Illness Will Keep Garner From Post for Several Days
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports the Texas candidate Garner will miss several days at the post due to illness. The note implies he will be absent from duties while recovering, with no further details on the duration or impact on ongoing campaigns.
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the Gazette Company
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Public Opinion as Moral Weapon and Its Limits
Opinion wields power over crime and vice by labeling behavior as cowardly or admirable. Public scorn shapes conduct more than laws, and indifference remains public enemy number one. The piece argues for moral condemnation to curb crime and mocks inconsistent judgments.
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Ghetto Complacent During World Chaos
A 1932 column portrays the Lower East Side ghetto as desolate yet vibrant amid hardship. It contrasts poverty with bursts of bargaining energy, street scenes, and bohemian echoes from Gershwin and Cantor, ending with a wry memory of hair and aging dreams.
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Flag Day Poem by Edgar A. Guest
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest celebrates Flag Day urging Americans to honor the flag with courage and duty. It recalls war sacrifice and calls for humility and renewed devotion to national tasks amid hard days and idle boasting alike.
Iowa State College grads face social and political era shift
President R M Hughes told the Iowa State College 1940s graduates that upcoming economic and political challenges will exceed industrial concerns. He warned that a static, mature population will require graduates to adapt life skills beyond production and construction as population growth slows and persistence of unfitted youth becomes a concern.
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Prohibition in National Party Platforms
The article traces how both major parties gradually approached prohibition in their platforms from 1872 through 1928. Early planks favored liberty, while 1920 debates failed to resolve prohibition amid fights led by Bryan and Cochran. By 1924 both parties endorsed enforcement of the Constitution and Prohibition, with 1928 debates centering on enforcing the Eighteenth amendment and federal laws.
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Chicago
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Foreman and Apprentice Exchange on Thin Joints
A bricklayer's apprentice quips that habit makes a thinner joint by working in a sand wich shop, explaining a craftsman’s precision to the foreman. The remark showcases shop humor and practical jargon in craft culture.
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