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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1934
Page
15
Public notice appears in the Gazette from the Grdur Rapids Gazette Company. The item lists postal registration and second class matter status in Cedar Rapids Iowa with a date 4.30 90.
A brief quotation attributes a hopeful outlook to Dean O Ferrall, remarking that in these times optimism is best. The line reads as a pithy personal motto from a public figure.
Washington developments dim cash bonus prospects as President Roosevelt vows to veto any bonus bill. He insists recovery program spending limits stay firm and congressional expediency cannot override them. Senate defeat, Huey Long’s role, and party voting patterns shape looming political risks.
Voters petition the city council to call a bond election for a water main project with a federal 30 percent grant and 70 percent loan. No tax increase is expected, bonds to be repaid from water works revenues. The piece argues the measure is timely and urges council to submit without routinized petitioning.
A correspondent named Bernard Fay writes to Esquire, arguing war spreads pessimism yet offers possible optimism. The piece notes public mood grows tense as sabers rattled and nations move toward conflict, with cautious readers seeking any plausible basis for reassurance.
A February Atlantic piece argues success hinges on vocabulary size. It cites a Human Engineering Laboratories test with 150 words and a ladder of accuracy from high school freshmen to college professors and executives, concluding knowledge expands thought and that words are tools for thinking.
The piece argues that pacifists turned warlike, yet Europe lacks a focused enemy to unite mass hatred into a decisive war. It questions governments' ability to mold hatred, suggests future wars may be domestic, and critiques the League of Nations for muddling international relations while briefly praising Woodrow Wilson and hinting at NRA criticism.
A fragmentary reflection from Newboung Day describes the weariness of people chasing routine amid hard living. The prose hints at daily struggles and the urge to cling to familiar places as an escape.
In New York and Hollywood the piece discusses the downturns of high earners facing drastic pay cuts or job loss. It contrasts glamour with hardship, notes Broadway’s evening desolation, and captures urban gallantry amid tension as crowds aid a displaced traveler.
A social portrait of a learned man out of place at parties. The golden key and intellectual brain mask dullness as liquor dominates conversations. The sober figure sits apart while others debate world affairs amid lemon peel and gin.
The Comptroller of the Currency gives notice to all potential claimants against The Cedar Rapids National Bank to file their claims with Robert Cook, Receiver, with proof within three months from February 2, 1934, or be disallowed.
An ad promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets to prevent periodic pain before it starts. It claims relief with no narcotics or side effects, suggests 3 to 4 days before pain and longer use for stubborn cases, and markets a 50¢ package.
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