Liquor seals debate taps possible paper substitutes
Iowa's liquor control commission considers replacing costly decalcomania seals with simple paper seals to curb bootleg operations. Chairman Bernard Manley cites counterfeiting concerns and potential big savings, while officials await Sunday chemist findings and Polk County grand jury testimony.
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Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Bernard Manley
Des Moines
Liquor Commission
State Printing Department
Polk County Grand Jury
Polk County
Burkman
Morality of land title and conquest across nations
Essay questions how nations acquire land by purchase, discovery, or conquest and argues the earth belongs to those who can use it. It critiques Indigenous title claims and invokes historical force, utility, and expediency as drivers of lawful possession. The piece mixes reflections on morality, property, and national power.
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America
Aesop
Skepticism Grows Over NRA Economic Planning
A commentator argues that a single fifty hour week could meet national needs but questions how government planning under the NRA can enforce economically sound outcomes. He notes growing business opposition and warns constitutional obstacles may loom as Congress reconsiders the NRA.
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Congress
NRA
No Protest Likely President Extends CCC Program
President Roosevelt announces the Civilian Conservation Corps will continue as a permanent New Deal component with enrollment cut to about 300,000. The CCC has avoided major criticism by keeping young men employed in constructive work and instilling health and discipline while easing local relief pressures.
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Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Wandering impressions of New York and literary figures
A fragmentary journal style piece describes walks in New York and mentions figures such as Tom Geraghty’s agent, Harris Merton Lyon, ELDWARD Acton, Clare Dwiggins, and Somerset Maugham. It blends street scenes with literary tangents, magazine pieces, and scattered notes on reviews and curiosities.
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York
Arnold Bennett
Second Avenue
London
Tom Geraghty
Claridge’s
Soho
H. P. Antate Egy
Fant
Don Marquis
Robert Cortes Holliday
Barrie
Milne
Marquis
Old Herald
Harris Merton Lyon
Missing Disaster by an Eyelash in Riviera Echoes
An evocative fragment recalls idle chatter in Palm Beach and mentions Mrs Stotesbury as well as Oklahoma governor Claremore inviting the author to Will Rogers memorial work. The piece drifts into a fall evening scene with Santa Fe square imagery and Native bench life.
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Riviera
Willie Maugham
Palm Beach
Untold Wealth and Despair Echo In Court Conclave
Fragmentary OCR hints at a 1935 scene with a butler narrator, a Dobson figure linked to communism, and a desert landscape of hills and valleys. A lunch conclave unfolds in a court as the English refrain about wealth and want surfaces through a window.
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Dobson
iCopyright
Mind and Morals Q A From 1935 Advice Column
A 1935 advice column discusses what qualities employers seek such as health intelligence and reliability. It argues mental illness is not more frightening than physical disease and explains sewage gas does not spread disease. It offers life guidance on choosing between love and career based on competence and care for a mother.
How to Solve Your Personal Problems booklet notice
A short booklet by Albert Edward Wiream promises ten illuminating tests to apply to personal problems before acting. Readers can request the pamphlet by mail with a self addressed return envelope and a 3 cent stamp, sent to Dr. Wistam care of the newspaper.
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Wiregeam
Wistam
The Show Off Debuts On Majestic Stage September 16 1925
The first big road show of the season The Show Off appeared at the Majestic theater today. Nadine Plummer Lincoln school pupil suffered a compound fracture of her right elbow yesterday in a fall outside the school. Dr Joseph Fort Newton has accepted a call to the Protestant Episcopal Memorial church of St Paul Overbrook Philadelphia.
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Majestic Theater
Nadine Plummer
Lincoln School
Joseph Fort Newton
Liberal Church
Church of the Divine Paternity
New York City
Protestant Episcopal Memorial Church of
Miss Lucille Powell A Cedar Rapids Educator Passes Away
Obituary notes the passing of Miss Lucille Powell a respected Cedar Rapids educator and social figure known for her work at the local high school and her community involvement. Her years of service in teaching and guidance are acknowledged by colleagues and students.
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Lucille Powell
Cedar Rapids
Dean of Women Moves From Central College to Granville
For five years the Dean of Women at Central College Pella has been appointed to a similar role at Shepardson College Granville Ohio. Mr and Mrs Fred Damon plan to move to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania where Damon will take a position with a large retail store. Charles Stehlik a Swisher area farmer sustained severe injuries when his team startled by a passing car near Prairie Creek threw him from the wagon.
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Central College
Pella
Shepardson College
Granville
Fred Damon
Pittsburgh
Damon
Charles Stehlik
Swisher
Prairie Creek
The County Chairman Opens Greene's Opera House Run
Wes Pohorsky resigns from fire service to begin a railroad post. Greene's opera house opens the season with The County Chairman drawing a large audience. Charles E. Wheeler sells Pat Ford to R C Plummer, Forest City banker, a 2 10 trotter and fastest six heat winner this season. Hopkinton sees R A Wallace grocery go out of business after 27 years, Mr Wallace retiring due to ill health. new store to open nearby.
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Wes Pohorsky
Greene
Opera House
Charles E. Wheeler
Pat Ford
R. C. Plummer
Forest City
United States
Hopkinton
R. A. Wallace
Wallace
LeClerc
Main Street
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