantry Forty Second Division. He saw combat from France to St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne and died after the war as a war casualty.
Music lovers at the Strand theater last night enjoyed a 25 minute set by banjoist Mr. Farland whose tone and technique impressed the audience. Anita Stewart appeared in Baree Son of Kazan on the screen and Lloyd Hamilton offered Crushed for a light moment. Mr Farland appears again tonight and Saturday with the pictures.
Wolfe the dog stars in Barbee Son of Kazan at the Strand Theater this weekend. The canine actor is a World War hero and Croix de Guerre recipient pinned by Marshal Foch, the only dog ever personally decorated by a French marshal. Anita Stewart adores Barbee, who guarded her during outdoor California mountain shoots near Tanner Lake.
Fred Thomson returns to the screen in That Devil Quemado at the Willard tonight and Saturday. Silver King the famous horse features prominently in the action with Gloria Hope in the leading role and a cast including Nola Luxford Albert Priscoe Bryan Douglas and Joseph Bell all delivering strong performances.
The Associated Press reports in Tokio on July 17 that Japan began military training for all students in normal schools and plans to expand the system to middle and higher grade schools next year. The projected cost to launch the program in lower and higher grades is about 6,000,000 yen.
Mrs. L. A. Gunmann of Union Village Vermont says the herbal remedy revived her weak nervous state and enabled her to work nine hours daily. The ad claims three generations of success and calls Pinkham’s Compound the most dependable treatment for female ills.
An advice column extols a sunny disposition and links poor digestion to mood. It claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cures stomach liver and intestinal ailments by removing catarrhal mucus and reducing inflammation, including appendicitis, and urges readers to try the remedy sold at druggists.
The system will be in operation by 1928 and military authorities will be asked to supply about 300,000 rifles to schools and the young men’s associations for use.
Kent Mies Fern Lininger hosted a Friday evening event with Oma Coffman Lina George and Jim Reepy assisting. Ed Fitzgerald’s wife visited Fairfield. Campfire Girls picnic at McKinley park. M E E Sunday school youths swam at McKinney park. Mrs Lininger, 84, dies suddenly at home.
Brisbane July 16 The need for selecting immigrants deporting convicted aliens and keeping records of visas is stressed in a report by T A Ferry head of a Royal Commission into the social and economic effect of the rise in aliens in North Queensland The influx is mainly from Sicily and Northern Italy with migrants going to the sugar industry New York July 16 George Kelly Giants first baseman hit two home runs in successive innings against the Cardinals both with no one on base.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.