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Newspaper
Creston Daily Advertiser
Location
Creston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1925
Page
5
A vast reservoir of non inflammable gas containing about 93 percent nitrogen is used to operate boilers and pumps in Texas oil fields. The gas reaches 125 pounds pressure in two minutes and saves oil for boiler fuel, enabling small wells to operate profitably within a three mile radius.
At Ames on October 27 officials from state dairying groups and Iowa State College representatives planned standardization and centralized sale of butter from 23 creameries using the Iowa brand. Aimed to unify texture flavor salt and body, then market as a single unit through one agency.
Iowa State College travels to Columbia to meet Missouri in a pivotal Missouri Valley Conference showdown that could decide the title. Both teams enter with three games left, Missouri boasting Whiteman the kicker and Iowa State relying on Captain Behm or Hall for kicking.
Laborers use air rather than steam to chill and pressurize. The boiler acts as a reservoir, air exhaust cools items such as watermelons and milk, and even inflates tires. Under high rock pressure above 360 pounds, air yields 3 to 5 million cubic feet daily from the first well.
Kingdow Oct 27 The central Chinese province of Kansu begins its first motor car road marking a new era for a region long deprived of railways and navigable rivers. Despite transport gaps the main route to Tibet and Turkestan keeps travel active through the province.
Iowa City hosts a law homecoming marking the 60th anniversary of the University of Iowa College of Law. Hon. Chester J. Long of the American Bar Association will headline with judges Clyde E. Stone and Thomas G. Norris among attendees. The Des Moines origin and 1865 founding by Judge George G. Wright are noted alongside the college’s long, large alumni output.
A Cincinnati woman describes nervous symptoms and sleep loss with crying spells and weakness. After using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and related products she reports improved health and ability to work, with friends noting her better appearance. A Philadelphia reader also praises the remedies for nervousness and weakness and offers to answer letters. Sold by druggists everywhere.
In Charleville on October 27 a French man earning less than 480 francs annually would qualify for municipal poor relief under current law. Mayors in the Meuse valley asked central authorities to raise the relief rate due to postwar price spikes and exchange slump, aiming to aid residents with net revenues under 1,500 francs.
A proposal seeks to reinterpret the existing Poor Law now twenty years old. The discussion centers on how the aged statute should be applied and its future direction.
In Rome on October 27, American film stars attract crowds as posters mislead tourists. Language allows I Y and C to sound alike, complicating recognition and requiring guesswork for film names amid the Italian script.
The article notes celebrities such as Fatty and Maj Murray and Mary Pik ford among others while mentioning Douglas Fairbanks is often referred to without a surname as Dooglas due to Italian naming customs.
Mrs I L Walin and daughter Darlene departed for Willisea for a short visit with Mrs Walin's mother Mrs W Vester. Mr and Mrs A J Pinkley of Ansley Neb arrived for a brief stay at the E C Plovenca home 506 West Adams. They are en route home after attending the funeral of Mrs J Antorepee at Peiston Lil.
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