Postal subscription rates printed in Iowa notice
The page lists mail subscription prices for Iowa and neighboring states including Cedar Rapids and Marion. Rates show one year six months three months and one month options plus seven issues weekly and foreign possibilities. It also includes press service credits from Associated Press and United Press.
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Inreso Rotari
Grasks
South Dakota
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Milk of human kindness dries up when bottled
A distanced reflection warns that attempting to capture kindness drains its natural sources, suggesting generosity wanes as one tries to contain it.
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Charles W. Ferguson
Iowa's suicide rate cited as high in 1931 study
Dr. Frederick L. Hoffman reports 1931 U S self destruction rate at 20 5 per 100 000, near historic highs. Cedar Rapids ranked fourth at 41 8, with Davenport and Sioux City also among Iowa cities with high rates. The article urges national prevention efforts and local reflection on social stress impacts.
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the Spectator
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Madison
Wis
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Sacramento
Calif
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Seattle
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Congress Faces Bonus Vote as Veterans Rally In D.C.
The House plans a Monday vote on paying the remaining soldiers bonus in full amid a crowd of veterans in Washington seeking a yes. The piece recalls how Congress in 1783 and 1873 resisted mutiny, choosing adjournment over buck passing, while California chambers of commerce play calm about recent tremors, hinting at a movie shoot.
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New Bridge System Rumors Stir Controversy
Ely Culbertson and Bridge Headquarters leaders meet at the Hotel Chatham New York amid talks of a new contract system blending Culbertson and official methods. Officials say conferences aim to unify rules for an international code to be announced next autumn.
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Bridge Headquarters, Inc
Chatham
New York
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Wisened Wishing Deflates with Modern Times
A reflection on changing desires as people shift from longing for millions to seeking tangible needs like jobs, homes, and education. The piece argues that vast wealth often fails to bring contentment, citing a Vienna anecdote about Austrian money and noting values such as security and health have eclipsed extravagant fantasies.
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Eastman
Krueger
Swift
Insult
Eastmans
Channing Pollock
Vienna
Pollock
Business Outlook for Washington From a Chiropractor
An observer argues Washington ranks poorly for business opportunity from the perspective of an ambitious chiropractic practitioner. The remark reflects a unfavorable assessment of the city's entrepreneurial climate and potential.
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Washington
Wistful Fragments and Celebrity Notes from 1932
A mosaic of quirky items and gossip spans dime novelties, traveling showmen, and cultural chatter. Mentions include Mae West on Garbo, Hap O Connor linguistic quirks, and industry buzz about Lawrence Wheat, Frank Crowninshield, and Gene Tunney as the era’s public figures.
Ambulant hernia treatment praised by a physician
A physician discusses ambulant hernia treatment as an alternative to radical surgery, stressing physician qualification, professional standing, and patient safety. He notes mixed success, urges medical instruction, and recalls a Newark revival story of prolonged patient movement to counteract drug effects.
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Bar Association
Endurance and controversy in a case of poisoning treatment
WILLIAM BRADY, M D criticizes the medical handling of a poisoning case. He denounces exhausting measures used to keep the patient awake for 21 hours, calls for humane treatment, and condemns the crude methods as antiquated and dangerous despite the firemen’s efforts.
Jones Loves Motor Cycling Prompts School Wash-Bowl Practice
A school teacher accuses Jones of loving motor cycling and orders him to the wash-bowl to practice on the dirt track. The exchange is light and humorous, reflecting classroom discipline and student enthusiasm for bikes.
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Jones
Song Bird on a Maple Tree Inspires Calm
A poet recalls Edgar A Song Bird perched in a maple tree singing for five minutes. The moment eases his cares and griefs as the bird’s music fills him with serenity. He reflects that art can lift the soul and wash away pain when one forgets themselves.
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Edgar
Spiderwort on the riverbank poem by Jay G Sigmund
A lyric poem describes river scenery with fawn and wolf drinking, sandpipers probing mollusks, and a spiderwort bank in bloom. The speaker lies dreaming at the shore, admiring nature’s lavish color and the flowers seeming like sapphires, concluding no one can take these hill flowers.
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Dzure
Recapture Fund crisis shapes Congress election year
Washington faces a tax and deficit dilemma as Congress weighs repealing the 6 per cent recapture clause of the Interstate Commerce Act. The potential $360 million in excess earnings owed by railroads has sparked lawsuits, delays, and debate over retroactive repeal versus a fairer three year averaging plan and potential refunds to shippers.
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Rayburn
Texas
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Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Nelson
Wisconsin
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Commission
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Potomac
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