Suicide rate rankings spread across Cedar Rapids Davenport
The Monticello Express notes Cedar Rapids and Davenport Iowa have high suicide rates with Sacramento leading the nation. The piece cites Buckle and studies on personal crisis reports predicting consistent yearly levels. It mentions slavic populations and infidels as claimed, with no verified information on beliefs.
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Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Sacramento
California
Iowa
Augusta
Georgia
Spokane
Washington
Buckle
Hoover draws tens of thousands in Tennessee speech
Herbert Hoover spoke in Tennessee last Saturday to a crowd running into the tens of thousands. The crowd greeted him with a tumultuous demonstration as southern followers shift to his Republican vision. He framed the campaign around constructive statesmanship and family prosperity over office spoils. The report contrasts his tone with opponents and notes wider media attention to Prohibition cases in Michigan. Lindbergh travels from St. Louis to endorse Hoover, sending a teletyped endorsement of Hoover’s leadership for the coming four years.
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Herbert. Hoover
Tennessee
The
Chicago Tribune
Michigan
Alonzo Noyes
the Tribune
Noyes
Tribune
Lindbergh
St. Louis
Herbert Hoover
Beyond Improvement in Des Moines Romance Review
The Des Moines Register notes the film ends with a strained clinch and kiss in a troubling romance arc. Critics say the movie fails to resolve tensions or satisfy emotional stakes, leaving audiences unsettled rather than fulfilled.
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Des Moines Register
Thoughtful Mothers Teach Skills For Self Reliance
A Cincinnati Enquirer note reflects on a mother guiding her son to independence through practical tasks like using a can opener to prevent hunger after marriage. The message urges timely lawn care to avoid later trouble.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Hoover supporter touts farmer roots and reform leadership
W L Harding former Iowa governor argues Herbert Hoover suited to lead farm relief citing his farm background and engineering career. He contrasts Governor Smith of New York as city minded and notes Smith and Lowden and Larrabee earlier reforms mirrored in Illinois Iowa and other states.
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Tinois
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New York State
W. L. Harding
Harding
Minnesota
Hoover
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Herbert Hoover
Smith
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New York
Illinois
Larrabee
Iowa
Iowa Dairy Industry Faces Tariff Battle and Loss Projections
Des Moines dispatch summarizes E G Dunn remarks cited by Mark G Thornburg noting a 12 cent butter tariff under the Republican regime. It claims Iowa dairymen could lose about $23 million annually if tariffs shift, with much butter sold outside Iowa and foreign imports remaining sizable even at higher duties.
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Des Moines
Smith
Mark G. Thornburg
Ames
E. G. Dunn
Iowa
New York City
Philadelphia
Boston
Tammany
New York
Inwa
Hoover Farm Aid and Yankees Triumph Highlight Era Headlines
Senator Borah cites U S government records to support Hoover backing high farm prices, claiming wheat would be $1 50 if not for Hoover. The Yankees win the World Series with Babe Ruth delivering a three homer finale as the Cardinals fall short.
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Chicago
Hoover
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Cardinals
Iowa Road Bond Drive Promises Massive Savings and Prosperity
A speech touts Mud or Pavement as a choice to save millions by paving routes and lowering costs. It claims Iowa will spend 1.06 billion dollars on roads with more than half on later projects, predicting broad public support in the November 6 general election.
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Towans
Iowa
Des Moines
Marshall
Leadership needed not cheap politics in 1932 election
The piece argues Governor Smith would veto or fail to push tariff reform and laments party maneuvering. It champions Herbert Hoover as a capable, forward looking leader and criticizes Smith and his running mate for opposing protection and courting political gain. It emphasizes need for vision, not partisan games.
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Gov. Smith
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Public Treasury
Bob Ingersoll
America
Republican Party
al Smith
Hoover’s wartime relief and leadership in Belgium
The account highlights Herbert Hoover’s engineering skill and business acumen in tackling tough tasks. It notes his role in organizing Belgian food relief during World War I, feeding civilians and earning respect from opposing sides, with no prior precedents to guide him.
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London
Belgium
Mr. Hoover
Hoover as supreme economic dictator of the world
The passage extols Herbert Hoover’s wartime leadership during 1917 1918 describing him as the Allied world’s supreme economic administrator who ensured food supplies, defeated diplomatic obstacles, and guided postwar reconstruction with humanitarian and flexible vigor. It lauds his intellect discipline and lack of fear, predicting high American prosperity under his administration.
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Hoover
Mr. Hoover
America
Europe
Central
Rhine
Germany
Smith's slang speech irks invisible audience in Minn address
Hartford Courant notes Governor Smith's remarks in St Paul Minnesota using street level phrases to reach supporters while critics say the casual vernacular may alienate the broader audience. The piece compares Smith with Lincoln Roosevelt and Wilson who avoided such vernacular.
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Hartford Courant
Gov. Smith
St. Paul
Minn
Dr. Work
Reed Unable to Tour for Smith Campaign
Senator Jim Reed of Missouri withdraws from most campaign speaking due to press of duties and vows only three or four speeches at most. He denies criticism of tactics and his Hoover-phobia is cited by opponents as harming the Democratic cause.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Jim” Reed
Missouri
Gov. Smith
Quotations Reflect Local Views on Food, Golf and Politics
A collection of colorful newspaper quips and wry remarks spanning drinking and voting, sport and travel. The excerpts reference pig skin humor, a farmer and customers, Prince of Wales golf, Billy Sunday on wets, and a murder farm controversy in California.
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Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Prince of Wales
New York Evening Post
Billy Sunday
California
Indianapolis News
Where Automobiles Are Most Numerous
Literary Digest notes a world motor trend with J R Nutt of Union Trust Cleveland arguing for expanded auto export growth to fill global demand. He cites 1927 foreign car exports ranking third and contrasts Western abundance with China having one car per 20 000 people.
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J. R. Nutt
Union Trust Company
Cleveland
No Different in Fashion Or Time for Girls Dressing
Mason City Globe-Gazette notes a humorous view claiming girls still take as long to dress despite wearing fewer clothes, suggesting no real speed change in the dressing routine. The remark reflects light social commentary of the era.
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Mason City Globe-Gazette
Campaigning Up to Date in the Living Room Campaign
Boston Transcript notes the campaign has shifted to domestic settings with millions listening in while the front porch campaign ends. The report mentions Hoover and a possible double column reference to policy or approach, highlighting the evolving nature of political outreach.
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Boston Transcript
Hoover
Past the Honeymoon Robert Gillen Quote
Cartoonish quip quotes a married man adapting speech to “our car” after a year of marriage. The note hints that shared property language reflects domestic life. It also mentions milk dealers losing bottles and a large replacement cost in a year.
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Robert Gillen
Packer Direct Buying Scheme Hurts Hog Prices
The article warns that Packers’ direct buying drained $500 million from farmers and now targets hog prices with a $2.50 per hundred drop in late September. It urges farmers to ship hogs to Chicago’s open market to restore competition and lift prices by about $2 per hundred compared with last year.
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Packer
Chicago
Real estate and stock sales advertised in Olin Iowa notice
Public notice offers sales of real estate merchandise and pedigreed stock. For dates or details contact by phone 166 in Olin Iowa or write for scheduling.
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Olin
Iowa
Funny lines and quips from a 1920s joke exchange
A compact humor piece features a speaker quipping about going to a barber shop for a date while Mary’s dress is described as dainty and light. A friend boasts he has no faults except fear, and a barbed exchange reveals spending on a wife.
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