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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1932
Page
6
A wire AP report notes merchants in Cedar Rapids offer rock bottom prices amid a downward commodity trend. It warns delaying purchases risks higher later costs and urges shrewd buyers to act now before prices rise. The piece emphasizes buying when needed and position in volatile markets.
A cautious market view notes rising stock and commodity prices may outpace fundamentals while past depressions imply a lengthy recovery. Meanwhile Prof Auguste Piccard plans a ten mile ascent in a balloon with assistant Charles Kipfer, signaling a new aeronautical era and public appetite for bold exploration.
A reflective essay argues money brings happiness to many through modern comforts while warning poverty remains a national disgrace. It asserts income adequacy matters more than wealth, urges universal opportunity to earn it, and critiques materialist scolding as missing the core link between money and well being.
The passage presents a fragmentary 1932 quotation about secret faults and not dropping Bill due to a scandal. It is phrased as a spoken remark by a man, reflecting on judgment and public perception amidst scandal.
A columnist notes New York shifting toward small town flavor driven by radio and film. East Side fashion houses tout origins, speakeasies reopen under new names, and Times Square drug stores echo rustic tastes. A dinner table remark reveals regional pride and autochthonous self identification.
A nostalgic portrait recalls Italian Lorraine in retirement, famed Rialto era madcap, who wowed audiences in Follies and New Amsterdam. Vivid memories cover stage entrances, roses over crowds, and moments of lighthearted mischief amid the city’s bohemian nights.
For two years consumers delayed purchases awaiting lower prices, forcing merchants to cut prices and sustain a vicious circle of reduced demand. The piece argues this cannot continue, predicting a tipping point when buyers finally spend and the overall price decline slows or ends. It notes both sides, with merchants needing sales and consumers risking missed benefits.
Premier MacDonald prefers to postpone the world economic parley until after the American election, citing his busy schedule and the risk of needing to revisit the talks entirely. He aims to avoid committing to a process he might have to reexamine if the political calendar shifts.
Reporters note the Senators looked busy while Bridges and Hayworth of the Detroit Tigers played catch. Bridges nearly pitched a no hitter no walks no runs. A light Olympic climate stat line echoes the era and relief measures stir public reaction with Coolidge mentioned.
A mosaic of quotes from Roosevelt, Moses, Dietrich, Mussolini, Borah, Swanson, and Gaevinde. The remarks touch on war debt solutions, jealousy as a trait, fascist courage in war, Lausanne reparations praise, Hollywood gossip, and Democratic convention critique. The piece blends political and cultural lines from various figures.
A fragmented exchange portrays a wife sensing her husband’s money worries and offering to relieve him of that burden. The garbled quotes suggest marital strain and financial anxiety.
A courtroom exchange leaves a witness unsure if he ever owned a car after being questioned about its theft. The defense presses for answers, while the jurors listen to the shifting testimony and implications of ownership.
Detroit man Herman Rankis credits Kruschen Salts with easing rheumatic pains and helping him shed 22 pounds after starting a 4 week course. The ad touts taking half a dose in hot water each morning before breakfast, promising money back if not satisfied. May Drug Co and Podzimek Phoies listed. druggists supply.
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