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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1934
Page
9
A quote from Philip 5, Schumacher calls for more charitable action and stronger resolve, urging society to prioritize courage and generosity over fear.
The piece argues that mandatory ROTC in colleges is not an imposition but a favor aiding personal defense. It notes Supreme Court rulings and Pacifist pressure threaten optional policies, while urging youth to gain discipline and savings in time for future war. It stresses that training reduces later wartime burden and could save lives.
A Philadelphia answers editor is drawing wide attention after a reader asks if a person who has filed for bankruptcy can start investing at age 14. The exchange highlights guidance on debt, credit history, and age-based investing limits.
Reader muses on colonizing other planets and the constraints of sunlight on human life as explained by Dr. F. G. Murray. The piece links evolution, skin color, and climate zones to the feasibility of distant space settlements and ponders if future science can reach those planets.
A speaker notes imagination as a handy tool and claims credit for LSU's fame. He suggests they could have managed to bear up despite challenges.
A letter promotes International Golden Rule week emphasizing living by what one wishes others would do. The piece notes the difficulty of promoting such values versus food themed weeks and wryly compares to other campaigns. It also quips about Melvin Purvis and Hollywood movie ideas.
A 1934 column reflects on public reverence for presidents and reveals a blunt view of leaders as human. It argues that equal humanity implies shared potential for greatness and cautions against idealizing officials.
A vivid slice of New York scenes shows author PHILP WYLIE composing at Doane Powell's studio with a lifelike Clifton Webb mask, visits Forsythe Street to Waterford bowls, Zona Gale's luncheon with Mary Pickford, Erskine Gwynne’s illness, and social stops along Madison Avenue.
The piece notes a blind accordionist wandering to Rockefeller Center after beggars retreat. He recalls David Warfield’s The Music Master and reflects on the stars overhead. The memory evokes lost happiness of the blind, with a wry, bittersweet mood.
A doctor advises a 12 year old boy and his mother on fish and diet. Tuna and salmon canned foods retain vitamins, including iodine, and can substitute fresh fish. The doctor condemns forced meals, suggests raw milk if available, eggs, butter, and cheese as preferred foods, tailored to the boy’s tastes.
The article advises daily fresh fruit or fresh greens or vegetables to ensure adequate minerals and vitamins. It suggests cottage cheese or Dutch cheese as daily protein and lists preferred raw foods like carrot, turnip, lettuce, cabbage, celery, onions, and tomato for healthy nutrition.
A reader defends pharmacists and criticizes Dr Brady for mocking the profession. The reply argues some pharmacists cannot read prescriptions or English, cites iron and ammonium citrate in the Pharmacopoeia, and discusses mucous colitis with noninflammatory causes.
From the Gazette dated December 16 1924 C D Hedberg is named commander of the Hanford American Legion post B J Harding is re elected commander at T Z Cookpost G A R The Iowa Corn Growers Association censures President Coolidge over price fixing Paavo Nurmi arrives in New York for match races and Edison plants burn in West Orange N J Elevator accident at Security Building injures eight
News item lists the fate of the El Kahir temple of the Shrine. The piece from December 10, 1904 references events around the temple, a Greene's opera house attraction titled Royal Chef, Herbert Smith winning Coe college annual oratorical contest, November post office receipts of 10612.54 dollars, G F Russell elected president of the local cigarmakers union, and reports thousands of Russian soldiers dying at Port Arthur.
The author notes science guides moral choices and rights of society. It argues talents arise from a unique mix of inherited and personal qualities, likely present somewhere in ancestors, though not identically. It adds women often act on impulses and emotions, differing from men.
A discussion on age and psychology notes that attitude matters more than birthdays for youth. A formal notice announces a receivers report of auction sale for Cedar Rapids Sash and Door Company, with a hearing set for December 13, 1934, at the Linn County Court House.
Fannie Hurst’s story adapted by Paramount features Claudette Colbert and Warren William with Louise Beavers earning praise for a powerful sympathetic role. The film centers on Bea Pullman and Aunt Delilah as racial tensions shape the daughters’ destinies, delivering a poignant tale of sacrifice and social adjustment amid comedy and newsreels.
Across major cinemas titles include Imitation of Life at Paramount with Claudette Colbert and Warren William. Anne of Green Gables at Iowa starring Anne Shirley. Treasure Island at State with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper. Operator 13 features Gary Cooper and Marion Davies. Here Comes the Navy at Palace with James Cagney and Pat O'Brien. So This Is Harris with Phil Harris. Return of the Terror at Rialto with Lyle Talbot and Mary Astor. The Fighting Trooper with Kermit Maynard. Barbara Worth at BPS May 3 Be loved at Olympic with John Boles Gloria Stuart.
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