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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1933
Page
11
About 9,000 college presidents and educators gathered in Minneapolis to press for cuts in the public school budget. Dr. William G. Bagley warned against passing debt of errors to the next generation while urging honest, targeted reductions and practical readjustment of the school system amid inflation.
The piece reports on lawmakers considering budget balance as a key path to reviving business, with critics noting no new method to restore health. It discusses the limits of congressional action, the budget balance push, and hopes for a decisive move from Washington.
The country rejects fancy relief, preferring ample unimpressed garden-variety aid proved effective. Congress wants prompt action and most lawmakers oppose glamorous plans, yet expectations rise they will settle the war debt before negotiations end.
A satirical appraisal questions Adolph Hitler's shift from aggressive aims to disarming gestures while lampooning political spin. The piece mocks rabble rousers and references contemporary figures and events as it jokes about shifting public perception and propaganda.
A sweeping critique questions why bankers and big businessmen trusted Ivar Kreuger and US magnates like Insull. It argues that honesty prevails among elites, yet rogues survive by exploiting trust, while public policy, politics, and economics are tangled with corruption, gero-political irony, and wartime-era distrust.
A stream of social notes from New York recalling friends and figures in the arts. The writer rails against the furor over a fake royal pretender while recounting encounters with Joan Crawford, Charles Butterworth, Peter Arno, and other luminaries. A mix of fashion, jokes, and reminiscences closes with recollections of notable society dames and local memories.
A reader argues against requiring a bride to obtain a physician's certificate of fitness for marriage while a groom faces no such burden. The piece condemns the public acceptance of a "double standard" and suggests fairness would allow the bride to waive the health certificate, noting men sometimes marry women of questionable repute and should provide assurance too.
An editorial argues that men seeking marriage should obtain a medical examination and provide a health certificate to guardians. It stresses no doctor can guarantee freedom from disease, only an examination showing no evidence of communicable illness. The article urges guardians to demand such proof at first marriage discussions.
A reader asks for a court remedy while the reply focuses on general medical information and warnings about tobacco. The exchange references a monograph with footnote instructions and notes distrust of doctors who downplay tobacco harms.
Readers inquiry notes castor oil touted as a remedy for intractable facial neuralgia and migraine with minute doses over months. Advice includes three drops daily, tolerance for laxative effects, and a wart fading claim from daily oil application. Dr Brady will answer brief health queries by mail. not all letters can be responded to.
Ray Swan called to Billings Mont by his father’s serious illness. Duck club of twenty attends Iowa Minnesota basketball in Iowa City, traveling by special car with dinner served. Lee R Ross promoted to assistant secretary at Phoenix Insurance. Lady A Maude Royden speaks at St Pauls Church. Bert Shafer couple return from two months in Arizona and New Mexico. J P Gillissel Cornice Co to build a two story modern building on First Street east of Sixth Seventh Avenues. bids received. City Treasurer Charles Brynes and Mrs Healy travel to Cresco for funeral of Brynes’ father.
Charles D Harrison left today for Cedar Falls to serve as a judge in the oratorical contest at the normal school. Miss Eva Stanton and G. K Hinkley wed last evening at Trinity parsonage by Rev. N. A. Mershon. Miss Dixie Lee Roth and Thomas Clark Rattenbury were married.
This vintage ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe laxative alternative to calomel. It claims improved energy and beauty by cleansing bowels and liver, urges nightly use, and notes olive color and pricing 15c 30c 60c with all druggists.
The wedding occurred Feb 25 at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs Louis Roth with Rev F J Stinson presiding. John Wempkin has gone to Seattle Washington for unspecified reasons.
A nostalgic verse by Edgar A. Guest recalls pride in returning to peaceful evenings at home. The speaker describes self reliant rituals and shared quiet tasks that mark a return to cherished, simple routines.
Pasco Washington firemen wear black armbands after Blondie the department cat dies in line of duty. The white mascot was on a fire truck en route to a blaze when it fell and was crushed under the wheels after a sharp turn.
Advertisement claims four million kidney tubules are protected by Cystex a doctor’s prescription formula that starts in 15 minutes and soothes irritated tissues. It promises restoration or money back if unsatisfied and prices at 75 cents at druggists.
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