Panorama of Florida and travel notes from a New Yorker
A New Yorker describes a winter journey by train through Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and toward Florida. He reminisces about notable figures, hurricane impacts, and the sensory panorama from the train window, while detailing travel routines and the pressure to produce copy on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Rivieras
Ostend
Atlantic City
Santa Monica
Everglades
Miami Beach
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Ed Howe
Will Hogg
Kin Hubbard
John McE Bowman
Joe Schenck
Wilson Mizner
Flo Ziegield
America from a Train Window and Diner Delights
The writer reflects on rail travel and dining car scenes with vivid portraits of fellow passengers and a note on vitamin deficiency in dieting. He cites a cheerful vision from the train as dusk falls into Richmond Virginia, contrasting romance with casual American sustenance. He references Heinie Manush and a Cole Porter mood while detailing train life and urban glimpses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Observations on Nutrition by Dr McCarrison and McLester
Personal Health Service discusses Dr William Brady and Dr McCarrison’s findings on nutrition. It notes that refined diets cause digestive issues and contrasts Himalaya tribal eating with milk eggs whole grains fruits and leafy vegetables. It cites McLester on nutrition’s role in digestive health poise stamina and nervous stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarrison
MacCarrison
McLester
Saunders
Inaugural address backs pension plan tied to liquor revenue
Governor Her ying urges funding old age pensions from liquor revenue with federal matching. He warns against entrenching liquor interests, notes Iowa profits from liquor sales and proposes directing earnings to the Old Age Assistance fund while awaiting federal support and legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herying
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
United States
Iowa
Iowa Pension Act
Bauer
Orty
Rey
Silence and Social Ease in Public Life Across Decades
A 1935 essay collection discusses how fear of silence, vanity, and social self-consciousness hinder poised conversation. It argues deliberate silence can be virtue, urges listening over speaking, and critiques the urge to constantly perform in public. It reflects on American attitudes toward taxation, government, and ideology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Municipal League
Committee
Carlyle
Tennyson
William Lyon Phelps
William Dean Howells
Mark Twain
Hartford
New York
Senator Sheppard's Repeal Arguments Highlight Change
The speaker praises Senator Sheppard's arguments against repeal noting increasing appreciation of their force as the discussion continues. Repeal is described as having altered circumstances and implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard
Nobody Knows Who Will Spend Four Billion Dollars
Observers believe the President will secure authority to spend four billion dollars, but focus rests on who controls allocations. Possible contenders include Secretary Ickes and FER Administrator Hopkins, or an outsider deemed entirely correct and trusted. The appointee could emerge as a national hero or the most hated man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Ickes
Department of Interior
FER
Hopkins
Breathing aids and baby banana questions answered
A medical advice column discusses lung support devices and resuscitation methods, recommending Schaefer’s manual resuscitation and offering a booklet for 10 cents. It also answers a reader about feeding bananas to an eight month old Brady baby, citing the Brady Baby Book for age guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schaefer
Brady Baby
Iowa City Coal Dealers Oppose Power Company Petition
George E. Johnston, coal dealer, asked dismissal of a petition of intervention filed by Towa City Light and Power Company. He argues it does not conform with local statutes. Johnston had sought a temporary injunction to stop the council from granting a permit for natural gas delivery. a hearing is expected in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Towa City Light and Power Company
George E. Johnston
Power Company
Johnston
Towa
Mind and science debate on sex characters and city governance
An author notes science explains sex differences through germ cell sex chromosomes while acknowledging limits to moral decisions. The piece cites William Bennett Munro of California Tech on city government as a practical governance reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bennett Munro
California Tech
Municipal business ideals questioned in city government
Dr. Harry W. Hepner argues that true business principles rarely apply to municipal administration due to lack of common policy, legal restraints, and performance metrics. A Q and A discusses honesty across social classes, suggesting the more privileged and intelligent often show higher morality, with caveats about scalawags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Hepner
Syracuse University
Albert Edward Wiseam
Albert E. Wigsam
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mrs Henry Wage Dies At 62 In Wapello
Mrs Henry Wage 62 died at her home in Wapello Saturday of pneumonia Funeral services were held Monday with Dr J R Fraser officiating She is survived by her husband Everett of Melbourne Fla Charles Grand Rapids Mich Everett Curtis and Edith all of Wapello and a sister Mrs Naom Godfrey Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Henry Wage
J. R. Fraser
Everett
Melbourne
Fla. Charles
Grand Rapids
Mich
Curtis
Edith
Naom Godfrey
Muscatine
Wisteria Pods Explode Like Gunfire in Fall
The text notes that in autumn wisteria pods can burst with a loud sound resembling gunshots. It describes the phenomenon as a seasonal occurrence and highlights its audible impact rather than technical details.
1925 Cedar Rapids items preview year events and moves
Through the Chamber of Commerce Cedar Rapids will host twelve conventions bringing over 6 000 visitors. Notable notes include a rescue of two toddlers Ruth Sampica and Jerry Svaton from icy water, school board saving 1 200 by changing lighting, and Belden Hill elected president of the Mississippi Valley league for 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Sampica
Jerry Svaton
Woodrow Wilson Junior High
Belden Hill
Mississippi Valley League
Rock Island
M. H. Sexton
Cast-iron Smelting Output in Soviet Union Tops Milestones
The Soviet Union produced an average of 852000 tons of cast iron per month. In 1917 the monthly average reached 252000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lissen
Williams
New Yorker
America
Vitm
James M. Barrie
Wilmington
Delaware
Podnert
Heinie Manush
Cole Porter
Dumas
Marquis
D'Artagnan
Omaha
Mac
William Brady, MD
Texas
Reet
MR. Farley
Brady
William Grady
National Newspaper Service
Weat
Madison Street
Chicago
Thomas W. Drumm
St. Patrick's Church
T. J. Sullivan
Greene's Opera House
B. Robbins
Commercial Club
A. Richards
Rockford, Ill
Board of Education
Grant Vocational School
William King
Pacific Coast
Joseph Kucera
W. F. Clement
Clement Supply Company
R. Forbes
John W. Felix
Jesse A. Runkle
Second
Fourteenth Avenues
Seventh Avenue
Third Avenue
Paul Hanzlik
Coe College
University of Town
Cedar Rapids Pure Milk and Cold Storage Company
R. A. L’ecuyer
Phil
Rose
McKinney Fire
Counc
B.O
Xew
Ando
Lever
B. O
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