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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1925
Page
4
Gray hair is described as a sign of age and suggests using Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken hair. The ad claims a natural, even result with a ready made product available at drug stores. One or two applications allegedly restore youthfulness and a luxuriant appearance.
An advertisement urges readers not to become despondent and to try Dr Leonhardt's Hemroid from Newcomb & Matthews or any reliable druggist. It claims a harmless remedy that quickly banishes misery with no cost and rejects greasy salves or cutting.
Robert J. Barrett, 45, suffered melancholia after a long illness and hanged himself in the barn on his farm near here last evening. The body was found by his son.
U S Department of Agriculture reports 17,591,981 motor vehicles registered in 1924. Passenger cars up 14.7 percent and motor trucks 32.9 percent, with 2,501,045 new registrations. Truck gains led by Kansas and North Dakota, South Atlantic shows largest regional rise. Fees total 225,492.00 with 82 percent for highway work.
Ames March 16 Special to The ADVERTISER J P Stack formerly county agent at Creston for Union county now county agent for Nance county Nebraska at Fullerton has sent back to Ames for two of the specially selected 16 peck college lots of northern seed potatoes to use in demonstration work in Nebraska The farm bureau pays the Iowa Vegetable Growers association for the seed and also a premium to cover costs spent upon the data by the extension service Seed from the highest yielding seed farms in the north is shown and in 1924 the 10 Ohio lots averaged over 100 bushels per acre more than local seed used nearby
Archie King postmaster at Manson Creek near Babine Lake died during an arduous dog sled journey to Babine for medical supplies. E C McCorkell fur buyer organized the relief party with an Indian dog team. Four men battled blizzards for 14 days, sacrificing dogs for food as they pressed toward Vanderhoof after King named a successor.
London March 16 The Institute of Patentees offered prizes of 50 dollars sparking discovery of 152 amateur British inventors with commercially valuable inventions. About 500 were submitted. four major prizes went to a kettle lid that will not fall off a portable fire a relativity based rotoscope to gauge machinery speed and a machine for bending rods and tubes.
A spring releases and opens the door of the house, described as a simple, immediate action with no additional details in the readable text.
South Carolina Supreme Court sustains an ordinance requiring inspection of abattoirs outside city limits. Justice Cothran notes cities may prohibit unsanitary milk from outside diaries and water from contaminated watersheds, arguing inspections provide safeguards and reduce hidden dangers in wholesome food. The ruling cites Ex parte Boyle and discusses external operation regulation.
Liverpool March 16 The United States emigration quota and high costs threaten a smaller shipbuilding program. Harold A. Sanderson of White Star Line predicts a new third class travel branch with mid sized, less ornate liners while maintaining first class comfort. Third class amenities will be enhanced to offset reduced emigrant traffic.
London reports Covent Garden Theatre the Royal Opera House will become a nightly dance hall under a syndicate offering popular priced dances. The move marks the first time the venue is used for dancing, with an international opera season planned after spring.
Paris report from March 16 states two billion francs in gold coins are hidden by households. If released, France’s finances would improve. courts have punished coin buyers who coax hoarders to surrender coins for small sums.
Frank Coppola a Des Moines grocer was arrested for alleged violation of the Sunday closing law, his fifth such arrest.
Cedar Rapids report notes Frank Hunter, 30, former serviceman, acquitted in a case tied to a coasting accident. The proceeding referenced tariff act provisions of 1922 concerning butter production costs in the United States and Denmark as the chief competing factor guiding the investigation.
The United States Tariff Commission issued a preliminary statement of information as part of its investigation into butter costs. The release outlines initial findings and details the scope of the inquiry, with data on price movements and related market factors under review.
A New York headline reports a clash between drivers and pedestrians as a driving offense leads to arrests, while a separate church gathering is noted in the same item. The brief item centers on legal trouble for offenders and community activity at a local church.
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