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Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1922

Page

4

Pilgrims of the Night: Oppenheim story adapted film

The film Pilgrims of the Night based on E Phillips Oppenheim work Passers By is praised for its romance adventures and thriller plot. International crooks detectives bank robberies and plots drive the tense thriller with Lewis Stone Rubye De Remer and Raymond Hatton in key roles.

Advanct Associated E. Phillips Oppenheim Mr. Oppenheim Lewis Stone Lord Ellingham Rubye de Remer Christine Wiliam V. Mong Frankleigh Walter Metrail Katheen Kirkham Tor Lord Ellingham Raymond Hatton

Famous Oppenheim Novel at Strand Today

A Strand Theatre screening today and Wednesday features a famous Oppenheim novel adaptation. The picture attracts unusually strong attention from theatregoers and critics alike, meeting high expectation with notable cinematic elements.

Oppenheim Strand Strand Theatre

Snow Crystal Forms Mostly Hexagonal

The article notes that nearly all of the hundreds of snow crystal varieties take a hexagonal shape. This observation highlights the uniform crystal structure found in natural snowfall.

Agnew

Ewalt Millinery to Move to New West Montgomery Site

Workmen finish changes for Ewalt Millinery store relocation with Jas W Leach on West Montgomery. New window fixtures remodeling repointing and repapering set for a stylish, up to date shop next week. Leach stays at current location until next winter as Bowers moves to West Adams quarters after leasing Sanitary Bakery space.

Ewalt Jas. W. Leach Montgomery Street L. A. Bowers Miss Walt Mr. Leach West Adams Street Sanitary Bakery

Old Time Resident Arrives for Visit from Los Angeles

Ed Derr, longtime Creston resident now living in Los Angeles, arrived in the city last night. He will spend some time here during his visit and is being warmly welcomed by many friends.

Ed Derr Crestan Los Angeles

Home from College to Work as Inspector

Albert Anderson, who has been taking soldier’s vocational training at the state college at Ames, is home for the summer vacation. He will be employed during the summer months as an inspector on road work in this vicinity.

Albert Anderson State College Ames Mr. Anderson

The Place of Home and Religion

Bishop William M Bell urges a renewed look at the home and its role in religious education. He says civilization is at risk as homes neglect mandates and stresses that parents must lead in the religious formation of their children, with church and school aiding after the home.

Kansas City Associated Press William M. Bell Harrisburg Pennsylvania Church of the United Brethren of Christ International Sunday School Bell

Local Happenings Around Brooks and Surroundings

Mrs Harold Hefling went to Creston for surgery. Haying kept residents busy all week. Walter Otis and Arthur Brown helped with fields. John Glade bought a car in Red Oak. Will Coleman’s mother buried at Brooks. Obituary pending. Rain refreshed fields over the weekend. Ice cream social at Ivenville Thursday.

Harold Hefling Creston Guy Brown Walter Brown Otis Brown Arthur Brown John Glade Red Oak Bert McCreedy Tom Ivenville

Local eventful week noted with visitors and family

A Brooks audience enjoyed the show on Wednesday night and again Thursday evening. Mrs. Newton's grandson visited from Willisea for several days. Ed Snethen shipped a carload of corn. Elmer Crisp and family attended a wedding supper for Miss Marie Gary in Corning. Various locals including the Glades and Dawsons were seen visiting relatives and shopping in Brooks.

Brooks Edwin Glade Eleanor Fontanelle Lizzie Glade Greenfield John Glade Fred Glade Dorothy Tom Conway Nodaway Walter Glade George Lincoln Corning Ed Snethen Elmer Crisp George Gary Marie Gary Ada Reeves Fresham N. Thomas Harold Hefling

Autoists May Die in Plunge from Bridge

Stevens Point Wisconsin June 27 Helen Lamkins 17 may die after driving an automobile around a death curve off the bridge front of a freight train at Amherst Junction. The car tumbled five times onto a forty foot embankment. Lamkins suffered a fractured skull jaw and left arm. Sister Joyce 15 had a broken shoulder. Two male companions escaped uninjured.

Stevens Point Wis Helen Lamkins Amherst Junction Miss Lamkin Joyce

Olympic Diving Technique Guide for Standing Back Dive

The passage outlines how to perform a standing back dive with acrobat like skill. It advises practicing hand stands, then stepping onto the board, bending from the hips, gripping the board, swinging to an upright pose, then springing off and entering water straight with toes and fingers pointed.

Aileen Riggin

Marriage a la mode in Aleutians sale of wives

The piece describes a custom in the Aleutians where men may sell their wives with the woman’s consent in many cases. The husband can also reassign his wife to another for a stated price or per term, reflecting a unique and debated practice.

Manship

Mothers and Daughters Praise Pinkham Vegetable Compound

Greenville Delaware letters from Mrs William Hughes and other mothers attest to the benefits of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad notes decades of testimonials from mothers and daughters and urges women to try the remedy for internal troubles and related health issues.

Greenville Del Omere Lydia E. Pinkham WM. §S. Hug Delaware

If You Are Well Bred Introductions Should Be Brief

A guide on letters of introduction stating one should not ask a friend for a letter to someone else. The friend may introduce only those they highly esteem and are willing to vouch for. The note should be short and confined to presenting the person.

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