This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1933
Page
3
Two balloonists recount their perilous crash after a stormy ascent from Chicago on September 2. They describe a hard landing, tree damage, and surviving in the basket with the gas bag as they slept amid wind and lightning. They note ballast use, equipment retrieval, and briefly mention parachutes.
Under new management this laundry offers guaranteed quality and in town prices. They provide free of charge mending and sewing, including collar and cuff work, and offer call for and deliver service. Shirts priced at 14 cents with starched collars. BVD Union Suits and underwear 2 piece 14 cents. Special family rates advertised.
Ahern recounts balloon travel turning into a harsh trek. Wet matches and rain delayed progress as Van Orman and Trotter camped near a high tension line. They found shelter, beans, and a newspaper dated 1933 Aug 23, planning a return to railway steel and a national park bid by Senator Kenyon that ultimately failed.
Special to The Gazette McGregor recalls Judge Williams and Kenyon’s role in saving Pike’s Peak and Pictured Rocks region. A Senate member, Kenyon praised the area’s scenic and historic value during a visit, declaring it must be preserved.
Relieve periodic disturbances with Lydia E Pinkham’s Tablet. It helps before and during cramps, backaches, headaches, and nausea. Persistent use promises lasting relief by addressing the cause. Sold by druggists in chocolate coated tins. larger size available.
The poem advocates teaching kindness to children over long business concerns. It contrasts education of the mind with training of the heart and stresses that faith, courage, and the way to live form the nobler lessons taught at home.
A letter argues the NRA elevates religious ethics from pulpits to national duty. It says religion never needed state sanction to seek economic justice, yet government fiat now makes the message socially respectable. Some industrialists may obey codes only for patriotic appearance, not core ideals.
Beverly Hills editor notes Oscar Lawlor calls the NRA a code of fair ethics in business and argues the push for government guidance is a bid for conscience in the market and less emphasis on preferred stock. Rogers reflects on the comment as a civic duty.
Rabbi Albert B. Goldstein urges constant use of pulpit press lectern film and radio to sustain social ideals behind the NRA. Dr Lyle Koontz of Vinton appointed physician for the Iowa School for the Blind by the state board of education to succeed Dr J E Luckey.
Theodore J. Maresh of 1251 Third Avenue SE has been accepted for the U S Flying Cadets at Randolph Field San Antonio Texas with orders to report on October 12 After exams at Rantoul Field Illinois last May he is among seventy five enlisted with a 600 name wait list He will serve two years in a tactical unit after a year with the cadets Maresh a June graduate of the Commerce school University of Iowa and former football player plans to leave Cedar Rapids October 3 to visit Nashville before heading to Texas.
Thirteen items including twelve sweaters a blue silk dress and a bathing suit valued at nearly $100 were stolen from the Cedar Rapids Knitting Company at 316 Second Street BW. Art Schmidt owner of 733 First Avenue W found a break and police reported a broken side window Tuesday morning.
J M Powers from St Louis headquarters of the American Red Cross will visit Cedar Rapids Thursday and Friday to confer with Rev. Charles F Edwards and the roll call committee on plans for the seventeenth annual Red Cross roll call.
About 150 people attended the Plank Townsht Congregational church homecoming on Sunday. Speakers included Rev. Caldew ell of Cedar Rapids Rev. Evans of Oskaloosa Rev. Foster of Rublo and Mr Williams of Hedrick.
A vivid ad describes a popular woman with striking looks and a recurring problem with corns. It promotes Blue Jay a corn remover by Bauer and Black claiming fast relief and safety, noting a 25 cent price and 35 years of use.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.