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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1932
Page
4
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Count Felix von Luckner argues Germany needs a strong autocrat and identifies the Kaiser as the suitable man for the job, urging firm leadership.
The editorial defends the University of Iowa while criticizing the state auditors and insists the university’s fame should not excuse lax accounting. It cites flawed supervision, incomplete records, and payroll and voucher weaknesses, arguing reforms are needed to protect educational standing.
A news item notes there is still time for boys and girls to read new books arriving at the library before school starts. It playfully suggests many will spend the final vacation hours with these titles, inviting readers to consider the quality of the forthcoming literature.
A discussion of students choosing between fresh library books and summer activities. Visuals contrast reading with rodeo events, swimming, and outdoor games as anticipation builds for the start of school. The piece notes boys and girls may resist reading until school begins. Reading may wait until instruction resumes.
The piece contrasts Jimmie Walker, seeking return to New York City Hall, with acting mayor Joseph V. McKee. It praises McKee as capable and diligent, notes his education and prior roles, and lightly comments on city fiscal woes and oddities in other states and topics, from prohibition to world flatness.
Percival Dodge, economist, argues that no nation can resolve economic distress by scattered, unfocused efforts. He critiques industry for washing its hands of the unemployed the old injured and the irresponsible, urging structured policy and targeted action.
A long reflective missive argues that true liberty requires self discipline, warning that unchecked freedom leads to chaos and economic ruin. It contrasts American self reliance with overproduction, taxes, and political manipulation while quipping about voters, Prohibition era mood, and urban life.
A fragmented diary style piece recalls rowing a canoe on the Hudson with humor and fear about drowning. The narrator contemplates hiccups in a frail hooded jacket, longing for a rocking chair and reflecting on taxes and near shore risks. An aside notes Japan’s policy in Manchukuo and a Rogers quip on democratic propaganda.
An narrator recounts a river outing in which two men in a skiff cope with a cresting wave and chaotic paddling. Humor centers on a clumsy attempt to ride the waves, with playful mockery of a companion named Roth and talk of hitting the river’s dangers. The monologue mixes light self mockery, nautical mishaps, and sly asides about politics and culture.
A cub reporter recalls interviewing a renowned editor who guides him with a single question about his father. The editor reveals the father’s modest wealth and enduring influence, teaching that true wealth lies in wisdom and memory rather than dollars. The piece captures a mentor’s late counsel and the reporter’s reflection on legacy.
Betty tells her beau the moon implies rain and she grows frustrated as he proves less knowledgable about women than the weather, in a wry rural humor sketch.
The document details a proposed amendment to Article Three Section Twelve of the Iowa Constitution to let the legislature provide for filling vacancies in either house by general law. It directs the proposal to the legislature elected at the next general election and authenticates with the secretary of state seal.
A jumble of crossword style clues covers acts of government price setting to bearded men and beasts. It lists items from buffalo hybrid to panting dubs and includes references to Hartford state towers and a range of common words like garment and farewell.
A missionary questions local knowledge of religion while Hambure recalls a prior visit, noting a prior missionary experience as a point of discussion.
The Gazette notes Miss Mabel Henderson returned from a summer in Europe. A 7 year old, Eleanor Popelka, was seriously injured when struck by an automobile on Ellis boulevard between I and J avenues. Stanley Kremensky suffered a forehead gash after being struck by a car while crossing the street at noon.
Miss Grace Swab departed today for Europe and will be joined in New York by Miss Martha Fox and Miss Esther Forsythe. The trio will travel to Munich for a year of study then plan further travel. Miss Minnie Fletcher has been appointed police matron by Commissioner McCatt. Tommy Beach returned from a lengthy visit to his old home in England. W H Dennis of Western Union travels to New York for a fifteen day vacation. Raymond C Ricker, former West China missionary now at Drew Theological Seminary Madison N J, visits parents.
William Finn of Cedar Rapids was elected president as the Northern Iowa Dental Society closed its annual meeting. W F Broeksmit, long time freight auditor for the B C R and N railroad, will relocate to Shenandoah to assume secretary and manager duties at the Independent Mutual Telephone Company. William G Robison traveled to California for the winter and will return via New Orleans in the spring.
Dr William Brady argues that first and subsequent laxatives disrupt infant digestion and foster a habit, urging parents to avoid using physic. He cites improper feeding and overreliance on remedies as key factors and emphasizes consulting a physician rather than neighborhood pressure.
Readers seek tips from Teeth to Ears covering diathermy for tonsils and ear issues. Advice notes doctors now use the diathermy method and offer private referrals via stamped envelopes. Walnut hulls are suggested for ringworm and eczema with limited evidence.
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