McCoy Cod Liver Oil Tablets Advertised for Quick Gain
An old advertisement touts McCoy Cod Liver Oil Tablets from New York as a tasty sugar coated remedy to add five pounds of healthy flesh in thirty days. It claims both adults and children can gain weight with a money back guarantee and cites druggists in New York and nearby outlets selling 60 tablet bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCoy* Laboratories
New York
Newcomb & Matthews Blair & Brennan
York Drug Co
Nare
McCoy’s
Ummer
Secret of Keeping Young for Women
Aimed at women, the ad claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound combats internal ailments to prevent premature aging. It promises increased vitality, energy, and health for women 35 to 50, portraying the remedy as a proven root and herb treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
City and County Paper Subscription Rates Noted
Official Creston paper explains subscription options with monthly and yearly prices for City Union and adjoining counties. Rates listed cover carrier in city and mail delivery regions with advance payment terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subscriplion
Creston
Union
Crown Prince of Uganda Pursues Education in Atlanta
A fragment reports Uganda’s crown prince studying in Atlanta to fund his college education. It notes the aim to bring democracy and education home to uplift three million future subjects, aided by modern scientific and industrial knowledge. The article mentions a silver royal car and a rapidly changing world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Prince
Uganda
East Africa
Atlanta
Elmer H. Bickford Rites Mark Long Banker Life
Elmer H. Bickford born November 26, 1863 in Delaven Wisconsin came to Greenfield Iowa in 1886. He served as assistant cashier then president of the Adair County Bank for 38 years and was active in many Masonic and civic orders. He married twice and leaves his wife Katherine, daughter Ethel Foster, his mother Mary Bickford, sisters, and many relatives and friends. Funeral attendance spanned multiple states with a large contingent from Creston Fontanelle Orient and Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Harley Bickford
Delaven
Wisconsin
Greenfield
Iow
Adair County Bank
Eftie May Heaton
Ethel Foster
Katherine Yeager
Katherine Bickford
Mary Bickford
Florence’ Lyttle
Gertrude Cox
Tiling of Land Is Big Problem in Meadow and Plymouth
Le Mars, June 20. Tiling low land in Meadow township and much of Plymouth county is difficult. roots from tall grass in dry years threaten shallow tiles, so deeper placements of 36 to 40 inches show better drainage. Deep tiling removes surplus water without harming hay crops.
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L, Staab
le Mars
Meadow Township
Plymouth County
Countie
Lowa
Mrs Saltzman of Mt Ayr Returns Home from Preston Visit
Mrs E A Saltzman of Mt Ayr, who had been visiting Preston with friends, has returned to her home.
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E. A. Saltzman
Mt. Ayr
Preston
Iowa employment slides 2.4 percent in May survey
Des Moines reports show a statewide employment decline of 2.4 percent in May with most industries slowing. Only foods leather products and patent medicines rise. iron and steel and lumber sag. Building permits fall, rail and cereal sectors show weak outlook, while road projects lift cement demand.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Town Bureau of Labor Statistics
A. L. Uriek
Iron and Steel Works
Lun Ber Products
Uriek
Head and Arm Mastery for Pitchers by Grover C. Aleander
Famous Cubs pitcher Grover C Aleander argues that success hinges on combining head and arm. He advises pitchers to conserve effort, observe batters, and save strong stuff for crucial moments while maintaining control through deliberate spring training and focused warmups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover C. Aleander
Chicigy Cubs
Stulf
Mike
Pitching Philosophy From a Veteran Big Leaguer
An aging pitcher reflects on warm up routines and the value of control over brute strikeout power. He stresses patience, avoiding error fixation, supporting teammates, and learning from star pitchers to maintain poise and improve through disciplined practice.
Bets Heavily Wins Weight Bet in Winthrop Me
Earl Dudley weighed 166 pounds after breakfast and woke to 172 pounds, proving he could gain five pounds overnight in a playful wager. Local notes list a string of short moves and visits, including Mrs Edith Dutton ill at home and travelers returning from Des Moines and Warren.
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Winthrop, Me
Earl Dudley
J. R. Armstrong
Manson
Croston
Newt Carter
South Elm Street
W. L. Ford
West Montgomery Street
Des Moines
Vergne Ford
Ford
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Vicks VapoRus
Taylor & Co
Creston. Ia
Ethel
Creston Daily Advertiser
Creston Advertiser-Giasette Co
Car
Davenport
W. A. Roseberry Publishers
ROYAL
America
Egbert Probbins
Burr
Dwaryd
Robbins
Eggert
WiIo
Cofuig
Gacis
Plmouth
Cub
Twirler
Vigor
Kodak
Hick’s
B. L
Bennett
Eeulic Meen
J. M Bennett
Prop
Northwestern Mutual Life of
Milwaukee
J. C. Richter
Tion
Myers
Frank Keehn
S. Elm St
Wwe
Frontier Asthmaco
Niagara and Hudson Sts
Buffalo, N. Y
Rex Carter
Iowa City
Harry Carter
W. H
Collins
Earl Hood
Lenox
Edith Dutton
North Vine Street
Ethel McCann
C. G. Selander
Stanton
Stanton, Where She Will Spend the Weekend With Relatives. —Crawford Syberkron
Warren, Penn
Jean Jeradson
Goodrich
Silveto
Silvertown
the Service Company
Keith Richter
Kendrio
University of Iowa
Churses
N. Oak
Harlan Ryan
H. IT. Scarr
C. Keith
Northwestern Mutual Life Inc. Co
City Hall
Travelers Insurance
Jos, E. Wright
Iowana
W. Robison
N. Pine St. Hone
Walter M. Spriggs
Stryker & Spriggs
Ide-Richardson Bldg
P. C. Winter
Wien
Wee
Kenneth H
Winter & Davenport
Lawyers
West Montgomery St
Penta
Aundry
N. Pine
Goodsell & Goodsell
Insurance Agency
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Waggoner Photo Studio
First National Bank
York
Eagle Block Druggist
Jas. B. Hawks
Office Land Credit Bank
WM. Npat
Reynods
J. D. Howe
North Pine
Hamners
Furniture Exchange
North Elm St
Exchange
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