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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1927
Page
4
The Creston Daily Advertiser is described as the official city and county paper of Creston Iowa with publication details for editors publishers and staff and subscription rates for local and national readers.
In Rome the police chief summoned known pickpockets for a lecture on protecting tourist prospects during the season. He photographed and fingerprinted each attendee to prove his seriousness, and the result is that pickpocketing has diminished while some offenders seek work elsewhere.
A series of warranty deeds filed at the Union County Recorder Office list transactions dated 1927 with varied consideration amounts. Entries include transfers from Sheriff D. to C. C. Hakes for land described in Creston area sections and town plots, from Mary J. Grandfield to Clark C. Grandfield, and several other parcels in Creston including lots in Swigert's add and original town blocks. Names include Geo. A. de & Son as record collectors and Geo M. Hoffman, Minnie Moberg, Flora Strauss, and Sylvia O’Connor among parties.
A Cleveland woman describes weight loss after a difficult pregnancy and illness. After trying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she gained weight and regained ability to work. The ad casts health as true riches and urges the remedy as a life changing gift.
George W Stream and wf to A M Preston W D dated June 8 1927 one dollar and other valuable consideration land in sections 26 27 and 34 in township 71 range 31. C J Hines to Birdie A Hines W D dated June 11 1927 one dollar love and affection and other valuable consideration part of NE 14 of SW ¼ Rec 1 township 72 range 31.
New York reports English painters Jan and Cora Gordon on their first U S visit seek America s folk arts. They carry sketching materials and instruments, have exhibited in Europe, and plan to compare American and immigrant arts with native and Indian works across regions. They are authors lecturers and musicians who perform folk music.
An article notes the extraction of dyes from coal yielding a wide palette of 500 shades. It highlights industrial dye production and potential applications for fabrics and coatings.
A writer reflects on a piece about single women asserting independence and equal rights, contrasting it with perceptions of the past. The dialogue notes a lunch with Marc, a traveler for bankers and savings groups, who challenges the author’s view of historic freedoms for unmarried women.
A writer recalls a conversation with Marie about gender roles. Marie argues that men still do not fully accept or respect modern women, asserting enduring familiar biases from earlier eras.
The narrator discusses Helen Hulls Islander with focus on Marie and the traveling woman theme. It questions whether the heroine represents independence and acceptance, comparing to Ellen Dacys era and noting ongoing social judgments.
Marie narrates a trip in which she visits four hotels in different cities. In each lobby she encounters crowded check ins and scarce rooms. The clerk favors a man with a reservation and a front desk advantage, highlighting gender bias in service.
A partial transcription describes a hotel offer with a low nightly rate and a remark about plumbing and ideas being archaic. It suggests gender-related tensions and a critique of service standards during travel.
An unnamed traveler recounts waiting in a top hotel dining room where later arrivals were seated before him. He pleads for a single seat, but the head waiter refuses, replying no single seats for ladies and then seating a man at a two‑person table.
A woman asserts a duty to challenge unequal seating at a hotel dining room. She confronts the manager, arguing women should not be relegated to shared tables with unfamiliar men during busy times. The incident reflects professional women's battles for equal treatment.
The passage attacks men who see unescorted women as threats and insults female independence. It recalls harsh judgments from decades past and asserts that women who work alone face continued discrimination and misunderstanding. The speaker aligns with those who suffer under such views.
The Associated Press notes varied conditions in Iowa with towns like Des Moines Good and partly cloudy Dubuque clear fair to muddy reports in several cities including Cedar Rapids Mason City and Davenport. A fatal pedestrian crash in an area near Clinton last night involved Frances Prohorsky 70 who was struck by Bot Hofferd as lights from an approaching car blinded him.
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