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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1936
Page
6
A. J. Lorenz argues orange juice yields more vitamin C when reamed to rupture the albedo, not pressed. The claim has sparked a broader culinary controversy about extraction methods and definitions of reaming versus squeezing.
A brisk column via QO Mcintyre surveys New York life and culture. He notes Italian eateries shrinking under tourist crowds, Broadway beggars, octogenarian socialites, and changing dining scenes from Japanese shops to midnight Broadway clothing stores. He also praises La Palma in Brooklyn for chicken.
Secretary Hull orders about 1000 Americans removed from the war zone in two months while less than 500 remain in Spain and urged to depart. The United States maintains neutrality and warns against emotional appeals as expatriates risk their protection by remaining.
A group of self styled progressives meets in Chicago led by Senators La Follette Norris and others with Mayor LaGuardia to assess their influence after the New Deal. The gathering recalls a 1931 Washington conference that sought unity, debated reforms and avoided divisive topics like prohibition and foreign recognition.
A mosaic of quotations and jokes from 1936 reflecting on money power, war profits, patriotism, and social norms. It critiques profiteers, political figures, and public life with sharp, varied anecdotes and one corrected sentence about a daughter marrying a poor boy.
The notice lists historical commodity prices including corn 65 67 cents, oats 36 37, rye 60 65, barley 60 65, hay 19, hens 20 cents, eggs 27, hogs 13.15, steers 9.5 10, lambs 8.5 11.5. Additional figures show barley 60 65, wheat 11.10, hay 11.12, straw 6 7, hens 14, eggs 23 cents, steers 6 8.75, lambs two unspecified values.
Sept 11 1926 Earl Enders traveled to Harrisburg Pennsylvania due to his father’s serious illness. D R Roland burned his hand in a gasoline explosion at Concrete Products Company. Mrs George B Douglas and daughters Ellen and Barbara return from Charlevoix Michigan. Mr and Mrs C H Klersey and Eloise and Marjorie visit Toronto Canada. Local markets Wheat $1.20.
Sept 11 1916 notes Harry Chadima and Robert Kouba leaving for Ames to attend Iowa State College. Rev Joseph Fortoo stays in Rapids after declining a call to City Temple London. Col W G Dows family and Miss Ruth Joslin plan a western trip including the Grand Canyon. Mrs W W Hamilton returns from Kennebunk Beach. Local markets Cornic oats.
Miss Grace Hickok resumes teaching in Chicago after visiting her sister Mrs. Carman. R D MacDanel and A L Fortcher depart for extended stay in Dallas Texas. Wireless telegraph experiments by W L Stowers of Pacific Wireless Telegraph seek to establish a station locally. Wheat 80 to 0 cents, oats 64? to 64 cents, corn 40 to 42 cents, rye 55 cents, barley 30 to 40 cents, hay 8 to 11, straw 4.50 to 5, hens 9 cents, eggs 16 cents, hogs 5.95, steers 4.25 to 5.25, cattle 450 to 6.
In Cedar Rapids each person spends about 355 dollars on average annually, well above Iowa’s 194 dollars per person. Merchants see bigger sales opportunities in the city as local spending remains strong.
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