10 20 30 Years Ago Aug 25 1932 Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids residents and visiting Henry Field of Shenandoah promoted his U S senate bid from Memorial building basement while Mizpah lodge 338 A F and A M was consecrated with Lyman A McIntyre elected worshipful master. Fire burns, injuries, travel moves and a 97 degree heat wave are noted.
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Cedar Rapids
Memorial Building
Henry Field
Shenandoah
U. S
Mizpah Lodge
A. F
A. M
Harry A. Palmer
Grand Lodge of Iowa
Lyman A. McIntyre
Clyde A. Pitcher
Building Laborers Union
J. C. Lewis
Iowa Federation of Labor
Richard Hathaway
Fort Dodge
William Hoyt
Fairy rings and mushrooms explain growth and color varieties
A column explains fairy rings in meadows, mushroom growth through spores, and the variety of colors and shapes. It notes about 40,000 mushroom types, mentions inky caps and champignons, and recounts a recent incident of a child nearly poisoning herself before hospital treatment.
Poison mushrooms and their deadly dangers in nature
The article explains varieties of mushrooms including edible and poisonous types, noting that some mushrooms partly eaten may be safe yet not good to eat. It highlights toadstools and deadly forms like the death cup and fly mushroom, with a historical anecdote of a Russian czar who died from poison mushrooms.
Uncle Ray Tomorrow Perspiration and Puzzle
A reader asks for a free leaflet titled Background of European War with a 3 cent stamped self addressed envelope to The Cedar Rapids Gazette. The page lists a puzzle series with clues and answers like System of signals Twitching Swiss river and Louse egg, along with terms such as Disfigure and Fragrant oleoresia.
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The
Cedar Rapids
The Poet Edgar A Guest Recalled by Memory
A reminiscence on Edgar A Guest the Poets life and verses. The narrator recalls childhood scenes and a father who loved cribbage counting fifteen two and fifteen four. Memory shapes a longing to meet again and questions how time has changed loved ones.
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Cribbage
Golden Shore
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