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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
3
The Creston Advertiser Gazette prints as the official city and county paper. Subscription options include mail and carrier rates with varying durations and zones, reflecting a 1900s era pricing schedule.
Chesley M Hutchings, a brain wizard at Harvard, endures a three hour exam in Romance languages and literature with 13 professors directing rapid fire questions. He answers promptly and accurately, attracting telegraph reports nationwide about his linguistic prowess.
The article argues that few people can or should master many languages, noting the breadline reality and time limits. It envisions a shift in education from cramming languages to teaching how to find and use knowledge efficiently, emphasizing practical research skills over rote memorization.
A column reflects on learning, language, and thinking as tools for knowledge. It notes dead-beats shrinking due to credit laws, cites a Toronto doctor solving a cellar boat problem, and discusses housing boom and rent dynamics. It quotes Iowa press commentaries on Ford, torture laws, and a Georgia hanging remark.
In a Cleveland area farm debate the line Just go to a Watcher shop say Gimme an education s worth of pork chops drew praise as the most valuable response. Haynes notes 2,627,333 gallons of whisky were withdrawn from bonded warehouses in nine months, illustrating Prohibition s failure. A Paris cult revives Black Mass worship, hinting at enduring superstition across eras.
A report notes that in Ceylon a suitor must pay a bride price before marriage, unlike Western alimony after divorce. The Ceylonese flapper class is described as demanding a higher price than divorcees, and once the payment is made the marriage is automatically solemnized.
A Creston crowd attended the Corning versus Leon game at 5:00 pm. Leon won again, beating Corning 5 to 0 with strong double plays and sharp fielding. Adriens pitched well for Leon, limiting Corning to seven hits as no Corning runner reached second base. Leon meets Creston semi professionals at the Creston fair grounds next Thursday at 5 15 pm, expected to draw a large crowd.
Yesterday results feature Omaha over Wichita 6 to 5, Sioux City 13 over Oklahoma City 8, Tulsa 8 over Des Moines 4, and St Joseph 9 over Denver 4. Today’s slate includes Omaha at Wichita, Des Moines at Tulsa, Sioux City at Oklahoma City, and Denver at St Joseph.
Rain arrived just in time but the noisy demonstrations were unwelcome. A violent wind damaged orchards and groves and disrupted telephones. A Friday hall dance fell through due to a date mix up. Mr and Mrs Geo Palma visited Omaha. Fred Slezak returned with them. Primary election passed quietly with light turnout. Emanon ball team beat a married men team 6 to 4. EA C to play Creston next Sunday on Williamson diamond. A ten pound son born to Mr and Mrs Williamson on June 13. Motion picture show pleased attendees. Nevin High class play well received for its acting and drill. Athletic club dance set for the 23rd with Corning orchestra. Fred Bartletts have a baby daughter born June 7. Chas Palma underwent appendicitis operation recently, improving.
Hand blocked materials are popular for summer frocks. They are usually made very simple with ribbon at the neck sleeves and hem and belted with the same.
Is Mt. Kilauea headed for one final destructive eruption. Scientists led by T A Jagger monitor the 14 to 15 lava flow path southeastward as Halemaumau and Pele legends frame local lore. The piece notes possible ocean outlet at Kalapana Beach and mentions ideas to harness lava for power.
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