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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1932
Page
6
Agitation against the five day notice marriage law grows as county officials newspapers and ministers denounce it and urge repeal. Critics say the rule is economically unfair and morally ineffective as couples seek marriages in neighboring states. The real impact won't be clear until Iowa divorce data over several years is analyzed.
A confidential note from H Hoover to the President criticizes a relief bill and post office provisions, mocks self liquidating projects, and hints at political maneuvering and future payback. The writer jokes about a nephew in Texas and warns about bonus seekers, ending with a plan to sign off before departure.
Yale official Albert B Crawford argues many students who work to pay for college are physically and mentally taxed and gain less than ideal. He supports exploring fairer aid ideas discussed at the Institute for Administrative Officers of Higher Institutions. Professor George A Works cites a trend across 100 colleges toward easing the burden.
The article argues for flexible classroom formats and self directed study to aid students who must work while attending college. It contends that informal conferences rather than rigid lectures ease the burden on working learners and calls on educators to expand options rather than discourage work for education. It asserts college education yields broad social benefits and should be accessible to all with desire and opportunity.
Marion community leaders sampled canned alfalfa at a canning exhibition. Miss Gladys Adams notes alfalfa can be canned like spinach when tender, tasting like greens but not yet appealing to us. The piece playfully resists adopting alfalfa as a staple, preferring spinach mindsets and discretion.
A salesman touts buying an electric refrigerator to cut ice costs and spoilage, claiming weekly savings of 2.83 dollars on ice and 1.95 dollars on food spoilage plus 1.02 dollars on linoleum wear. The remark ends with ask who ultimately benefits from the supposed savings.
A famed scientist plans a new theory release expressed as blank verse to challenge critics who claimed understanding of the prior work. The move signals a stylistic shift toward poetic presentation of complex ideas.
Professional gamblers say Roosevelt offers the best chance for a Democratic victory in three decades. Garner, prudent, plans to run for Congress beside him.
War debt coverage dominates the day leaving little space for light items such as wrens building a nest in an ear trumpet in a small Saskatchewan hamlet, a whimsical contrast to the season's usual summer notices.
The piece notes Mr Borah’s decision to avoid becoming the active candidate of a dry party, choosing to uphold a campaign of passive resistance to Mr Hoover. It reflects a preference to stay outside aggressive ballot positioning while commenting on heat comparisons and political strategy.
An entomologist warns that athlete's foot like agents are killing off millions of Nebraska grasshoppers. The remark mocks medicine advertisers as pests unable to read or spend, while B E F members would receive about 550 dollars at most, not adjusted for poor games.
The writer remarks that most people share troubles and discusses better publicity. They criticize vague forecasts such as probable showers in north and west portions as offering little real relief.
A collage of wry opinions and cultural snapshots from a New York news column. It wittily surveys figures from politics to show business, mentions Mae West and Kate Smith, Capone, Lindbergh, and Divalera, plus quirky notes on celebrities, journalism, and society in 1932.
In Washington, D.C. a shift in Cuba’s food habits emerges as sugar prices collapse and cash income drops. Farmers, once export driven, turn to subsistence farming, leveraging abundant land to feed themselves. Trade experts note this will reshape American-Cuba commerce beyond a decade.
CHICAGO UP The University of Chicago refuses to lift a deferred rushing rule. Freshmen may not be pledged until final quarter. Pledges this year dropped over a third. Twenty one houses face foreclosure threats. $1,000,000 in property and a social institution are at stake. Dean Scott notes the alumni must bear the housing burden regardless of conditions.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette health column discusses personal health hygiene and rejects quackery around neurasthenia and nervous fatigue. It argues most “nervous weakness” ties to non neurological illness, criticizes nerve fatigue jargon, and defends readers against pretend medical authorities and sensational cures.
By William Brady a noted physician and author lampoons neurasthenics or nervetakers. He mocks the idea that rest equals vacation and argues many rely on others to carry burdens while calling out the selfishness of those with “weak nerves.”
A historical note states that there were no death sentences or executions in Scotland during the year 1931, marking a rare period with no capital punishment carried out or issued within the country.
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