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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1934
Page
19
NRA and FTC clash over codes not fundamental say experts
In a Detroit News and Omaha World-Herald synthesis the NRA and FTC are viewed as compatible, with conflicts arising mainly from enforcement and administration. The piece notes small business protection and consumer interests, criticizes code authority overreach, and calls for better consumer safeguards and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Federal Trade Commission
Gen. Johnson
Donald Richberg
Congress
United States Chamber of Commerce
The
Trade Commission
Detroit News
Campaign Is Self Revelation and Political Integrity
A Day ton News column analyzes vote buying and corruption in politics. It laments public money used for campaigns and urges moral standards, arguing politics remains vital to national prosperity despite widespread cynicism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sconomie
SM Ore Tour
Ius
Dayton
Dear Louise Lessons on expectations and happiness
The writer advises Louise that youth often overestimates reality and that happiness comes from seeing things as they are. Realism, not cynicism, preserves contentment. avoid chasing impossible ideals and accept life as it appears. The piece urges practical thinking and self-improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Jack
Superstitions Across America From The New Deal Era
Dr Muller and Dr Lundeen of Teachers College surveyed American superstitions finding at least one belief in everyone. The piece notes beliefs from knocking wood to post seating, and cites anecdotes about theater seats, pigeons and political magic while mentioning the Presidents mother and a Winged Victory gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muller
Lundeen
Institute of School Experimentation
Teachers College
United States
New York
Saratoga
New York Times
Return to a hometown in memory at old NewXent Day by Day
A narrator recalls revisiting a hometown after twenty years in New York NewXent Day by Day. He wanders Back Street Court meeting familiar figures like Joe the mulatto, banker Henkins, and the Langley residence while revisiting childhood places such as The Only Girl home and Starlight stables. The piece blends nostalgia with portraits of shops, saloons, and town life framed by river views and era specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Versailles
Barbizon
Mink
Tom Holmes
Pedro Joe
Joe
Langley
Back Street
Ia Cavalier
Unter den Linden
Champs Elysees
Bayville
Aaron Frank
Starlight
Nettie
Rosie
Clay
Farley
Indiana
Louis Ludlow
Lloyd Garrison
New National Labor Relations Board
Harvard
Quentin Roosevelt
Teddy
Garrison
Navy
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
That Is If You Have Been Away Awhile
Brief, dated humorous note indicating copyright year 1934. The readable fragment lacks clear event or entity details.
10-20-30 Years Ago in the Gazette Highlights
The column recalls incidents from 1904 and 1914 including injuries from a car collision near Emerson Nebraska, a man burning his hand while fighting a blaze, school appointments in Coogan and Iowa City Lutheran student center plans, a serious motorcycle accident in Dubuque, travels to New York and Winnipeg, a Vancouver trip, and local social events such as a Miss Mae Ryan trolley party and a tally-ho gathering for Vivian Weed’s daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Moss
W. E. Prusha
Emerson
Iowa City
Joseph Pohorsky
Dubuque
Leo Thill
Agnes
Emmett Dougherty
New York
Milo P. Smith
Colfax
Belle Stark
E. H. Johnson
Winnipeg
E. H. Crocker
Canada
Mae Ryan
Des Moines
Tyler *Weed
Vivian
Adele Edwards
James H. Crosby
Henry W Savage
Lincoln J Carter
Flaming Arrow” Company
Exile's Mate Puzzle Clue List Reveals Names and Terms
A mixed list of horizontal and vertical clues covers languages, biology, geography, and everyday words. Entries include pacific hints like sun god and evergreen trees, with terms for harvest, weight, and carriage. Several clues reference personal titles, pronouns, and common phrases.
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A poem about a once celebrated man who rests on his fame and finds no time for others while rivals strive for success. The challenger at the top drives the idle man away, insisting that one should seize opportunity instead of resting in fame.
Diners and Diplomats in a Quiet Washington Patchwork
A 1934 column notes muted munitions inquiries uncovering few big scandals as staffers, students, and officials navigate secrecy. It mentions Eliott Hull opening an aviation office, Hull’s diplomacy, whisky branding blocks, drought cattle purchases boosting tin plate demand, unemployment census talks, and a Devil's Island prisoner appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Senate Committee
Eliott
Washington
Cordell Hull
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Catholic University
Marriage Booklet and inquiries mix with Hoover era notes
A fragmented article blends an offer for a marriage booklet by Dr Albert Edward Wiccam with a broad stream of 1934 political figures and agency notes including Herbert Hoover assistants, legal notices, and a Cedar Rapids court action. The clipping weaves social guidance with government names and a public foreclosure petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Edward Wiccam
Albert Edward Wiseam
Furniture as a marriage anchor in advice column
The piece argues young couples should invest in durable, high quality furniture to support marriage stability. It cites social workers on the role of familiar belongings in avoiding divorce and notes the wife often values shared home comforts.
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Williams
Pat
Gedar Rapids
the Gazette Company
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
al Capone
Alcatraz
Foren Qie
Dad
Japan
Stull
Hohokus
McIntyre
C. D. Kerr's
Tony Muentz
Pansy Lawson
Conney Schreck
Pittsburgh
Bratt
Mr Canterbury
Academy Hill
Paducah
Cincinnati
Kanawha
Bat Cliff
West Virginia
Park Central Corner
Karl Hall
Ned Deletombe
Alfred Rosener
Ernest Carl
Henry Cherrington
Christopher Morley
McCormacks
Monk Welch
Reliable Insurance Agency
Sun God
South America
Carol
Bill
Edgar A. Guest
Drew Pearson
Robert
Allen
A. F. of L
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Labor Department
FERA
Senate
Tuck” Milligan
Missouri
Arkansas
Harvey @ouch
Jack Garner
Milligan
Frances Robinson
General Johnson
France
Devil's Island
Hoovers and Coolidges
Nugent Dodds
Hoover
Ufe
North Carolina
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Red Cross
Charles Evans Hughes
Agriculture Department
Calvin Hoover
Herbert Coolidge
Women's Committee of
Louisiana
Kingfish Long
Johnny" Holland
Tom Walsh
Holland
Huey
AAA
CCC
Wallace
District Court of
Ehin
Forint County
Chas. Petrovitsky
Petrovitsky Company
Skelly Oil Company
Linn County
Petrovitsky Company, Incorporated
Petrovitsky Company Incorporated
Towa
Dage
Recorder's Office
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