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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1932
Page
17
The piece argues against cutting veterans' benefits while critiquing the American Legion's stance. It critiques higher taxes as a burden on all and mocks claims that war disability payments fund federal taxes. It discusses the electoral college's obsolescence and the push for direct presidential election.
The piece argues against blind party loyalty urging voters to weigh policies and candidates. It cites Senator Norris of Nebraska asserting citizens should not vote solely by party, while noting public servants may lose party promises when in office. It suggests Norris resign if he repudiates the party label that aided his election.
The lame duck amendment accelerates the shift to choosing Presidents and VPs by popular vote. Supporters argue existing delays between election, inauguration, and congressional seating are outdated due to rapid transportation and modern communications.
Idaho's Sen. Borah abandons a Hoover Roosevelt dilemma and plans to devote his campaign time to promoting Sen. John Thomas, the noted symbol of political insignificance, in a bid to help him gain recognition as The Other Senator From Idaho.
A collage of excerpts from Norman Thomas John B Wash William D. Mitchell Huey P Long Walter C Teagle and Senator George W Norris attacks party regularity as a cover for corruption and a threat to democracy. The remarks challenge farmers paid for milk, mistrust in justice, and political boss control.
Opinion piece critiques American wartime rhetoric and foreign policy under Japan and China. It argues for restraint, warns against overreaching intervention, and mocks political aphorisms while cataloging social and political tensions of the era. The text references Manchuria, Japan, China, Russia, and domestic political trends.
A correspondent tours Mile End Road Limehouse and East India Dock Road noting bleak slums and a yard of dock activity. He recalls a seedy teeth pulling show and varied street figures while praising a country diary column and Fleet Street personalities including Percy W Izzard and Hannen Swaffer.
A reflective narrator muses on the enduring sight of boys leaning over London Bridge and the river. He compares it to Dickens, notes the timeless, wistful mood, and imagines joining the scene while observing a dwindling travel check-book. The piece captures a melancholic urban ritual.
District Court in Linn County Iowa hears Cedar Rapids National Bank as executor seeks order to sell Lot 10 Block 1 Sampes san Heights Cedar Rapids to Wilhelmina Junkermann to satisfy mortgage and taxes. Hearing set October 31 1932 at 9 AM in Cedar Rapids Court House.
A 4 step cold treatment guide promotes Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as the quick, safe relief. It claims to open bowels kill germs and fever relieve headache and crippy feeling while fortifying against further attack. The ad asserts no narcotics and no after effects and urges purchase at drug stores.
An April 4 New York divorce trial prompts discussion as a witness says the wife was once beautiful but gained weight and lost appeal. The ad touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss method with health claims and a money back guarantee.
Claimant promises dizziness relief and cure for stomach misery with a spoonful of Daves Mentha Pepsin before meals. Advertiser offers money back if it fails, from May Drug Co.
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