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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1925
Page
3
Fragmentary newspaper line shows an advertise notice with unclear company names and phrases. The legible bits hint at an evening listing or sale notice in Creston, but specifics are unreadable.
Excerpt from The Clean Heart by A. B. Hutchinson shows a publisher denouncing rotten content. The editor insists on publishing only what passes personal judgment and warrants scrutiny, declaring self-critique as the sole rule.
A Kansas weather portrait notes fewer tornadoes and gales, attributing calmer winds to better roads, crops, and editors. The Emporia Gazette cites unusually tame winds this summer, while the Kansas City Star and New York Times signal a shift from historic storms to a quieter climate. The piece contrasts old tempestuous lore with modern moderation.
A misread local note reflects on events spanning a decade, with scattered names and places. The text hints at memories, prices, and people like Baty Deint and Ander sen las, all embedded in a missing context.
A fragmentary health note touts a simple harmless preparation claimed to aid digestion. The text names no clear source, dates, or verifiable details, but references a stomach remedy with vague instructions and several garbled words.
Wall Street veteran D. A. Body at 88 recalls a 57 year old check from Russell Sage and offers advice. He muses on how to live long by staying interested in everything and ignoring strict dieting or drinking rules, though he concedes such perfection is rare.
The St Joseph Gazette discusses standards for normality from mental medicine, listing questions on emotional avoidance, efficiency, focus, worry, balance of work and rest, social relations, and facing realities. It notes that failing a few items does not equal insanity, labeling such a person subnormal.
Analysis notes rising church membership and renewed religious vigor. Dr. R J Wade cites a new morale and deeper spiritual life alongside tangible growth. In the Methodist church alone expenditures on churches and parsonages rose from over 11 million to 21 million dollars in four years. Organized religion remains a lasting interest, the Kansas City Star observes.
Acker notes that many inventions start as luxuries but with advertising and mass production become essential. The telephone, typewriter, automobile, and bath tub illustrate how progress creates new needs for business and social welfare. Advertising drives today’s luxuries toward tomorrow’s necessities.
Intensive search by about 2,500 police, deputies, farmers and civilians spans a mile square around Dubuque near Eagle Point for Earl Stearns and jailer Donald Kerdell, who fled from a barn loft Tuesday night. Residents reported near encounters. bloodhounds traced scent from a shirt and handkerchief. A suspect resembling Stearns was arrested in Cherokee while a man of unknown identity was taken from a train blind baggage, not booked by name.
The supreme court today allowed Mrs Charlotte Leland to file her brief in the divorce case involving her husband Albert. The case names Rev Caxe as correspondent and the brief, supported by Mrs Leland, argues for her side and possibly her own argument at the Friday hearing.
The big football weekend centers on the Iowa versus Illinois clash at Towns field with Red Grange facing a stern Hawkeye defense led by captain Griffin. Other Iowa games include Graceland at Lamont, Loyola versus St Ambrose, and Drake looming for Grinnell. Iowa State and Grinnell idle.
At Locarno Switzerland the Germany allies security conference nears its end. Germany expected to sign a gentlemen’s agreement with Britain France Italy and Belgium joining the pact. Reports say Berlin will press for a quick reply and the left bank Rhine area may see troop reductions and tighter French control in the Saar basin.
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