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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
7
Des Moines reports the sixteenth annual Drake relay carnival will be held at the stadium April 24-25. Track officials urge fans to expect a thrill filled field with top hurdlers from the county competing for honors in a major high hurdle event.
Walpole New Hampshire resident Mrs T H Fuber says the Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health after months of pain and irregularities allowing her to work and care for two babies. The ad notes over 200 000 responses from women with 98 of 100 reporting benefit and promotes sale by druggists.
An old style ad extols Joint-Ease for stiff swollen rheumatic joints. It promises to take out agony and swelling, limber up troubled joints after ordinary cures fail. The copy urges rubbing in, priced at 60 cents a tube.
Kinsey of Illinois returns to intercollegiate competition aiming for peak form in the hurdle event at the Western classic. Weir of Nebraska and Snyder of Ohio State also figure as top contenders with Wallace Yarnell and Rehm from Illinois in the field. Officials expect the hurdles to headline the meet.
Arnold Dolmetsch will stage an August festival in Haslemere showcasing English sixteenth to eighteenth century chamber music. His family and pupils will perform on rare instruments such as the lute recorder viol virginal viola d amogne harpsichord clavichord and others known as the seven wet symphonies to render music of the golden period.
The First National Bank in Creston, Iowa, in Union County, is authorized to commence banking after evidence showed compliance with federal statutes. Charles W. Collins, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, signed the certification on February 10, 1925, with public dates listed for publication through April 23.
Voters are notified of a municipal election in Creston Iowa on Monday March 30 1925 from 7 AM to 7 PM. Offices include Mayor City Treasurer Assessor Aldermen at Large and five ward Aldermen plus City Park Commissioner with two year terms from April 1925. A two mill band fund tax measure is also on the ballot.
Plaintiffs Harlan Vandewater Violet Vandewater and Sadie Andrews as a class claim undivided one ninth of Lot 183 in Creston Iowa, excluding north five feet eight inches, with other heirs of John Schweers also owning one ninth. The court may appoint a referee to sell the property and divide proceeds, date April 6 1925, Creston County.
The executor D Davenport is appointed by the District Court of Union County Iowa on February 26 1925 for the estate of W M Welling deceased. Creditors must prove claims and those indebted must pay the undersigned. Notices published February 26 March 5 and 19 1919.
A brief quotation from the New York Telegram and Evening Mail reflects on the vanity of men who enjoy praise, suggesting social flattery knows no time limit. The line underscores self-importance framed as a humorous observation.
A long list of radio programs from stations nationwide details 6:30 to 12:05 schedules including orchestras quartets bands and talks. The article notes a separate science feature on daylight dusting and agricultural pest control, mentioning calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate methods under study with public roads and standards bureaus.
The bureau of entomology reports continued extensive study of boll weevil control via airplane dusting. Progress notes focus on mechanical distribution devices, plane types, and specialized aircraft under development for broader future use.
A 26% carat pearl, weighing about 16francs to 1? million, pictured as the largest South Pacific gem. Tahiti reports its recovery from Gambier islands after Chinese trader bought it, with valuations ranging from 500000 to 1000000 francs. Divers had long harvested Gambier pearls before restrictions.
In Wyoming Arizona? No, Wyoming Ta? sheriff Avery nabbed a planned elopement. Clara Exline aged 16 and Myroi Freeh 22 fled to Marion but clerk’s office was closed. They stayed with a friend overnight and agreed to return home. Sheriff Avery let them travel alone and they arrived early today.
The piece notes a Greenwich telescope rueful over a crack in a London church spire. It suggests possible deliberation or loafing by officials, mentioning ministers who supposedly have data stored in their belfries.
A Suffolk County notice markets ALLEN as a guaranteed cure for rheumatic pain and joint twinges. It claims Newcomb & Matthews and local druggists endorse the remedy and promise money back if not effective, naming James Heally of Rochester Nova Scotia as discoverer.
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