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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1939
Page
6
The notice lists weekly subscription prices for several states including Iowa Minnesota Missouri and Wisconsin. Rates include six month and annual terms with different prices for various regions and issue counts.
The piece argues Secretary Hopkins’s promises to spur business expansion are unlikely to materialize in Washington. It notes Barkley’s so called desirable legislation lacks appeasing measures, aside from delaying social security tax hikes. The piece says New Deal influence wanes, and business hesitation will persist despite any goodwill moves.
The piece questions whether President Roosevelt will press ahead with a new I C C nominee to avoid a Senate clash over Thomas R. Amlie and to maintain party balance. It notes Amlie’s unclear party alignment, the six democrats rule, and risks of redefining party labels in future commissions.
A writer muses that despite funding, public education progress is learned mostly by casual remarks from children. He recalls Mush Pot a math teaching game and contrasts it with old time methods like Pump Pump Pull Away, noting arithmetic lessons once felt forbidding.
An essay contrasts the fearless poor man with a risk-averse middle class that gains wealth, status, and possessions then fears loss. It argues fear grows with what we prize and declines with having little to lose, calling for scrutiny of Americanism, politics, and social pretenses.
The writer notes classroom sugar coating makes learning engaging and wonders if similar methods could boost business. He imagines a newsroom game where staff chase story types as prizes, illustrating how play can reshape routine tasks yet admits adults resist turning work into entertainment.
New York Day by Day reflects on visiting Washington and New York and expresses pride in the wealth, power, and culture of the United States. It notes monumental government buildings, the Capitol, Supreme Court, Folger Library, and national monuments inspiring gratitude for American heritage.
A visiting observer notes the Washington Capitol with statues from many states including John James Ingalls of Kansas. He learns Oklahoma has not yet placed Will Rogers in bronze, though a cartoonist’s statue exists and discussions with an Oklahoma commission linger. He recalls Rogers as a humble cowboy cherished by the nation.
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