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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1936
Page
6
The piece surveys John T Flynn’s unemployment analysis for Collier’s and contrasts it with President Roosevelt’s stance. It notes 1929 to 1935 employment shifts, population gains, and the debate over permanent public works versus relying on market recovery.
In a humorous note a writer admits no reliable figure for the electron’s weight until a recent NYT report. The measure is given as one divided by twenty seven ciphers or a billionth of a billionth of a billionth of a gram. The author muses on the smallness of a gram and the heft of a ton of coal.
A 1936 column meditates on why wars persist, arguing that losers seek revenge until defeated, and victors must be just to avoid renewed conflict. It links historical figures from Rome to Mussolini, notes the burden of harsh peace terms on Germany, and offers social observations on morality, wealth, and public conduct.
The speaker notes that one billionth of a gram is minuscule yet suggests it mirrors the minuscule debt that could accumulate. They urge leaders Roosevelt Hopkins and Tugwell to consider such small quantities as mental relief from the government's large recovery spends and policy aims.
The war in Ethiopia lingers beyond Easter with Italian advances stalled near Addis Ababa and reports of Ethiopian reverses. Observers note the conflict challenges notions of white superiority and civilized methods, suggesting a prolonged struggle and uncertain outcomes for Mussolini’s campaign.
New York stage icon Fred Stone rides renewed fame at 60 with renewed audience adulation similar to Marie Dressler. His return stems from a standout last play and a Will Rogers plug, leading to studio offers. The Reader’s Digest’s meteoric rise reshapes author earnings with payments to contributors, totaling about $105,000 yearly for De Witt Wallace. ARL BICKEL retires in Sarasota as a famed local figure, his home a Spanish-style showcase once Ringling’s private office, now a landmark with Seville tiles and a fountain.
The piece details Katharine Brush's article on Arthur William Brown in the Saturday Evening Post and editors trimming it from 9000 to 5000 words. It also notes Edmund Soussa the Cairo billiard expert drawing new female audiences, Jimmy Foxx as a headlining baseball figure, and Amy Vanderbilt becoming a publicity director for the Vanderbilt family.
Overheard chatter notes Mrs Evalyn Walsh Mc Lean sought for a night club hostess position in the East 50s. Mrs Arthur Somers Roche has finished a second novel after her husband Ed Wynn’s death. Wynn vents at a tardy stooge as his gags miss the mark. In Paradise restaurant at 2 am a patron declares, I become a career woman tomorrow.
350 pound ranch owner from Cheyenne named Charlie Irwin signs a contract to stage a rodeo locally. The city abolishes the sidewalk inspector post and creates a foreman position in the streets department, filled by W. R. Parsons. Mrs A C Fisher returns from a three months California visit. Mr and Mrs Edward Hall have...
A fragment notes someone returning from spending the winter in St. Petersburg Florida. No additional names or dates are provided.
Mr and Mrs John Hite returned today from Los Angeles California Mrs Louis H Witwer plans a California visit Mrs W H Stepanek fractured arm and wrist in a fall at home Nate Kendall of Albia named Memorial day speaker by T Z Cookpost G A R Rev A C Zenos D D of McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago spoke in several local churches today
Robert and Donald Beatty left for Butte Montana to establish their future home. Louis Knolk reports a valuable horse lost in a peculiar accident when frightened by a light buggy near Union station ran down Fourth Avenue onto the interurban line and fell breaking its leg. C M Hollis the veteran abstractor retires from active business today. Fire at Bell Clothing store causes about 10000 dollars in damage due to defective wiring.
Insurance totaling 33 million dollars was written against risks on the San Francisco Oakland building project. The policy covers property damage and related liabilities during construction and operation phases.
Go to your druggist and ask for Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsule sales to flush kidneys and relieve bladder irritation. The ad touts safe diuretic and stimulant effects, lists symptoms of kidney weakness such as night awakenings puffy eyes and backache, and promotes original Haarlem origin with a 35 cent price.
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