Creston Advertiser Details Publication and Rates
The Creston Advertiser Gazette is the official city and county paper published weekday evenings by The Creston Advertiser Gazette Co. It lists subscription rates for mail and carrier deliveries including zone-based pricing and term options. The notice outlines AP association and republication rights.
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Creston Daily Advertiser
Creston Advertiser
Creston Gazette
Creston Morning American
Creston Plain Dealer
Creston Advertiser-Gazette CO
Murderers Executed in America Since 1890
An analysis and series note by Alexander Herman argues that about 4000 of roughly 280,000 murderers have been executed in the United States since 1890, with many others imprisoned or confined in asylums. The piece discusses murder rates and the difficulty of covering crime today versus the 1890s.
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America
Alexander Herman
Sign of the times on justice and executions
The text argues that public focus shifts from the escape of the guilty to the execution of a few innocents, reflecting a national demand for justice and higher regard for human life. It notes a shift from presumed guilt under the Napoleonic code to presumed innocence and praises safeguards against executing the wrong person.
Innocent People Executed Despite Safeguards
The text argues that even with safeguards, innocent individuals may be convicted and executed for murders committed by others. It claims capital punishment guarantees such outcomes as inevitable due to averages or exceptions, noting loopholes and weaknesses in the system.
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Webster City
Systems of justice grow fairer, less punishing the innocent
The text reflects on evolving justice in the brain’s systems, noting progress toward fairness. The speaker acknowledges that while reforms are slow, they steadily reduce the chance that innocent people bear penalties meant for the guilty.
Mrs Willard’s 21 births and twin surprise in West Haven
The 36 year old Mrs Charles S Willard of West Haven Connecticut has given birth to 21 babies with five surviving. She married at 14 and had her first child at 16. Most infants died between four and nine months despite initial healthy birth. The article notes infant mortality and public health concerns alongside other items including a death row conversion in Sing Sing and a hooch survey in Boston.
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Charles S. Willard
West Haven
Conn
Fashion debate centers on male designers behind women’s dress
The essay argues that young women dress to please men and that criticism should target male designers, not the original sources. It notes the pattern of shifting blame away from those who create attire and toward the wearers.
Iowa press comment roundup on politics and media figures
Des Moines Register quotes a Kentucky girl case and warns of future violence. Manson Journal notes Payne blames Harding for Brookhart nomination, with campaign context. Ottumwa Courier recalls brewers funded Arthur Brisbane to push a Washington Times for brewery interests. Cedar Rapids Gazette reports ship subsidy bill linked to liquor sale bans on subsidized ships as Republicans push for prohibition.
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Manson Journal
Brother Payne
Iowa Forum
Harding
Brookhart
Ottumwa
Arthur Brisbane
Washington Times
A. M. Palmer
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Republicans shift voters not parties in 1920s critique
The column argues that Democrats seek solace in Pinchot Beveridge and Brookhart nominations as proof of GOP disruption. It claims voters change men, not parties, and that real national issues must be addressed before the country regains full strength.
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Charter Oak
Pinchot
Beveridge
Brookhart
Dakota
Leadership in the Near East Urged by Dr Bestor at Chautauqua
Dr Arthur Bestor, president of the Chautauqua Institution, told General Federation of Women's Clubs members at Chautauqua that America must accept leadership in the Near East rather than seek isolation. He cited Europe’s unrest, wartime losses, debts, and chaotic exchange, but urged pursuing peace and economic renewal without advocating U S mandates.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Associated Press
America
Arthur E. Bester
Bestor
Chautauqua Institution
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Europe
Mediterranean
Near East
Young Men's Christian Association
Young Women's Christian Association
American Relief Administration
Bester
Asia
Lebanons
Serbia
England
Great Britain
France
United States
America at the crossroads of postwar reconstruction
Dr Bestor argues that America now holds a unique role in global settlement and reconstruction. He cites disinterested leadership, lack of imperial aims, and large investments in education and missions as reasons why the United States must participate in European and Near Eastern settlements for lasting peace and growth.
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America
Dr. Bestor
Europe
Near East
Asia
Proper Mixing of Bordeaux for Potatoes
County agents demonstrate Bordeaux spray preparation for potato diseases using copper sulfate and lime. Best results come from diluting components separately, mixing copper sulfate into lime milk, and avoiding concentrated combines to prevent sediment and nozzle blockage.
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Bordeaux
United States Department of Agriculture
Afton Local Notes Include Visits and Travel Plans
Mrs Bertha Randall returns home from Des Moines after a visit with friends. Hattie Capps departs for Lincoln Nebraska on No 3 for a couple weeks. Alice Syp will house for her. Kate Sullivan visits daughter Raymond Sullivan in town. Irene King spends part of last week at her brother Clell King’s east of town. Ethyl Lurwick leaves for Denver for part of the summer. Roy King visits from Creston. The Sanderses’ grading work from Afton to Creston continues as neighbors tour Galva. County Health Nurse Miss Mabel Guthrie’s term ends Friday. W M Shields sells wallpaper and sundries. Edward Peterson opens a barber shop east of the store. Mrs W W Kentner and Lucille to return from Des Moines by week’s end. Fred Stevenson and family plus George Hart visit Winterset.
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Bertha Randall
Des Moines
Hattie Capps
Lincoln Neb
Alice Syp
Kate Sullivan
Raymond Sullivan
Afton
Irene King
Adam Begg
Creston
Clell King
Ethyl] Lurwick
Denver
Roy King
Geo. Shull
Dave Kelly
Galva
Sam Sanders
Sanders
Union County
Mabel Guthrie
W. M. Shields
Druge
Edward Peterson
W. W. Kentner
Lucille
Dee Moines
Fred Stevenson
Geo. Hart
Winterset
Hie Drug Store
Local notes on visits, deaths, and church events
Des Moines visitors Clyde and Mrs. Cole, with family members, spent the week in the area. Obituary notes honor Naoma Sear Barry, born March 7 in Princeton Illinois, who died June 20 1922 aged 58. Services held at the M E Church with Rev Zumsteg. burial at Greenlawn. Other items report a barn fire at Wm Cunningham's, Florence Gunn mission work in Kentucky, and church activities at U E Church and Dodge Center.
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Clyde Cole
Des Moines
Clyde
Bert Cole
Milo
Madison
Naoma Sear
Princeton
Unation County
Union County
Madison Barry
Mra Ruben Stephens
Slate
Methodist Church
Dea Moines
Great Western
Afton
M. E
Zumsteg
Greenlawn
Wm. Cunningham
U. E. Church
Florence
Gunn
Kentucky
U. E
Opal Streyfeller
Wm. Howell
Edna Miller
Mort
Ella Craig
Iowa
Twin Falls
Idaho
Lloyd Miller
Bether
Dorothy
Creston
Dodge Center Church
Holliday
W. R. C. Mat
Lucy Wilcox
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