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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1932
Page
14
An essay argues that seeing defines being, with Jesus as model for truth and forgiveness. It links sight to virtue, warns against blindness from passion and fanaticism, and contrasts beauty with brutality, ending with the prayer for sight to achieve wisdom.
An old line ad argues internal bowel circulation causes piles and that topical salves fail. It praises Hemroid tablets by Dr J S Leonhardt as restoring damaged tissue and ending pile agony, with a money back guarantee and endorsement by May Drug Co.
Mae West of St. Louis reports dropping to 150 pounds in four weeks after using Kruschen Salts. She claims steady energy and no hunger, recommending half a teaspoon in hot water each morning. The ad promotes May Drug Company and other drug stores with a money back guarantee after the first bottle.
A basement blaze in the Lou Ell apartments in Philadelphia sent about 300 residents fleeing into the street as flames raced through the first two floors. Three alarms drew firemen police and onlookers into a rescue effort with ladders used to reach victims including Dr and Mrs W C Biel from Kansas City who collapsed before help arrived.
Tokyo envoy Tsuneo Matsudaira will take Japan s naval limitation proposal to the Geneva conference, differing from British and American plans. He noted improved Russo Japanese contacts after visiting Moscow and spoke of possible non aggression talks with Russia.
The Justice Department said Assistant Attorney General C. A. Youngquist would travel from Washington to Atlanta to oppose Al Capone in hearings aimed at denying Capone’s bid for release from Atlanta penitentiary. Capone seeks freedom via health corpus proceedings and the government will continue the legal fight to keep him confined.
A reflective poem argues against relying on laws stocks or cities to cure grief and unhappiness. It urges choosing a simpler life with less money focus, embracing friendship and a kinder, less anxious society. The speaker notes cities draw people for work while implying rural life bears its own burdens.
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