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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1934
Page
29
A period advertisement outlines subscription by mail for Cedar Rapids Gazette readers in Iowa and neighboring states. It lists pricing options for 6 months 3 months and 1 month with annual rates and specifies rates for domestic and foreign postage across multiple states.
Arthur J. Lacy asserts voters focus on progressivism in officials over geography, signaling priorities in governance and policy direction rather than regional boundaries. The remark reflects ongoing debates about reform and accountability in public leadership.
A discussion favors a new social studies oriented primary grade program supervised by Miss Grace Shieldes. It argues the approach starts with the child and builds outward, links learning, harnesses natural curiosity, and provides integrated knowledge for later use.
The speaker emphasizes Herring's friendly ties with Washington leaders, arguing that federal backing will shape governance over the next two years and bolster his re election prospects. The claim centers on access to national power and influence.
The piece outlines a British failure to adopt Hull's idea of paying U S debts with goods instead of cash. It cites 1933 import data showing nine commodities dominating U S imports, noting most enter duty free. It argues paying in kind would pull from these items and market constraints, with Britain’s 1934 debt due at 203 million dollars and trade dynamics under tariff pressures.
The article discusses duties on imported British goods and suggests Britain could ease the issue by buying from self-governing dominions within the Empire under a preferential tariff system. The piece argues this approach might lessen the problem for Great Britain.
A fleeting filler item in a newspaper hints that a glamorous movie star is troubled by coins attached to her feet. The cryptic note suggests there is room to guess the star, but the exact identity remains vague.
The public safety commissioner and city council backed extending downtown parking to one hour, replacing the prior ninety minute unit. The change aims to reduce congestion and curb-space waste, while avoiding new parking shortages for short visits. The discussion references past longer limits and debates over downtown behavior and urban policy.
A 1934 column argues that genuine reform requires changed hearts not just laws or economic measures. It critiques class conflict, supports unselfish cooperation, and mocks hypocrisy in wealth and power while urging national unity.
A colorful column sketches New York notables and stage figures from Bob Brink erhoff to Grace Lytell, Queenie Smith, and Sid Solomon. It muses on actors, writers, photographers, and the social scene, recalling Billie Burke and a globe trotting career path from Vienna to Moscow to London.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Bryant Park as a midtown oasis once lively with street performers and theater folks. It references George Edwards, Charles Frohman, and Gertrude Lawrence, plus a one man sidewalk musician on Lenox Avenue with cymbals and guitar. The piece lingers on memories of a park once crowded with writers, actors, and casual passersby, now faded.
Richard Smreek suffered a fractured foot yesterday after a truck wheel passed over it. Donald Horan leaves for Chicago to attend Bush Conservatory of Music summer school studying piano and bass viol. Frank Mekota returns from the National Credit Men's Association meeting in Buffalo, N Y. Wheat 97c to $1, corn 75 76c, oats 45 46c, barley 60 65c, rye 67960c, baled hay 17, baled straw 18c, eggs 8.00, cattle and sheep prices listed. Naomi Ellen Rhodes and George A. Wilbur wed today at the bride’s home by Rev. William M. Evans. Perry Oxley of Cedar Rapids graduates from the State University of Iowa. F A Davis injured when struck by a buggy at Second Avenue and the Commercial National bank. Mr and Mrs Edward Killian and J S Forbes to Toronto for the Ad clubs international meeting. Fire of undetermined origin gutted the Maxon.
A fire at a boarding house on First avenue and Sixth street forced twenty five boarders to flee unharmed. one young man suffered facial burns. The report also notes a marriage in Burlington and local market prices for oats corn barley hay straw chickens eggs hogs steers and sheep.
A reflective piece argues science guides moral decisions and prioritizes societal order over individual rights. It notes business ethics improving slowly due to expanding business schools. The text questions abolition of class distinctions, suggesting potential civilizational disruption.
The article discusses how selecting mates by inherited physical constitution may shape future leadership and economic schemes. It cites Dr. Charles B. Davenport urging people know each other's pedigree to assess germ-cell health for future children, noting the transmission of strength or weakness beyond mere body condition. It concludes with a contrasting note on turtle meat possessing qualities of several meats.
Mrs E P Severance of 29 Highland Ave Derry recounts using the Vegetable Compound before and after her first and second births. She notes she became a nervous wreck after the first child but felt improved after using the medicine and had an easy hospital stay and has felt fine since.
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