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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1922
Page
3
Rates for telephone service by mail and carrier are shown. Zone 1 annual $3.00, six months $1.75, three months $1.00. Outside Zone 1 annual $4.00. Carrier weekly 15 cents, monthly 60 cents, two months unknown, annual in advance $6.00, and a $1.50 item appears.
The piece laments the decline of the old-time street faker as a fading American tradition. It recalls Montague Silver, described as the greatest street man west of the Alleghenies, and notes his era as emblematic of an era endangered by changing times.
A warm June night in the old town features Montague with a red gypsy wagon drawing crowds. He hawks Wa Wa tonic, razors and a prize packet, while Ontario’s liquor transport ban reshapes bootlegging routes and labels. A Canadian-UK cultural vignette ends with a forecast of urban decline and home entertainment over city life.
The piece recalls early 20th century street entertainment fading with urban change. It contrasts black-face minstrels and portable showmen with modern crowds, notes rising steel and auto output in 1919 to 1922, and ends with reflections on insurance value and the breadwinner's life as family wealth.
A compilation of editorial snippets from Des Moines Register Sioux City Journal and Cedar Rapids Gazette covering Stanley in the senatorial race road conditions in Iowa mockery of prohibition gains a government hospital, reactions to the bonus bill and Lillian Russell’s death with notes on labor unions and Taft's stance.
An old health column advises that excess meat harms kidneys leading to backache and other symptoms. It recommends Jad Salts a few spoonfuls daily to stimulate sluggish kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and relieve bladder irritation, claiming benefits for meat eaters.
Unusual Folk profiles Dr. Mack and his milk quality program in Portland. Twelve years ago infant mortality under two was 52.6 per 1000. Now it stands at 4.2 as dairymen support strict dairy inspections and publicized milk analyses. Publicity and consumer action drove the change.
Notice states proposals for repainting and interior redecorating of Franklin school Creston and exterior woodwork repainting plus installation of new Lincoln School toilets Creston will be received in Creston Iowa until 8 PM July 1 1922. Bids awarded to lowest responsible bidders. right to reject any bid reserved. Specifications available after June 5 1922.
Morristown Pa June 14 Detective Harry Nuss waits in the woods to arrest a man on whiskey charges when a rattlesnake strikes. Nuss with Constables Robert Porter and Milton Rumsey flee without detaining the suspect.
Dubuque Louisiana June 14 the 50th anniversary of the Sisters of Visitation was held at commencement Alumnae equipped a gymnasium for the school
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