League's Hot Potato Sparks Hope and Fear Over Japan
The Lytton commission report on Japanese activity in Manchuria is due this Saturday. Analysts warn Japan may withdraw from the League of Nations, prompting possible German withdrawal and a broader crisis threatening league unity and future US membership. Public panic at home grows as infanticide and unrest rise in Japan amid anti American sentiment.
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League of Nations
Lytton Commission
Manchuria
Japan
League
Costa Rica
Brazil
Spain
Mexico
Turkey
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Department of State
Stimson
Washington
Lytton
Tokio
Paul Mallon
Nippon
The Farmer's In The Limelight On Farm Policy
The piece argues agriculture is a major, loosely organized industry in need of relief. It notes agriculture has long suffered low mood and that Congress should address farm issues first for long term relief, with bipartisan concern emerging for the first time.
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Congress
Farm relief promises fade in Hoover Roosevelt notes
The piece argues that both Hoover and Roosevelt offer little original relief for farmers. Roosevelt’s Topeka speech pleads sympathy but lacks concrete remedies and slow forestry plans. Hoover’s Des Moines talk is likely to reiterate farm relief ideas, with focus on borrowing, while critics say lasting aid must come from farmer initiative, not politicians.
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Hoover
Iowa
Roosevelt
Topeka
Des Moines
Congress
World Series Overshadows Political News This Week
The piece notes Henry Field and Louis Murphy pause campaigning as a Cubs vs Yankees world series looms. It argues campaign chatter will resume next week while voters fixate on baseball, with Roosevelt Hoover and others sidelined and public interest shifting to the pennant race.
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Henry Field
Louis Murphy
Iowa
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Cubs
Coolidge
Babe Ruth
Mossbacks
Quotable quotes from leaders and thinkers blur the page
A montage of remarks from Mayor Joseph V. McKee of New York City Dr Inazo Nitobe and Mahatma Gandhi figures and a Nobles County Iowa president J Diekman praised and critiqued as reflections on courage policy and youth. The fragmentary text hints at public discourse.
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Joseph V. McKee
New York City
Wisdom Over Speed The Art Of Winning Contests
A reflective passage argues that success favors shrewd tactics over raw speed or beauty. It notes that champions often owe victory to strategy, endurance management, and advantageous circumstances rather than absolute excellence. It ends with a wry, fragmented jab at contemporary figures and media.
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America
Supreme Court
Amusing Rural Observations on Politics and Life
A collection of quips and reflections on Americanism politics hunting and public speaking. The tone satirizes campaigns education and rural life with wry humor and pointed lines about vanity ignorance and practical work.
Childbirth Views On Activity And Anesthesia
The piece argues expectant mothers should stay active and eat well rather than rest and overindulge. It contends doctors overuse anesthesia only at the final stage and warns against ignoring medical advice during pregnancy. It asserts physician use of obstetric anesthesia prevents complications.
Seiner foam and fog a Paris boat train reminiscence
A nostalgic travel essay from 1932 recalling foggy Havre, the Paris boat train, and a mix of trainside scenes. The narrator reflects on fares, conductors, French landscapes, Seine memories, and a comic sketch of a Normandy trip amid Absinthe lore and a playful encounter with a farmer’s daughter engineer’s child.
Letter from a mother about childbirth and education
A reader letters page features a mother of four expecting her fifth child at Christmas. She criticizes perceived education gaps among women and references her own labor experience, noting her doctor avoids rushing contractions and pain management.
Plants In Sleeping Rooms and Health Queries
A guidance column addresses common health questions about keeping plants in sleeping rooms and baths for a two year old, noting plants are generally beneficial unless a person is unusually sensitive to a specific plant. It also covers weight loss via salt baths and tomato tongue lumps, with Dr. Brady offering answers to mailed queries.
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Brady
William Brady
Cedar Rapids
Executrix Eva Bailey Named in Linn County Estate Notice
Notice from Linn County Iowa announces Eva Bailey as executrix of the Horton Bailey estate. It requests creditors to present claims for authentication in the Linn County District Office through attorney A. G. Bauder. The filing date is September 10, 1932, and the notice calls for immediate payment of estate obligations.
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Iowa
Linn County
Horton Bailey
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