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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1936
Page
5
Rates listed for Iowa subscriptions show 1 year 6 months and 1 month options, seven issues weekly, with prices for in-state and out-of-state delivery. Cedar Rapids and Marion areas offer per week and yearly prepaid carrier prices, highlighting regional pricing and delivery terms.
A concise reflection from Epictetus urging the cultivation of virtuous character over material wealth. The maxim emphasizes that noble minds heighten a community more than opulent homes, contrasting great houses with virtuous citizens.
The piece reports alarm over rising penny stock trading seen by economists, business historians, and Charles R. Gay president of the New York Stock Exchange. It notes risk of market instability like 1929 Black Friday, calls for tighter regulation of buyers while acknowledging limited capital among small gamblers.
A National Retail Dry Goods Association telegraphic survey shows Christmas shopping ahead of last year by about 10 percent. Department store sales during December typically rise 55 percent from November and fall 55 percent in January. In the first eleven months of 1936 department store sales rose 11 percent nationwide, led by a 19 percent gain in the Dallas district.
In this 1936 note, DAD defends Mencken against readers who prefer only agreeable voices. The excerpt argues reading opposing views sharpens thinking, cautions against propaganda, and cites society, government, and foreign policy with satirical, era-tinged commentary.
A murder at Gerard Montieth’s estate unfolds on a lush lawn with clues from a trick knife and a missing painting. Mary Montieth and Howard Griswold become central as investigators, including Harley Stevenson, uncover alibis and hidden motives amid a sleuthing scene on the Forrests’ grounds.
The text notes spotty conditions in agricultural areas but an overall uptick in department store transactions. The Fairchild index held between 85 and 88 in 1935 and rose to 90 in November 1936, while wholesale prices for nonfarm goods stayed roughly 20 percent below the 1923-25 average. Inventory trends and sales indexes suggest cautious optimism for manufacturing momentum.
Clues include President of the U S A and other definitions across and down with terms like Combines Wireless receiving set death rotire Highlander and many more across and down entries. Answers fill a standard American leader crossword puzzle with varied word lengths and common crossword references.
The group narrows suspects in a theft at the Montieth estate. Possible links tie Mary, the disinheritance threat, and Howard Griswold to a plan to remove Montieth and steal the painting. Gardener Brauman and others are discussed as potential witnesses or accomplices. To Be Continued Tomorrow.
A brisk, opinionated column traces a day in New York town life and the quirks of city traf fic and apartment demand. It notes a taxi lost briefcase incident, recalls Percy Crosby and Edgar Lee Masters anecdotes, and observes James Montgomery Flagg in a lobby amid chatter and style cues.
The piece sketches quirky scenes from a train depot talk with a railroad magnate, witty nods to Horcher and New York dining, and a reflective note on a Bill Corum observation about spectators at a Harvard game. It presents a collage of characters, places, and social quirks with a humorous, gossiping tone.
A dense radio program guide lists NBC and CBS evening lineups across WEAF WJZ WABC WBBM KMOX and WCCO with Jimmy Remser, Hampton Institute singers, Ted Husing Sportscast, Ed Wynn, football revues, orchestras and celebrity hosts, plus morning and afternoon segments featuring choirs, operatic and popular music, and talk segments through 11:30 PM with multiple city stations and chain links.
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