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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1924
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Dr. Leonhardt's Hemroid as a harmless remedy that banishes misery without grease or cutting. It invites readers to ask Newcomb & Matthews or any druggist for the product, guaranteeing swift relief or no cost.
Near Fort Pierre a herd of American bison has increased rapidly and 13 head were slaughtered and sent to St. Paul and Minneapolis for cold storage. The note adds buffalo steak as a growing food trend in this era and region.
The Creston Advertiser-Gazette outlines subscription prices for city and county delivery, Union County mail routes, and surrounding areas. It notes weekday publication and AP news use rights and provides contact numbers for the publishers Jar. Davenport and W. A. Roseberry.
The 1916 average railroad employee logged 35148 hours and in 1923 2584 hours, interpreted by railroads as nearly three months vacation annually. The piece notes the shift toward shorter hours due to invention and efficiency, focusing on the broader idea of vacation rather than the figures. Mrs. John M. Hayes returns from Chicago after an extended visit while Mrs. DeWitt Sowers comes home from Bloomfield with Miss Isabhelle Mitchell. P D Covert, Creston high school’s new principal, visited Creston to arrange moving his family here.
The administrator William Spellman, appointed May 31 1924 by the District Court of Union County Iowa, calls all interested parties to settle debts and present claims duly authenticated for allowance. Public dates indicate publication starting June 3 1917.
Prof H W Warner of Iowa State College will join the farm bureau for an alfalfa and legume tour Friday June 6. Two tours depart at 9 am from the farm bureau and at 2 pm from the Farmers Cooperative in Afton. Talks and questions on soil problems will follow at each stop.
The Fence Busters defeated the Bull Dogs 7 to 5 after a tight game tied until the ninth. Pitchers Russell and Hartman stood for the Fence Busters with Huntington and Gray catching for the Bull Dogs. The club announces future games in Shannon City and invites contact with Bernard Russell. Dr and Mrs F M Davis and son Dan return from Mason City after visiting relatives.
If your nostrils are clogged or your head is stuffed by catarrh or a cold apply Ely's Cream Balm into your nostrils. It soothes inflamed membranes and you get instant relief with open nostrils and clear head. Get a small bottle from any druggist. Relief is sure.
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