Cedar Rapids Gazette Ad and Mailing Rates Note
Public notice style ad shows subscription prices by mail and out-of-town, carrier routes for Cedar Rapids and Marion, advertising agencies, and press affiliations. Includes a Mark Twain quote and a brief closing line.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
OWA
the Gazette Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Towa
Ilineis
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
U. S
Marion
Chicago
Allen-Klapp-Frazier CO
Michigan Ave
New York
Allen-Klapp-Frazier
Fifth Ave
Media Records
A.N.P.A. Bureau of Advertising
Associated Press
International News
United Press
Mark Twain
Southern Democrats Back Roosevelt Wind In 1940
Senator Pepper's Florida victory and Ellender’s praise boost the New Deal as liberal Democrats push the wage hour bill. Louisiana lawmakers push discharge petitions signaling motion to bring the measure to the floor, with a high-stakes conference and political timing influencing whether it becomes law before adjournment.
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Pepper
Florida
U. S
Ellender
Louisiana
House of Representatives
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Conference
Washington
Statesmen at Work on Travel Expense Precedent
A debate in the Senate centers on the $222 000 travel expense allowance and the duty to reimburse actual travel costs. Senators Pittman Bankhead favor large sums while Borah argues for modest reimbursements, but Borah’s plea goes largely unheeded. The piece laments living on $10 000 a year and questions lawmakers’ restraint in expense accounts.
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Key Pittman
Nevada
Congress
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Treasury
Pittman
Bankhead
Peace Promotion Idea From New Jersey Reader
The piece critiques anti-war activism as futile yet praises a mailer scheme by Robert S. Field of New Jersey. It argues for dialogue across nations to defend life and progress and questions how to live and let live without resorting to conflict. The author urges Americans and others to consider talking it over rather than pursuing hostile actions.
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Mailman
Robert S. Field
New Jersey
Mr. Field
Exchange of Visitors to Build Bridges Between Nations
A discussion on using citizen-to-citizen exchanges to ease tensions with dictatorships. Mr Field proposes linking American and European cities by visitor programs letters school notes and student correspondence to humanize foreign neighbors and widen knowledge beyond official channels. He lists the 500 largest cities in five nations to guide exchanges.
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Field
Cedar Rapids
United States
Chatham
England
Macon
France
Eberswalde
Germany
Fermo
Italy
Bald-Headed Dad Letter Mixes Sex Rules and Politics
A dated epistolary piece from a father to his daughter Louise dwells on gender roles, flirtation tactics, and enduring beliefs about men and women. It weaves social critique with political jabs about republicans, dictators, Roosevelt, and public utilities, ending with a quip about a magazine editor and a copyright note.
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Louise
England
Dad
Bermuda visit among golf tourists and island life notes
New York writer Charles Driscoll recounts Bermuda as a summer escape near Long Island, describing locals riding bicycles, limited autos, and the colony’s water, taxes, and living pace. He notes American tourist influence, the island’s transport, and mentions writers at work on the island.
Radio Program Schedule Highlights and Cast Deck
Radio day and night lineup across NBC CBS and WABC includes Orchestras led by Erwin Glucksmann Aretha and Pierre Monteux with NBC WEAF WJZ and CBS networks. Multiple programs feature dance shows, drama, quiz, and orchestral performances with noted personalities such as Duke Ellington and Horace Heidt. schedules list times and station chains across WEAF WJZ CBS and WABC with daily Sunday and afternoon blocks.
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Erwin Glucksmans
NBC
WJZ Chain
WJZ
Swing Club
CBS
Wabc and Chain
Etsoin Keats
Aretha Orchestra
WEAF
WABC
WHBM
KMOX
WCCO
Weaf Chain
WEBM
Pierre Monteux
Wester Kelsey
Dizzy Dean
George Hall
Glenmeisler
Orchestra
Val Gilman
Barron
NBO
Herbie Kay
Nat Brandywine
Cca
Photographer Fred Hamilton Captures Bermuda Flowers Flight Portraits
A traveling artist paints flowers for American ladies while Summers in New York or New Hampshire. Fred Hamilton, a New York freelance photographer, cameras everything aboard the Queen of Bermuda en route to Japan. He turned bank clerk to capitalizing hobbyist as snapshotters crowd the windows, and Easter lilies perfume the baggage, making memories from Bermuda blooms on a long journey.
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Bermuda
New York
New Hampshire
Wee
Fred Hamilton
Japan
Hamilton
V. V. McNitt
Elsie Slims Down In Social Comeback
Mary Manners offers advice on Elsie who loses weight through diet and exercise and reenters social scenes as a slimmer, more radiant figure. The column also answers readers Mae and a mother seeking guidance after a husband's death, urging union with a husband and open family talks to support a daughter.
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Miss Manners
Mae
Gome
French Devaluation Sparks Political Shuffle in Washington
The piece reports on French devaluation agreed with London and Washington facing scrutiny. It notes Morgenthau’s terse briefing, rushed negotiation, and uncertainty about further devaluations. It also critiques the tri party outcome, Spain embargo politics, and Roosevelt’s cautious stance amid liberal pressure. It highlights distrust and mixed signals from officials and the public discourse.
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Ashington
Treasury
Daladier
London
Washington
Morgenthau
Paris
Wage-Hour Struggle Shapes as Polls Signal South Advantage
A private poll shows 26 of 29 New England representatives favor a bill to erase wage differentials favoring the South, signaling the wage hour fight may hinge on southern filibuster tactics. Republicans may risk final form shifts if Eckener and Hitler gas doubt linger. Vandenberg reportedly has a unifying bill ready for introduction once administration shifts.
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Ai South
England
Istance
South
House
Senate
Hugo Eckener
Hitler
Eckener
Ick
Republic
Vandenberg
Ickes
Calling All Dogs by Albert Payson Terhune
A 1938 piece discusses dogs exposed to sting season from spring hornets to autumn frosts. It notes common bee and hornet stings, how a healthy dog handles venom, and how owners treat bites with witch hazel or camphor. It warns of dogs snapping at hornets and potential violent reactions.
Tea leaves as first aid for burns and scalds proposed
Reprint of a 1871 Chicago Medical Examiner excerpt describing Dr W Sears of Warsaw Wisconsin using a tea leaf poultice for full-body burns in a child. The method involves boiling water steeped tea leaves applied warm to burn surfaces with gauze, then reapplication as needed. Emphasizes care, tetanus prophylaxis, and cautions about infection from minor injuries.
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W. Searles
Warsaw
Wisconsin
Chicago Medical
Sears
Doc Brady
Calcutta
America
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Joe Yenter
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Univ
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WABC_and chain
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Andy Kirk
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Fom Noone
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CBO
Mary Manners
Elsie
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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