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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
7
An advertisement touts a herbal medicine claiming global origins from ginger to menthol and lists wide international sourcing. It asserts the product has over fifty years of success in treating stubborn ailments of womanhood and remains steadily popular.
A clipped quotation notes that much legislation outlives any man and compares political truth to stealthy cats. It contrasts rumors with truth, citing a mix of newspaper quips from Cleveland Times and Philadelphia Ledger as a literary reminder.
Agricultural bulletin warns against spending on sweet clover without suitable soil and lime. Describes lime screenings as a remedy and cites crusher schedules. Reports on seed testing, analysis services, and Iowa seed law enforcement including noxious weeds and exemptions. Summarizes meat trade data and hog industry fluctuations with 1924 import and export figures.
The 1924 per capita consumption of beef and veal edged up while pork use fell, lamb held steady, and dressed meat plus lard totaled 180.7 pounds per person. The Bureau of Animal Industry report traces 18 years of meat industry trends from federal inspection and foreign trade data.
Washington reports on a glossary developed by the army air service describing slang such as keewee for an inexperienced pilot flat spin for disoriented flight and landed terms like set down. It notes technical terms including airplane aero stat helicopter glider and helicopter as evolving concepts.
Renato Botari a Viterbo laborer devised a plan to ensure his wife Nicalina would be cared for while he served a jail sentence. With her consent he injected kerosene into her veins hoping she would fall ill and need hospital care. The scheme backfired as he received a longer sentence and she barely survived.
Lyle Harrison of Tama, a minor, was found guilty by a jury on a seduction charge after a two day trial. Bernice Twiston testified with her child in her arms and collapsed while testifying, later swooning and becoming unconscious for hours. Sentencing will follow.
The Soviet authorities urge Leon Trotzky to relocate at once to a climate warmer than his current location. Trotzky likely knows the precise destination suggested for him.
A dense listing of radio stations from Boston to Washington detailing dozens of programs for March 28. Entries include WEEI Boston silent service, WGR Buffalo concert blocks, WEBH Chicago family lessons, and WGN Chicago theater features, plus numerous other stations with concerts, dances, organ recitals, choirs, and talks scheduled through late evening.
U S Department of Agriculture estimates show total farm value of crops and livestock reached 12.404 billion in 1924, up 56 million from 1923, driven by crop gains while livestock value fell. Cereal crops totaled 5.22 billion, corn 2.59 billion, wheat 1.121 billion, oats 799 million, and cotton 1.701 billion, with pricing weighted to reflect farmers’ receipts.
Several hundred Iowa cattle feeders travel to Ames to view ISU experiments at Hey Day. The event features feed ing results amid corn at about one dollar a bushel and new rail fare deals offering six bushels of corn for the round trip. Record gains include steers up 165 pounds in a month, with average gains about 104 pounds per steer per month.
A fragmented notice suggests speculation about a German war staff presence, but the Baltimore Sun appears not to confirm any active fighting or war command.
The report shows value shifts across farming sectors with cotton lint price declines from 1924 to 1925. Worthwhile crops total 1.755 billion vs 1.619 billion in 1924 and fruit, vegetables, dairy, and livestock show various changes. The Lexington Ledger notes asides about literacy and dirt in a closing remark.
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