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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1925
Page
3
The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts mailed over one hundred thousand questionnaires to women who used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ninety eight percent replied affirmatively saying they were helped by the remedy for their ailments.
Pittsburgh Sun quotes a poet remark about fame, noting a path of glory ending in a memoir collection.
Reston Daily Advertiser published weekdays by The Creston Advertiser-Gasette Co. at Davenport. Roschberry Publishers provide phones 42. Official city and county paper entered March 2, 1904 in Creston Iowa. Associated Press rights reserved for news dispatches and local news.
The Northern Trust company filed an inventory valuing William N. McClintock’s estate at about 1 million dollars. William D. Shepherd, on trial for McClintock’s murder, is the ward named in the will. Disposition remains uncertain with possible outcomes including Shepherd’s inheritance, distribution to cousins, or an heir named Isabelle Pope.
Four men believed connected to White's disappearance have not returned home for days as state detectives conduct an intensive search. A poison book received by Judge Harry Olson from Houston's police chief is being examined for handwriting clues, tied to Shepherd and Herbert Nichols.
The American Blue Cross Society in Springfield Mass appeals against waste and cruelty in fur use. In its third annual drive they urge economy in fur use to curb decoration driven wear. President Maud Phillips cites President Coolidge's economy principle to promote humane treatment of animals.
Chicago uses a long horizontal gas burner to burn pulverized hardwood sawdust creating superior smoke for curing hams and bacon. The refined method heats the meat to the proper temperature before smoking, replacing earlier wood fire smog.
The process starts by letting the gas burn briefly, then the sawdust is added. This sequence creates a controlled burn step in the outlined procedure.
Major General Geo B Duncan USA veteran of the Spanish American War and Meuse Argonne commander is named principal speaker for Memorial Day at Iowa State College. The 11 am address follows 9 am services with ROTC armory assembly and campus processions to the cemetery.
Winnipeg Manitoba May 29 Presented to the world by Prof W W Jackson of the Manitoba Agricultural College a scorpion is reputed as sure death to bedbugs The little warrior which had been waiting a name was brought in by a small boy when Professor Jackson broadcast by radio his suspicion that such a scorpion might be in Manitoba The new scorpion is smaller than a bedbug but in numerous experimental combats has always killed the famous nocturnal tormentor The bite of this scorpion is not injurious to humans Unlike ascarions in the tropics and in parts of Manitoba the bedbug slayer has
After the boy produced his specimen, the bedbug slayer was found all over Manitoba. The report notes widespread sightings and concerns among residents and local officials about containment and public health responses.
Frankfort May 29 The largest and most extensive caves in the country and perhaps in the world are in Kentucky say Dr W D Funkhouser zoologist at the University of Kentucky and Dr Willard Rouse Jillson state geologist after years of study They warn Kentucky neglects a chance to aid science as European explorers could uncover data long within reach. The officials note Mammoth Cave and others remain largely unexplored with passages chambers and crystal displays hidden beneath the surface.
Keokuk reports P. R. Finlay resigns as Gate City company president and 8S. E Carrell is elected successor after acquiring controlling interest. Other modest items include bank break in Estherville with no theft and rail line wire cuts.
John Veres and Miltiadas Haritous, six, admitted to authorities that they tossed 19 month old Vivian Mary Husson into a pool below Pawtucket Falls for excitement yesterday. The child drowned. Haritous is held as a witness.
Strawberries may be replanted any time before season’s end with good results. Set plants 20 inches apart in rows and remove old plants after runners establish. Celery transplants from now to mid June. water and shade initially. New Zealand spinach can be planted before June 10 to provide tender shoots through fall.
Cold spring weather has pushed chick mortality up and many poultrymen must delay hatches. Late chicks face higher disease and parasite challenges but can be raised with careful ground avoidance, shade, clean water, milk, good mash, and avoiding overcrowding. June and July hatchings are discouraged except in emergencies.
Des Moines police will rent airplanes to chase criminals until a police plane can be purchased. The move follows the Cottage Grove State Bank robbery where four bandits stole 1500 dollars. Sheriff Park Findley and two officers went to St. Joseph, Missouri, after two men were arrested there as part of the gang. An aircraft with a state agent had earlier been sent to St. Joseph.
An Associated Press dispatch from Dubuque Iowa on May 28 reports Hanford MacNider of Mason City former national commander of the American Legion is urged for secretary of war if Weeks resigns. The push comes from the Republican Service Men's League and Rep Royal Johnson who wrote to President Coolidge noting broad ex service support.
The Iowa Manufacturers association adopted a resolution urging greater cooperation between manufacturing and agriculture to raise production and cut consumer costs. A second resolution called for tax reductions at state and county levels. J. H. Fisher of Marshalltown was reelected president along with other officers.
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