Quote by George W. Wickersham on prisons reform
A printed remark states that the jail and the reformatory are the blackest spots in our social system attributed to George W. Wickersham.
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George W. Wickersham
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1933
Page
18
Senate votes to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment
The U S Senate approved a broad repeal measure with virtually outright repeal and state convention ratification. The plan moves to the House for concurrence, with chances good for passage and possible ratification by states before June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Senate
Congress
Democratic National Party
Senate Drys
House of Representatives
House
Garner
Prices and money value in a world of barter and gold
A 1932 analysis notes that regions with money scarcity revert to barter, valuing commodities by labor and scarcity. Gold’s demand sets money’s value, while price stability hinges on gold’s fixed measure. The piece critiques democratic mandates and hints at economic forecasting with Roosevelt’s plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianer
Thoughts on New York Society Figures and Street Life
A breezy column by Da Se reflecting on New York figures and scenes. It mentions Erin O'Brien Moore, Fullerton Weaver, Lucius Boomer, Mrs Paul White, Helen Menken, and others, with wry observations on hotels, performers, and urban manners amid a shifting cultural landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erin O’brien Moore
Fullerton Weaver
Lucius Boomer
Paul Whiteman
Helen Menken
Richard Connell
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Charlie
al Smith
Jack Bowman
Conde Nast
Dr. Rockwell
de Wolf Hopper
Helen Morgan
Antoinette Perry
Brock Pemberton
Thyra Sumter Winslow
Patricia
Fifth Avenue
Earl Carroll
Essex House
Aristocrat in the crowd and the tip culture tale
A tarnished aristocrat strides with a banner while a manicure parlor hawker and a Buffalo Bill type passersby appear in a gritty scene. Recruits earn $1.50 daily as down and outers seek jobs. Tip culture grows with five cent tips and 10 percent trunkgeld. Arthur Moss and Eve Marvel plan a Paris set play to debut in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinto
Lady Astor
Jim Brady
Arthur Moss
Eve Marvel
Nfe
New York
Moss
Greenwich Village
Montparnasse
Theatre gossip and society notes from midwestern columns
A collage of theatrical anecdotes and club notices from the era. Remarks on George Bernard Shaw's NY visit. Arnold Daly's rooming house fire and Shaw's reaction. banter with critic Ashton Stevens. George M. Cohan's first night record. Porter's jokes about McIntyre. Oxford Odd Fellows and Rebekahs hosting Johnson County lodges with performances and readings by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard
New York
Arnold Daly
S. Jay Kaufman
Shaw
Cream of Nujol offers a laxative free solution
An advertisement warns against laxative overuse and promises a safer option with Cream of Nujol. It claims the new cream form soothes bowels, absorbs poisons, and aids natural waste disposal, costing only a few cents daily and available at the druggist.
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SVU
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