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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1925
Page
3
The fragment lists publication details for the Creston daily paper, noting weekday evening issues by Creston Advertiser-Gasette Co and W Roseberry Publishers, with Associated Press rights and republication reservations. It confirms second-class mailing and postal handling at Creston, Iowa.
A provocative essay questions how a public symbol like a knocker can reflect or provoke reaction. It contrasts repulsive imagery and welcoming themes, pondering what a critic or artist should evoke in a doorway motif and who benefits from such symbolism.
A quote from Personal Efficiency March 1925 extols the knocker as persistent opportunity. It praises how enduring pressure, the so called college of hard knocks, polishes individuals into capable workers and celebrates anyone who has earned a niche through adversity.
A Columbia Record remark notes a man need not wonder if his knees are showing, implying a light social quip on dress and propriety. The line preserves period voice without graphic detail.
Dr. Lewis Mudge presents to the Presbyterian General Assembly a file of documents challenging the New York Presbytery and the First Presbyterian Church of New York over Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick. The 12 ministers and four lay members accuse the presbytery of violating 1924 decisions and endorsing disputed actions by Fosdick potentially delaying a formal trial.
A New York church dispute charges the Presbytery of New York with sanctioning an unethical arrangement by allowing Dr Fosdick to continue preaching at the First Presbyterian Church. The document accuses Fosdick of denying core New Testament doctrines and fostering disloyalty to the church’s standards.
An Associated Press report from Urbana Illinois on May 23 argues that motion-mindedness spurred by automobile use reflects progress. Professor H F Moore says drivers think ahead, not just of current positions, and that cars can prompt questions about leaders and institutions to avoid future collisions.
Vancouver veteran Commander Eustace B. Maude, 77, retired from the Royal Navy, plans a solo voyage from Vancouver or Victoria to England in a 25‑foot dory type sloop. He will venture out after Cape Flattery, rely on sails and a five horsepower engine, carry 100 days of provisions, Shakespeare, 50 gallons water and 50 gallons gasoline, and land only once at Panama.
Earl Combs of the New York Yankees tops the American league batting charts at .415, tied with Bennie Paschal in hot pursuit at .410. Tris Speaker climbs to third with .404, Ty Cobb fourth at .398, and George Sisler at .391 after recent games. Nelson Hawkes surges in the National League with a .429 average, overtaking Rogers Hornsby and Jack Fournier as Hartnett boosts Cubs home run record to 11.
The report highlights leading batters with high averages such as Pancroft .399 Har per and Wheat .375, plus Top players Bottomley of St. Louis and Barnhart of Pittsburgh. It references team standings with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in strong positions and front of the base-stealers noted at seven.
Berlin reports 100 personal crisis cases in the German army in 1923 and 1924. The blame falls on the 12 year enlistment required by Versailles, with despondency arising after four to five years for non commissioned officers. Limited commissions force many to endure long service, while those completing 12 years gain civil service preference for life.
Notice to all interested in the estate of John McCafferty deceased in Union County Iowa. Executors E N Dougherty and C K McCafferty were appointed May 11 1925 by the district court. Creditors must pay and claimants present authenticated claims for allowance.
Notice is given that Louis P. Hovious deceased has a will presented for probate. The hearing proof is set for Saturday June 6 1925 at 1 36 PM. Judge GEO C. PIGGINS Clerk District Court issued May 9 1925 with publications May 11 18 29 1925.
After an illness, Miss Alberta Rogers of Decatur Minnesota reports her health improved with McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets. She claims appetite returned, cheeks filled out, and a 15 pound gain in six weeks. The ad promotes a 20 day trial and money back guarantee.
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