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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1936
Page
10
An editorial critiques rising auto taxes in the United States, tracing gasoline tax growth from 1919 to 1935 and its impact on motorists. It argues taxpayers must demand limits on tax spenders and notes political commentary by George Call and the silence of Brookhart.
The piece analyzes President Roosevelt's plan to tour the Midwest and Southwest as the Republican convention opens, arguing it could boost headlines and radio reach but risk exposing campaign missteps. It notes GOP opposition and hints at historical parallels to 1914, with caution about potential strategic downsides.
A lighthearted column parodies Dr. Dempster of the University of Chicago, noting his precise atomic weight revisions for uranium thorium and lead. It contrasts tiny measurement tweaks with vast budget gaps, mocking scientific pedantry and scale models in a witty ender about a “gamut” between experts.
The nation’s humor has waned as 1936 Empress Eugenie hat styles fail to provoke laughs. Once a source of amusement, the headwear now elicits only scattered chuckles, signaling a shift in fashion wit.
Dr. Weston A Price reports a three month survey of five African tribes showing virtually no dental decay among those eating traditional vitamin rich foods. He notes higher decay when tribes adopt white dietary habits and mocks editorials urging dentist visits.
A collage of quotations from Greta Garbo to Herbert Hoover and QJ Pierpont Morgan covers war ethics home life liberty and labor. Notable voices warn on violence unemployment and the need for intelligent policing alongside reflections on democracy and progress.
Iowa lawmakers criticize flood control bills as pork ridden and costly while advocating natural watershed restoration. Rep. Biermann and Rep. Wearin recount local flood damages, urging cheaper, smaller scale fixes. Senate debates commodity futures rules also affect Cedar Rapids interests and Quaker Oats hedging.
An unnamed speaker consoles Edgar A with reflections on suffering and faith. The poem centers on a gravely ill patient urged to endure for a higher purpose, noting doctors’ doubts and the patient’s quiet resilience. It contrasts praise of courage with the burden of relentless pain and the inevitability of divine tasks.
A narrator hears hoofbeats outside a city night as motors roared all day. The cadence of steel calks evokes a living horseman racing through danger. The poem contrasts rubber tires and a lone rider bound for fate, awakening dreams of knights and hounds.
A memoir recalling a father who ran a Missouri country town hotel and the old era of drummers, village inns, and a fading way of life. The piece contrasts past hotel life with modern times as travelers moved to city comforts and motored by country establishments.
The Arc de Triomphe marks 100 years since construction began in 1806 and completion was delayed by disputes. It now stands as a French shrine beside the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, drawing both French and American visitors, especially on wreath-laying pilgrimages.
The piece argues Secretary Hull faces a narrowing path as lottery spending by Americans abroad could erase the 1935 trade balance. Kenney of New Jersey estimates lotteries at 200 million dollars, challenging Hull's low tariff stance while noting conflicting official figures and scattered Supreme Court and resettlement notes.
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