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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1925
Page
2
Wall Street moved higher as investors awaited further cues from the Locarno conference. Trading showed over a million shares in two hours with U S Steel and General Motors among notable movers.
Ost 15 Poultry prices weak uneven demand fowls ducks geese and roosters show varied prices. Potatoes receipts 59 cars with strong US shipments and rising market. Butter firm creamery extras and butter prices higher. eggs steady with mixed ratings. Cheese firm with large receipts. poultry irregular with chick dy freight and fowls by express. Turkey prices frozen and poultry demand fluctuates.
St Joseph Mo receipts for hogs 8,000 steady to top 11 50 bulk 11 40 cattle receipts 2 500 steady steers 6 501 cows and heifers 2 25 9 50 stockers and feeders 8 25 hog and cattle values listed lambs 14 00 15 15 ewes 6 25
Fast St Louis reports October market activity with horse and mule prices. Prices range from draft horses at 150 to 180 dollars and smaller horses from 45 to 75 dollars. Several local residents, including Silo Baightwell and J C Barnheiser, visit for business while others travel to Des Moines and Whitewater for related interests.
Regional market totals show cattle receipts around 14 000 with fat steers steady and active demand for heavy weights. Hogs mix 9.40 to 12.00, sheep 11 000 head with fat lambs steady, and native ewes at 6.50 to 7.50. Official cattle estimates put total at about 18 000 head with 4 000 cattle noted.
A movement in Muskogee Oklahoma begins to raise funds among baseball fans to purchase a club for Walter Johnson known as the Big Train of the Washington Senators. Claude Williford leads the drive with a slogan a million fans give a million dollars for a baseball team for Walter. Local turnout raises 81 per person from 56 participants in one night and ties to Johnson retirement talks after the 1924 World Series and Gabby Street as Johnson’s former catcher.
In Geneva on arrival of the Maharajah of Patiala as a League of Nations delegate, the world’s richest resident drew attention in hotel ballrooms. He toured with 14 attendants, spent about $10,000 on watches and binoculars, and mingled amid dancing crowds. His wife and ladies-in-waiting stayed largely secluded.
Tokio report notes Mexican women as preferred matches for Japanese in the United States. J Arima of Hokubei Seattle cites Mexican brides as similar to Japanese in appearance and character. He observes few German or Scandinavian brides among Japanese in America and says most Japanese in the U S remain unmarried or face divorce even with American wives.
In Chicago trade on October 15 prices opened steady on wheat futures as Liverpool quotas supported early gains but free selling redirected gains to a netback. Canadian weather and Australian crop reports weighed, with US demand pulling prices after a brief rise. Corn and oats eased while nearby provisions rose on buying by earlier sellers.
Enid Wilson, a precocious youth winner of the British girls championship, stands near six feet tall and over 150 pounds. She drives 420 yard second shots in wet conditions, surpassing most peers. Her growth and power contrast with her awkward phase and developing grace.
Dr Charles B St John Mount Wilson astronomer physicist reports Mars water is about one seventeenth that of South California mountains. If life exists there it would need moisture and home brew to survive. Oxygen is about 60 percent of Earth's and heat may be similar to Earth with Mars absorbing most sun energy.
Berkeley California October 15. Matthew Marsh of this city aged four was declared by Dr Maria Montescrii to be the brightest boy in California and has entered the University of California at fourteen. He ranks as a freshman and participates in normal activities, though the report notes an odd celebration described as drowning his first trousers.
The Associated Pr Zurich reports a demented ant case recorded in Swiss neurotology and psychiatry archives by Dr. Rudolph Brun, a noted nerve specialist. The piece notes the unusual study and its formal documentation amid archival interest.
Nationals and Pirates trade innings with Johnson and Kremer on the mound as Carey and Cuyler pace Pittsburgh’s attack. Melnis and Harris collect key hits for Washington while Traynor and Carey drive in runs for the Pirates in a tense seventh inning rally.
In a rain soaked game the Pirates and Athletics battled with multiple wild events. Kremer and McInnis figures anchored by Bigbee and Cayter delivering crucial two base hits and a late three run swing before the ninth inning.
The Bay City whale station of the American Pacific Whaling company, among the last in the United States, is being dismantled due to a severe shortage of whales in waters near Grays Harbor. Only 21 whales have been brought to the station since last April, far below previous seasons when catches averaged 200 to 1, or even 200 to 2. The shift in ocean currents along the north and south Pacific has altered feeding zones, prompting the shutdown.
The Afternoon club hosted a 1 PM luncheon at 607 West Adams with Mrs Wilkins winning bridge honors and Mrs Skirvin of Santa Ana taking the top. Catholic Daughters met at Knights of Columbus hall for a business session planning future socials, and Miss Madge Cusack won a car prize.
A garbled want ad page lists numerous classified items including cars homes furniture and farms for sale or rent. Entries mention Ford coupes 1920s Dodge and Oldsmobile models. a five room house with basement and two lots. multiple rental listings. Hubbard squash and baked goods. a farm for rent near Macksburg with 200 cultivated acres and $5.50 per acre. contact numbers and addresses are partially legible.
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