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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1925
Page
4
Fort Wayne News Sentinel notes jokes about crossword puzzles rising as a light relief while the Detroit News observes the railroad sand wick joke lingering beyond wartime sentiment.
Over 11 million more bushels of oats were grown in Iowa in 1924 on the same acres due to higher yielding varieties from the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. Varieties Iowa 103 Iowa 105 and Towar outyielded old home kinds. total yield rise valued at about four and a half million dollars.
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin shows total rural public roads at 2 941 294 miles as of January 1 1922. Of these 187 760 miles had some surface treatment such as sand clay gravel macadam or pavement. The surfaced mileage could grid iron the nation with east west and north south routes.
The Fisk consolidated school poultry club led the farm bureau program at the regular meeting last Wednesday night. The group presented a demonstration covering all phases of poultry production including cutting by the Hogan method with charts and vaccination and testing for tuberculosis.
In Foochow Fuijan the year of the rat sparks a revival of the puo-do rites for outcast dead. Villages erect from five to twenty elaborate altars, stage plays, and offer huge cakes as prayers. Yong-lhong hosts a seven day observance with thousands present. A portable electric plant adds a modern touch to the traditional festival.
Fox farming spreads across the Seward Peninsula as prospectors and trappers obtain permits to raise fox litters. Many households plan breeding stock for white, blue, and silver foxes, with shipments from southeastern Alaska to Nome and Seattle. Escapes hinder on islands due to sea ice freezing.
The National Aeronautic Association lists 1925 aviation events including the May 1 national balloon championship at St. Joseph Missouri to select American entrants for the Gordon Bennett Cup in Brussels on June 7. Also due: the Jacques Schneider Maritime Trophy seaplane contest in Baltimore October 24 31 with entries closing April 1. England and Italy plan to enter this year. The Pulitzer Trophy Derby of the land planes runs Sept 17 to Oct 3 with entries due April 1.
Rome reports that Italian government tobacco monopoly notes rising sales of cigarettes worldwide and a shift in Italy from cigars to cigarettes. Imported cigarettes are costly, boosting domestic tobacco profits as average smoker use rose about 46 percent since World War I.
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