Governors Bluff to Cover State Graft say editorials
The editorial attacks Governor Herrings and Des Moines leaders for failing to fully expose state graft. It accuses them of manipulating liquor policy, preserving the liquor control commission, and blocking reform while citing the paper's extensive graft evidence. It quotes John Dewey on self knowledge and warns of accountability if corruption is forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed O'Connor
Herrings
Liquor Investigation Committee
Legislative Investigating Committee
State Equor Law Administration
Des Moines
Liquor Control Commission
House
Senate
Manley
Iowa Faces Federal Relief Question and State Role
Iowa lawmakers approve a budget provision to match 4 million dollars in federal relief, signaling continued state support. The action follows Hopkins’s insistence on a 4 million dollar share and frames relief spending as a state responsibility amid broader federal cost concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FERA
Harry Hopkins
Iowa
Mr Hopkins
Hopkins
Tapering Off Measure Reported To President
The article discusses a draft measure aimed at tapering the NEA and adjusting the NRA system. It notes concessions to business interests, potential labor placation, and mixed prospects for passage amid criticism from congressional leaders including Senator Borah. The administration faces questions about NRA performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carases
Certai
Borah
NRA
Culture by doing not words says critics of modern life
A critique argues real culture comes from work and creation, not talking about art, music or books. It contrasts producing art with merely admiring it, notes athletics entertain without self effort, and questions reliance on phrases over hands and mind in shaping civilization.
NRA policy exit and economic safeguards in the bill
The article argues a careful exit from the NRA by easing the pending bill. It contends passage would save face for the administration while avoiding abrupt disruption to business tied to the NRA structure. It also notes the bill avoids lingering regulation and preserves stability amid a difficult period.
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NRA
New York Day by Day Notes on Stage and Society
A bustling snapshot of New York's cultural scene. It names figures like Frank Storrs, Peter de Cordoba, George Gershwin, Ira, Osgood Perkins, and Leslie Howard, plus venues El Morocco and The Petrified Forest. It notes Wall Street’s quiet nights, Max Baer’s restaurant offer, and the mixed fortunes of columnists and cartoonists in early stage life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Storrs
C. D. Williams
Ireland
Peter de Cordoba
Mdivani
Amos Pinchot
Lowell Sherman
Broadway
Christopher Morley
John Golden
George White
Jimmy Walker
Jim Flagg
Sherwood Anderson
Hugh Johnson
Belloc Lowndes
Katherine Brush
Bruce Barton
George Gershwin
Ira
Osgood Perkins
Elizabeth Arden
F.C Cooper
New Yorker
Major Bowes
Saunter
Petrified Forest
Robert E. Sherwood
Leslie Howard
Variety
Soprano Repeats Aria Amid Silent Balcony Response
A soprano nervously repeats a high arpeggio, delivering the horror in the upper register while the balcony audience reacts with tense silence. The scene conveys performance strain and audience tension in a concert setting.
Health advice from Kentucky reader and motion boosts
Personal Health Service by William Brady M D recounts a Kentucky octogenarian who sold his car to walk and notes walking speeds dramatically raise metabolism. It mentions dancing activities, calorie needs for various workers, and a quirky tale of wife’s varicose vein improvement using horse bandage witch hazel pastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Physiology Institute
Helsingfors
Finland
United States
John H. Musser
Witch hazel tea and topical ointment for swelling discussed
A reader suggests using a tea spoonful of witch hazel extract daily for months to test effectiveness. External use with witch hazel water or an ointment of fluid extract with hazel wax benzoinated lard to four ounces is proposed, deemed harmless and worthy of reader reports.
Time To Hit The Hay And Bedtime Rules
A reader argues children should sleep by 10 pm at latest with 10 hours in bed until age 15. The replies advise establishment of early bedtimes and note 10 hours nightly is appropriate for children.
The Crow Poem Describes The Prowling Bird
A speaker laments crows as vicious pests though admitting limited experience. The poem frames the crow as a marauding nuisance that robs songbirds and disturbs sleep with incessant caws. It ends with the speaker contemplating killing the birds to restore peace.
1925 Local notes and market summaries across Cedar Rapids area
May 3 1925 items include Starks Pat winning at a Wisconsin beach show, injuries from streetcar collision, return from harp study in Minneapolis, and upcoming commencements. Local markets list grain prices and livestock bids. notable moves include Red Cross service plans to Belgium, a new Presbyterian church in Kenwood Park, and Garfield Garretson O R C delegation. Also listed are visits to Sanders Kentucky and travels to Portland Oregon with various personal notes and small market figures.
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Starks
Pat
Carl Stark
Cedar Rapids
Solon Springs
Wis
Mayme Chadima
Twelfth Avenue
Eighth Street
Helen Higley
Minneapolis
Royal H. Holbrook
Hawkeye
Conroy
Pomeroy
Joseph Fort Newton
Sanders
Harry McKnight
C. H. Cogswell, Jr
Robert Toms
Marion
Belgium
Red Cross
Kenwood Park
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John Dewey
Civilization
Metlon
Mellon
Bolivia
Chaco
Kansas Farm Realtors
George Clark
Newaxc Orkay
Seco
N. C. Wyeth
Alexander Dumas
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Wall Street
Fulton Street
Max Baer
Baer
Jack Dempsey
el Morocco
Dempsey
Winsor McKay
Rube Goldberg
Harry Hershfield
O. Soglow
Clare Briggs
William Brady
M. D
Money Saver Sale
Kresge's
Rosl
First Avenue E
Edgar A. Guest
Samuel G. Knox
Virginia
South Carolina
Austin B. Garretson
Garretson
Vida Garretson
Portland
Ore
James Kvapil
Robert Ilen
Third Avenue West
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