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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1932
Page
6
A quotation from George F. Brennan notes that women control real purchasing power and run households on a survival basis, shaping national economic behavior.
President Hoover tells the American Bar Association that the legal profession must purge "men unworthy of its trust" who misuse law to defeat justice. He notes gang crime rose with Prohibition and that unworthy lawyers aided this surge, urging a thorough weeding out by reputable lawyers.
The piece argues Democratic leaders push a reconciled tariff stance favoring Western farmers while contrasting the Hawley Smoot bill with the Underwood tariff of 1913. It notes farmers face higher costs for inputs under Hawley Smoot and lists key farm products affected by tariff history and wartime market shifts.
The article compares Democratic and Republican tariff views on farm and city needs. Democrats favor low food prices for urban workers. Republicans aim to protect domestic industry to preserve purchasing power for workers in both urban and rural areas.
President Marion E Park of Bryn Mawr College urges undergraduates to elevate politics to a respectable and rewarding profession. She argues public service suffers from ignorance and dishonesty, while some officials remain honest and capable amid a system that rewards entrenched mediocrity. She calls for reform via schools precinct caucuses and changes to the direct primary, stressing youth idealism to outlast resistance.
A reflective essay contrasts fear of a volcano shadow with society’s dishonesty. It argues deceit drains national strength, fuels crime and poor governance, and calls for universal honesty to avert moral decay, touching on economics, politics, religion, and education.
Ex-President Calvin Coolidge and others weigh in on leadership and politics. Dame Beatrix Lyall offers a critical view of modern parenting. Jay Franklin warns history shows quick action to save political institutions. James J. Walker describes morning reflections after overseas travel.
The author critiques Venetian gondoliers noting trickery and unreliability. He recalls the Piazzetta or Molo as a central gondola stand and observes the common practice of passing passengers between crews. The piece contrasts romantic imagery with grubby real behavior and a murky system of hiring preferred oarsmen.
The narrator recalls a Venice evening near the Bridge of Sighs where a peculiar scene unfolds. A man named Billy is mocked as he moves awkwardly, while operatic moments mix with a Venetian night and a sharp American taunt.
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