Creston Daily Advertiser Details Publication Rights
The Creston Daily Advertiser lists publishers Carl Davenport and W A Roseberry and cites daily weekday publication. It notes republication rights for Associated Press dispatches and reserves all rights to news published, with a March 3 1897 act reference and postal filing in Creston Iowa.
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Creston Advertiser-Gasette Co
Carl Davenport
W. A. Roseberry Publishers
Acpiftat Fitv
County Paper
Agtinipematmand Tiliaeta Perietices E Eaenigeeoenre Cien
BeyUnd Claas
Creston
Iowa
Associated Press
Alac News
Beware of the Peddler in Dubuque Furs Scam
In Dubuque two men peddling bogus sables and sealskins fled as police pursued them. The fake furs and oriental rugs were cheap imitations and several residents were victimized by the con. The incident serves as a warning to townsfolk to beware of such schemes.
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Dubuque
Mc Coy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets Ad
An advertisement touts Mc Coy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets for frail children. It claims rapid weight gain, replaces sour cod liver oil, and suits post illness or rickets concerns. Sold by Newcomb Matthews York Drug Co. or any druggist for 60 tablets at 60 cents with a 30 day money back guarantee.
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Newcomb & Matthews
York Drug Co
McCoy
McCoy's
Peddlers Warned Against Front Door Bargains
The Burlington Gazette denounces itinerant hawkers who offer bargains at the door as out to fleece buyers with no redress. It urges shoppers to buy from home merchants who stand behind their goods and warns against grabbing at bait from transient peddlers.
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Burlington Gazette
Rum Ship Moves at To Sea Off the Coast
Coast guards report rum ships have lifted anchor and set sail from Rum row amid the blockade. Officials call the dispersal a victory while noting that no vessel has yet breached the blockade four days in place.
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Associated Press
New York
Rum Row
Woman Kills One Wounds Two at Theater Party
In Vienna a woman, Mencia Carnicio, shot five times at a National theater box party during Peer Gynt. One man, Arnautivic Panizan, was killed. two others were wounded. Police tie the incident to a Macedonian political feud and autonomist factions under Moscow direction. The suspect refused to testify, calling her companion a coward and traitor.
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Associated
Preas
Vienna
Mencia Carnicio
Ibsen
Peer Gynt
National Theater
Arnautivic Panizan
Macedonn Federist Party
Moscow
Mencia Carnioiu
Woman fires revolver during performance in panic rush
In a shocking incident audience panicked and rushed to doors as a woman rose and fired a revolver during a show. Police reported other Macedonians in the box party were also armed.
County Officials Confused Over Handling Tax Money
Des Moines Iowa May 9 confusion persists among county officers on how to handle tax money from state deposits. Attorney General Gibson releases an opinion for Clayton county clarifying Lovrien Brookhart law creating a protection fund for public deposits losses. Interest money remains with banks as before, but can be called to cover losses under the new law, a provision urged by bankers and Governor Hammill.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Gibson
Clayton County
Hammill
Women Would Have All Nations In League
In Washington on May 9 the International Council of Women adopted a formal resolution urging member nations to push for the speedy inclusion of all nations in the league of nations. A German delegate voiced support for cooperation with the league, and the council also backed the court of international justice optional clause and gradual simultaneous disarmament under effective control. Lady Aberdeen was re-elected president of the council.
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Associated Press
Washington
Court of International Justice
League of Nations
Lady Aberdeen
Bank of Human Kindness Suspends Charity Lending in Seattle
May 9 report notes William Pigott and Justice C C Dalton started a loan scheme for prisoners using $500. Debtors owed from $2 to $20 and only one loan of $2 was repaid before most vanished. Disbursements halted as the bank of kindness meets cynical realities.
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Seattle
William Pigott
Justice of the Peace
Dalton
Dull Wits of Olden Days Wasted Time Over Cards
London experts say medieval card games took longer because minds were slower. A City of London Guildhall Library display features 18 decks from the thirteenth to eighteenth centuries. Geography packs with country maps and verse adorned ecards reflect games designed to fill long waits.
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London
City of London Guildhall
In School At Aston Ada Groesbeck
Ada Groesbeck school notes cover staff names Madelyn Fariy assistant editor Vera Blair and Wanda Mielkie athletics with Florence Ames and Mildred Myers in personals plus Friday Chapel led by Reba Jeffry and general articles overview.
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Ada Groesbeck
E.kor
Inaohief Madelyn Fariy
Vera Blair
James Treicher
Wanda Mielkie
Florence Ames
Mildred Myers
Reba Jeffry
Annal Spring Exhibit Draws Large Crowd at High School
The annual spring exhibit in the high school building last Friday showcased charts by each grade. A full program featured lessons by grades, piano solo by Anna M Hadley, vocal by Irene M Matek, reading by Vera L Blair, and Echo copies handed out at 4. Punch and sandwiches were served by the domestic science class under Miss Marsh, then attendees viewed the exhibits.
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Anna M. Hadley
Irene M. Matek
Vera L. Blair
Traveling library books returned to Des Moines
One hundred books from the traveling library were returned to the Des Moines library this week after being available for three to four months. Pupils used them to prepare required book reports, finding them invaluable for study.
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Des Moines
Echo Completes Yearbook Amid School Pride and Few Complaints
The Echo yearbook arrives after fifty cent subscriptions and a rush to buy. At the high school exhibition the Annuals sold out quickly with praise for originality and artistry. Senior Psy Cast and Mrs Tubbs of Shanty Town cast announced. production crew listed for the senior play.
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Afton High School
Mrs Tubbs
Shanty Town
Edna Carlson
Irene Mater
Beryl Miller
Clariece Larimer
Harold Porter
Lucille Maneely
Owen Larkins
Pearl Blair
Walter Irvine
Lela Moffit
Florence Ames
Harold West
Lester Turner
Mable Shepherd
Kenneth Ingham
Madeline Early
Vernon Goltry
George Brown
Iowa City to Host Next DeMolay Meeting in District
Iowa City selected as site for the semi annual DeMolay meeting for the seventh Iowa district. Date set for November 27 with district officers elected including Edwin Varvra, A Albaugh, C R Schoephorster, Paul Federson, and Frank Varva. Degree work demonstrated by Clinton chapter with DeMolay boys and master Masons from Clinton Dubuque Maquoketa De Witt Illinois cities Fulton Sterling Dixon.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Iowa City
Order of DeMolay For
Iowa
Edwin Varvra
Cedar Rapids
Paul Federson
Belle Plaine
Frank Varva
Dubuque
Maquoketa
de Witt
Fulton, Sterling and Dixon
Illinois
England Lets Contracts To Improve Air Defense
The air ministry has contracted ten new airdromes across England as part of a broader air defense plan. The scheme creates defense zones with a London ring of night flying facilities and steel-built fighters to guard the capital, followed by additional outlying stations and coast stations for long-range bombers.
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London
Air Ministry
Aerial War Plan Described for Bombers and Air Bases
A strategy outlines use of mid air bases and airdromes placed at key points to launch heavy weight carrying bombers toward enemy targets. The plan emphasizes staging from multiple airfields and coordinating air movements to disrupt coastal approaches.
Columbus Paid Seven Thousand Two Hundred For Discovery
Genoa investigations reveal Columbus expedition cost 14 000 lira for the fleet about 2800 dollars. Expenditures for the voyage add 22 000 lira to total around 7200 dollars. Columbus salary 1600 lira about 320 dollars. Captains earned half, seamen were paid 2.50 dollars monthly.
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Genoa
Italy
America
Administrator's Notice Estate of George W Brotherton
Public notice. W N Ratt named administrator by the District Court of Union County Iowa for the estate of George W Brotherton deceased. All claims must be filed with the Clerk of Court sworn and timetabled. Creditors urged to present payments due to the administrator. Dated Creston Iowa April 27 1925. Publication dates April 27 May 4 May 11.
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District Court
Union County
State of
Iowa
George W Brotherton
Creston
Executor's Notice in Margarete Allen Estate
The executor Charles A. Allen, appointed April 26 1925 by the Union County District Court, requests all debtors to pay and all creditors to present legally authenticated claims for allowance. R Brown serves as attorney. Public dates April 27 May 4 11 1925.
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Margarete Allen
District Court
Union County
Lowe
Margarete ,Allen
Charles A. Allen
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Bank of Human Kindness
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