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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
5
An old advertisement urges prompt treatment of head colds with Ely's Dream Balm. It claims nostril application releases antiseptic fumes to clear the nose, subdue inflammation, and check the cold. Consumers are told to ask their druggist for a bottle and use it at first signs of a cold.
Harold Leighton, confined for the Booneville bank robbery, confessed and was scheduled to depart for Fort Madison penitentiary to serve a life sentence. In Clinton, Mrs. William J. Young, widow of a Mississippi valley lumberman, died at her home in Britt. A 200 gallon liquor loss occurred when a large automobile crashed near Britt. the driver escaped.
In Ames on March 3 a special report cites Dr. J E Guthrie of Iowa State College noting tree sparrows and other songbirds consume weed seeds and insects, aiding farmers in weed control and pest management. He warns English sparrows harm crops and spread parasites while hawks and woodpeckers help curb rodents.
The article reports a continuing battle over the child labor amendment with many states rejecting it yet proponents vowing campaigns in 1925 and opponents pledging stronger resistance. Legal experts note potential court routes and the 3 4 threshold complicates defeat as bills in Congress seek to proclaim defeat alongside ratification.
Iowa sports week features Barry's basketball against Northwestern and Armbruster's men versus Minnesota in swimming at Iowa pool. Mike Howard leads undefeated wrestling at Madison, Bresnahan sends track to Urbana, and Iowa freshmen enter dual telegraphic meet with Illinois and Michigan. Football practice resumes as 20+ veterans report. Purdue and Indiana push Big Ten standings, while Oslo officials seek Olympic program reductions with Arne Borg and Paavo Nurmi keeping amateur status.
Marshalltown reports manager Frank Boyle has signed 23 players for the Mississippi Valley league club, including nine veterans. He plans a small training squad, with more likely added, and notes key veterans Robertson and Menard will not return. The outlook is upbeat as fan support grows ahead of the mid April assembling.
The article traces Vincent Richards rising to challenge Bill Tilden for the national tennis title. It notes Richards 1924 surge dislodging Johnston from #2 and closing in on Tilden five year reign, with Johnston still a potential comeback threat.
Grinnell College reports reduced alcohol incidents as self government curbs excesses. Dean Paul McEachron says the men’s student court handles violations with increasing restraint, aided by police chief F Manson praising cooperation with town authorities.
The village of Mardale Green near Haweswater faces submergence as Manchester City Council plans a large reservoir. The church will be rebuilt on higher ground while an aqueduct extends four miles. The project stores 20 billion gallons, covers about 1,000 acres, and spans ten years at an estimated cost of 50 million.
In Blyth on March 3 Rev J Lineham, president of the United Methodists Conference, urged calling educated women to become preachers. He argued women now undertake tasks men never did and would do wonderful work as ministers, warning church life would be weakened without them.
Birmingham imprisonment education program gains traction with inmates as jail visitors expand courses. Lectures on Shakespeare draw interest and shorthand training shows success, with sessions held twice weekly to broaden post release employment prospects.
In this county every druggist can offer Allenrhu as the sure conqueror of rheumatism with a full pint bottle guaranteed to relieve pain and stiffness or a refund. James N. Allen of Rochester endorses Allenrhu and instructs druggists to guarantee results. Newcomb & Matthews named as local agent with free particulars available by request.
Four proficiency certificates have been granted to inmates since the program began just weeks ago. The initiative recognizes inmate skills and marks progress in the rehabilitative system.
Eastern Canada works to assess quake damage from Saturday and Sunday. Seven deaths reported in Quebec from shocks, with heavy property loss along the Ottawa river valley and Saguenay basins. TadousacCommunication lines cut after first shock. Tadousac not heard from. Seismologist FE A Horgson notes fourteen quakes since January 1909 in the affected zone.
An old advertisement touts Joint-Ease for rheumatic and other joint pains. It claims fast skin absorption, lubrication of ligaments and bones, reduced inflammation and swelling, and notes druggists dispense it nationwide at 60 cents a tube with a slogan that misery leaves quickly.
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