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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1925
Page
6
Announcement in leading coal journals and by major operators in Franklin County Illinois states all grades of coal will advance 25 cents per ton on August 1 1925. Record of past history indicates another 25 cent increase likely on September 1 1925.
Advertisement claims Hemroid cures piles without cutting or ointments and promises money back. It touts Dr. Leonhardt's Hemroid to improve blood circulation in the lower bowel and remove the cause with quick lasting relief. Numerous druggists carry the product and Newcomb & Matthews backs refunds.
The General Federation of Trade Unions reports 830316 members, a drop of 89724 from the prior year, with receipts 288650 down 16105. Secretary W A Appleton cites amalgamations wage loss and unemployment as causes, noting wartime commitments and lower incomes pressure union fees. A separate Newton-Money carnival funded park improvements and weekly Jasper park band concerts, netting 915.87.
Rome July 20 Benito Mussolini, already premier and head of cabinet posts, contributes two articles to Gerarchia outlining fascist aims. He argues fascism differs from other unions, defends the revolution, and urges militants to defend the movement against opponents while expanding national power and liberating capital for the Fatherland. The piece also cites historical context of the 1922 revolution and the March on Rome as insurrectionary acts.
New York July 20 The Episcopal church school children across the United States are saving pennies to fund a school for native African children. The effort, part of the Birth day Thank Offering, supports missionary work with gifts collected on birthdays or Whitsunday. Since 1919 the program has collected cents to dollars, with a history of large annual totals and prior missions such as Alaska.
The MacMillan Navy Arctic expedition aims for continuous radio reports from the Arctic region. The previous voyage saw spasmodic transmissions due to limited equipment, but a new extensive radio plant designed with Areti will be tested first.
American League standings list Philadelphia and Washington atop the table with .647 and .617 records. Yesterday Washington beat Cleveland 4 to 2 while Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 12 to 8. Boston vs Chicago postponed due to rain. National League shows Pittsburgh and New York leading. St Louis and Brooklyn lost to Cincinnati and St Louis yesterday. Western and Mississippi Valley Leagues display Des Moines and Cedar Rapids among leaders with several matchups scheduled today.
Swedish prisoners transformed an abandoned farm into a model penal colony five years after the program began. Prisoners receive outdoor work and freedom as a reward for good behavior, with cultivation turning the land into an instructional example for local peasants. No escapes have occurred despite the farmers' liberty of movement on the farm.
The Cleveland Times notes the senate is likely to back cloture as the vice president prepares to address the chamber on the issue. The piece frames the VP's upcoming floor speech as pivotal for advancing the cloture motion.
Des Moines reports general industrial conditions in Iowa improved from May to June. Building remains fairly active with a surplus of stenographers and clerical help, while highway construction and public improvements require plentiful common labor. Nearby Sioux City sees migratory labor surpluses and steady meat packing demand, with paving and waterworks projects expanding summer labor needs. Harvest and wheat activities will draw more farm and labor as July begins.
The Davenport Dubuque area shows a small surplus of clerical workers while unskilled labor remains available. Cedar Rapids packing plants and railroads run normally with overtime at machinery plants. Burlington reports fair farm labor and active building. Ottumwa notes plentiful common labor but busy skilled workers. Mason City meat packing normal.
Bello Horizonte Brazil July 20 A boom has struck the development of state highways in Minas Geraes. The head of the highway commission reports that public expenditures for good roads during 1924 totalled $350000.
The state of William Kinkade deceased executors appointed July 6 1925 by the district court of Union County Iowa notify all interested parties to pay debts and present authorized claims for allowance. Executed by H W Kinkade and E E Kinkade executors with publication dates July 6 13 20.
Improvements for 1925 demand 6000000 funding to extend the state highway system to about 8500 miles of good roads. Minas Geraes has a population of 6 million and suffers from very poor roads. Three projects are underway: one toward the cocoa district, and two toward Rio de Janeiro.
Des Moines ensembles from across Iowa compete for prizes totaling 7600 at the state fair. Five awards will be handed to the top five bands in the concert, scheduled August 28 as part of the fair program.
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