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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1921
Page
4
A poetical tribute credits Madeline Bridges with urging readers to give their best to the world. It proclaims that loyal hearts and brave spirits attract reciprocal kindness, love, and faith, portraying life as a mirror of actions and deeds.
The article notes Miss Alice Robertson, sole woman in Congress, opposing the Sheppard Towner maternity bill despite broad suffrage support. It questions potential political influence from women's groups and hints at tensions between reform aims and political compromise, while expressing cautious optimism about the bill's safety and intent.
A reflective poem condemns reckless car noise and speeding. The speaker contrasts loud, dangerous driving with a safe pace of fifteen miles per hour, noting crashes, fatalities, and lenient justice while urging safe, sane travel. The narrator asserts personal restraint and ends with a hopeful wooden-ward precaution.
The excerpt presents Miss Robertson as an anti suffragist and notes the ongoing suffrage debate highlighting factional tensions between conservatism and radicalism. It cites her appeal to American women voters about the Sheppard-Towner bill and its claimed support from women voters nationwide.
A speech urges women to read the suffrage bill, contact Senator and Congress members, and seek input from husbands and legal friends before deciding. It warns the bill may grant dangerous paternalistic powers and asks mothers of America to consider the potential class legislation implications.
A woman lawmaker asserts she has studied the bill more than any other measure and must be prepared to speak for women in humble homes. She emphasizes her unique position as the only woman with a right to vote and the responsibility to decide when the fateful issue arrives.
The writer records humorous scenes at a Maple Grove swimming beach with spectators and divers, describes a corn and sugar price shift and farm harvests, and details a northern Iowa Lakes excursion from Cedar Rapids to Clear Lake with weather, road conditions, and local sights. The narrative mentions Waterloo’s population, oat fields, drought impacts, and cottage rents at Clear Lake, ending with a promise to report on Okabola Spirit Lake Storm Lakes and a Baptist assembly.
Southeastern Iowa sheriffs county attorneys and police chiefs attend a lecture and demonstration on fingerprint methods led by Attorney General Ben Gibson and O Rock. Gibson says Iowa aims for a top national fingerprint bureau and stresses regional cooperation and district meetings to unify the force. Rock will demonstrate the system to visitors.
Washington July 30 report from the census bureau shows Iowa far ahead of other states in farm property value for 1920. Illinois ranks second with totals across land buildings and machinery, while per farm values are $39,942 for Iowa and $28,109 for Illinois, reflecting large gains since 1910.
Railway timetable corrected to May 31 1921 shows eastbound and westbound passenger and freight trains with numbers names and approximate times. Agent H W Russell and C M St P provide updates including daily freights and local passes with exceptions.
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