Cedar Rapids Gazette Advertising Rates and Mailing Options
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists subscription prices for 1 year 6 months and 1 month, with weekly issues mailed to Iowa and neighboring states, plus carrier delivery in Cedar Rapids and Marion. Advertising reps are based in Chicago and New York with address details provided.
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Iowa
Geven
Illinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Chicago
Allen-Klapp-Frazier CO
Michigan Ave
New Fork
Lane Gladness
Fifth
A. Bureau of Advertising
Altmark incident signals shift to dynamic war phase
The Altmark seizure in the Norwegian three mile zone shows Britain willing to break neutral waters and risks, signaling a tougher phase in the European conflict. It prompts debate on Panama neutrality and cautions Congress against embedding a Panama safety zone into law.
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London War Cabinet
Germany
United States
Panama
Congress
Senator Herring Faces Iowa Bootlegging Claims Fallout
A Polk County Grand Jury found no sufficient evidence to indict or prosecute bootlegging under state liquor policies as alleged by Senator Clyde Herring. The panel regrets his failure to appear or provide information, suggesting officials should have aided the investigation for better enforcement.
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Clyde Herring
Iowa
Herring
Polk County Grand Jury
Taft Campaign Focuses on Ground and Mrs Taft
Political observers note Sen Robert Taft may have more convention delegates than rivals. Bruce Catton highlights Mrs Taft as a formidable mobilizer and active civic leader in Girl Scouts National League of Women Voters Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and local charities while managing a busy home life and prize dahlias.
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Robert A. Taft
Bruce Catton
NEA
Taft
Girl Scouts
National League of Women Voters
Cincinnati
Treason, sabotage, and distrust in city governance
A reflective column rails against treachery by trusted officials, calling sabotage the root of municipal corruption and bankruptcy. It links abuses to vast property, urging accountability, while weaving in wartime and social quips about politics, economy, and public virtue.
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Joab
Amasa
United States
America
Russia
A Home Body for First Lady as a 1940 Campaign Slogan
The piece notes that wives active in politics and social causes attract voter admiration, suggesting a presidential candidate might gain by promising a wife who is consistently at home. It weighs feminine influence on the 1940 race and the appeal of domestic steadiness to voters.
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Hitler
Unity Mitford
England
House of Lords
Tower of London
Florida
Cedar Rapids
John F. Dille Co
Walter Winchell on Broadway miscellany from 1940
A vivid column of New York city vignettes and quick quips on La Martinique, Times Square buskers, bars and Richmond anecdotes. It notes figures like Gertie Starr and Unity Mitford in sharp, humorous sketches of theater life and public figures.
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la Martinique
West 57Th
Tombs Prison
Bowery
City Hall
Radio City
RCA
Hollywood
Gertie Starr
Her
Chinatown
Times Square
Confucius
New York
Rural Maine Dining in 1847 Six Cent Meals
In 1847 rural Maine offered a square meal for six cents and a week of board for one dollar, reflecting modest costs and simple rural hospitality of the period.
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Maine
Exploring mind and morals through science insights
Albert Edward Wiggam discusses whether lying by children equals adult deceit, arguing children up to seven or eight lie to form an imaginary world for protection. He notes civics voting rules vary by state and remarks on fashion preferences and the beauty of a well dressed woman. He explains carbon monoxide and mountain sickness symptoms, comparing effects to hypoxia and describing Pike's Peak altitude conditions.
Understanding Carbon Monoxide Risks and Effects
This health notice explains that carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, can kill quickly in high concentrations, and harms by causing oxygen starvation rather than poisoning of tissues. It warns of lurking danger from gas engines and improper air supply.
Gaining Weight and Calcium Queries in Old Letter
A correspondent requests information on gaining twenty pounds via vita min and B complex and asks for monographs on Gaining Weight and Reserve Power. Another reader seeks guidance on increasing calcium intake for decalcification and mentions pain disturbing sleep. Ol Doc Brady is cited as providing advice.
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M. Men
Aeieeemle Mic
Ol’ Doc Brady
High Calcium Diet and Vitamin D Advice Promised
A reader requests a stamped envelope for a monograph on High Calcium Diet and Feeding Vitamins Everybody Needs. The letter discusses calcium absorption and mentions past dandruff pomade recipes with precipitated sulfur and rose water ointment.
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Mickey Rooney
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Reuben
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Daily Grind
Far West
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NBC
Washington
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Cedar Rapids Industries
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Third Avenue
Third Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Carters
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Washington Street
New York City
John B. Garnett & Son Funeral Pirestors
Motronay
Maytag
Zenith
Leonard Refrigerators
A. W. Peterson Company
Second Avenue Sedial
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