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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
6
A Des Moines study of census figures from 32 counties indicates Iowa’s population shifting toward urban areas. Rural counties gained 11 177 people while counties with first class cities added 9 124. Des Moines approximate 140 000, up 14 000 since 1920.
The Associated Press reports Iowa's employment conditions rose 2.3 percent in September from August, with textiles and iron and steel showing notable gains. Textiles up 7.9 percent with many female workers. iron and steel up 4.8 percent, lumber and leather products rising, cigars and tobacco up 4.8 percent, and overall business conditions improving with few poor reports.
Denver dispatch reports prospectors push into rugged ranges seeking valuable ore. scant details describe preparations and expected hardships as crews advance into remote districts.
Four men who left Chicago Tuesday for a San Francisco stop en route to New Guinea were delayed in Des Moines by fog. Poor visibility halted their air mail flight, with Omaha as their next scheduled stop, and another pilot Randolph Page detaining eastbound from Omaha due to bad weather.
Berlin reports that the Hohenzollern family library containing about 100000 volumes along with maps and music is claimed as state property by the German republic. The collection remains in the former Royal Castle of Berlin as courts decide ownership.
Edna Wallace Hopper promotes a facial skin cleansing formula called Facial Youth claiming it cleanses to depth without skin absorption. She credits Lucie Lantelme with the method and states laboratories prepare the product available at cosmetic counters. Readers are urged to clip a coupon to obtain it.
New Orleans bishops refused to act on a petition listing 169 signatories from 22 dioceses urging the church to address radicalism and to guide members away from subversive forces. A Brent Anderson substitute blocked consideration, and a name-change proposal was tabled amid debate.
A lamp that burns 94 percent air and 66 percent kerosene is promoted as brighter than gas or electricity with no odor smoke or noise. Inventor H Z Johnson of Chicago offers a 10 day free trial and potential agency profits of 250 to 500 dollars monthly.
Mrs Harry Ashcroft of Covington Kentucky says she was weak and unable to do housework due to bearing down pains in back and abdomen. She tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after reading testimonials and credits it with restoring health and strength and urges other women to try it.
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