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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1925
Page
3
Publication notice from Creston Iowa urging readers to note the weekday evening edition details. Mentions publishing company address and phone numbers and stamps copyright reserved by The Associated Press for news dispatches and local content.
The Knoxville Express has taken over the Bussey Record and will move the Record plant to Eldon leaving Bussey without a paper. Many small towns lose newspapers due to economic pressure and overextended editors as population and business decline. The Bussey Record has published for over twenty years, once known as the Bussey Press.
Doan’s Pills claimed to relieve backache dizziness and rheumatic pains by stimulating kidney function. A Creston resident Mrs Thompson of 501 S Vine St testified they eased her aches swelling and eye puffiness with a 60 cent price at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advert.
An advertisement claims success for liver and stomach health. It touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple, harmless preparation that removes catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and eases inflammation believed to cause stomach and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. Sold at all druggists.
The Grinnell Register laments high printing costs and equipment expenses that strain Bussey and similar towns. It notes Iowa communities with populations around 800 face newspaper closures, forecasting more reductions as 250 papers already disappeared in six years and more losses loom.
A United States Bureau of Public Roads survey finds drivers prefer staying at least two and a half feet from the road edge. Width curves grades and surface conditions affect how closely motorists hug the edge, with drivers sacrificing clearance to stay safer.
A court hearing opened in Dunkerton Iowa over possession of medicinal liquors seized in a raid by dry forces led by J B Hammond of Des Moines. A Winchester guard protected the liquors as venue was changed to Justice Solomon Trumbauer and motions awaited rulings during a county Sunday school convention day.
Des Moines May 12 Senator Smith W Brookhart at a farm conference denied any agreement of support with Senator Cummins for the coming senatorial race He said he had not changed his views on the Cummins railroad bill and remained for railway consolidation without a plan to legalize excessive valuation
Edwin J Frisk an attorney will be nominated by United States Senator Cummins as acting postmaster for Des Moines to succeed the late Zeb Thornburg, announced at the senator's office in Des Moines May 12.
Fresno report says Captain Lowell Smith the round the world flyer faced speeding charges in Visalia California. He allegedly drove 45 mph on a state highway and planned to plead guilty noting the gift car was moving too fast.
Federal officials report George Fox alleged society boot legger arrested in Des Moines has been indicted in New York with employer Jack Kirsch. The case may move to New York if authorities there gain a stronger prosecution. Also notices of creditor assignments in Creston and a dissolution filing for Creston Buick Company are recorded with dates and official signatures.
Des Moines reports Superintendent S P McNaught of the Iowa Anti Saloon League sharpens the call for stricter observance of prohibition laws after an statewide report. He cites Burlington as a model of enforcement and notes public opinion as crucial to success while warning that nullification remains a danger.
Cedar Rapids, la., May 13. Local locksmith H r Drew opened the safe of Joe Dooley, noted miser who had died. He reported seeing thousands of dollars in bills of various denominations spill from the box. Dooley slept beside the safe. his widow, after a spirit message, delayed the opening until after 4 p.m. The estate is tied up in litigation. An executor was unavailable for comment.
Cedar Rapids Iowa May 13 Harold Andrews a local coal dealer serving a 60 day county jail term for reckless driving was named defendant in a $5 000 damage suit. Plaintiff Miss Burdetta Kissen 21 claims Andrews slandered her. Mrs Hazel J Andrews his divorced wife notified the county attorney that he owed $55 in child support. Barngrover may file abandonment charges.
Henry Jacobson aged 17, who had vanished two years earlier, returned home unannounced on Saturday night and slept in his old room with his younger brother. Mrs. Henry Jacobson woke on Mothers Day to the reunion, after efforts to locate him nationwide.
Red Grange travels to Milwaukee with Champaign friends to meet motion picture producers offering him contracts to pose under Klieg lights. The famed Grange, a two time All American star, has been courted for film work and related media ventures amid offers from producers seeking his presence on screen.
Davenport May 13 Beatrice Duncan a 15 year old girl fractured her foot and ankle jumping from a second story window of an asylum home in an escape attempt. She is a complainant in a criminal assault case against Vernon Wiese 19 years old. She does not wish to prosecute and this is her second escape attempt.
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