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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
6
Quote attributed to Tryon Edwards reflects on memory and fear as mercy to keep people from bitterness and distress about both what has happened and what lies ahead. It frames recollection as a burden and Providence as a safeguard.
Uncle Sam has paid the World War veterans the remainder of their promised bonus. The piece urges veterans to spend wisely, view bids for their money skeptically, and recognize public accountability as Congress considers future veterans benefits.
Finland fulfills Monday war debt payment to the United States while signals rise that new formulas may ease the broader debt stalemate. Proposals include adjusting principal to 1936 dollars and canceling interest, but gaps remain between demands and offers.
A 1936 reflection critiques English class snobbery and traces class in America from wealth and education to self-made virtue. It argues middle class virtue sustains a free, proactive people while inherited privilege fosters condescension and dependence. It closes with aphorisms on recovery and self-responsibility.
The passage questions whether Americans would accept dubious past obligations when resolving the war debt issue, noting the likelihood of limited public willingness to take such obligations into account.
The piece contrasts Jim Farley and Alf Landon on campaign tactics. Farley pushes aggressive, personalized attacks while Landon favors a cleaner approach. John Hamilton’s sharp reply shows the GOP readiness to outmaneuver the New Deal in the upcoming battle.
The piece surveys tobacco use among newsmen, noting editors and reporters who smoke and some who quit for writing careers. It also sketches Broadway's red-haired Ziegfeld era hostesses Jessie Reed and Ann Pennington, contrasting past notoriety with today’s chorus girls and publicists.
A reminiscence recalls how Ziegfeld’s name overshadowed Rialto producers, with Follies at the Winter Garden and a Ziegfeld show on air. Broadway lights spanned Circle to Herald Square as critics and impresarios, including Erlanger, gathered at New Amsterdam and the Iron Goose.
Brazil exported 167 177 metric tons of wood last year earning about 2.06 million dollars. The figures compare with 34 989 tons and 389 040 in the prior period, showing a substantial rise in value and volume.
An early study from Colgate reported that a light dairy lunch with cereals and milk preserved alertness, while a heavy meal of meats and desserts reduced memory for names by 25 percent and attention by 70 percent. It also notes women increasingly fish, with licenses rising in several states and a view of fishing as relaxing and satisfying.
A short promotional notice for Dr Henry C Link’s memory guide titled How to Improve Your Memory It explains rules for a good memory and how to remember names dates lessons and books The piece invites readers to apply for the booklet through the newspaper’s memory service with a stamped envelope and address for Dr Kert E Wiggam care this newspaper
In Cuya hoga county Ohio researchers Kirkpatrick and Lodge examined 752 confirmed truants from juvenile courts. They found practically all were in the wrong grades, attributing fatigue from blood drainage after large meals to low energy.
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