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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1919
Page
4
The piece argues the Iowa lower house may defeat the measure and the senate opposes extending partial voting rights to women. It warns against half measures and questions the immediate impact on politics and family dynamics, noting shared views by men and women.
A light verse by Walt Mason on resilience and cheer in hard times. The speaker reflects on sorrow and grief yet insists human nature returns to joy and song, noting a shift from gloom to a bright, enduring smile tomorrow.
The writer argues that votes cannot fix domestic ruin or marital unhappiness and warns that suffrage promises are fantasies. While some local effects may occur, the lasting impact would appear in future generations, amid rising insanity and heart exhaustion. The piece questions whether social changes stem from forefathers or current temperament shifts.
The article notes the ex Kaiser's fate as an arch criminal and hints at a house cleaning season. It mentions Red Cross clothing drives for war victims and recalls January memories. It promotes a Washington garden campaign urging youths to join, linking gardening to health thrift and citizenship.
Clipped remarks touch on the League of Nations Germany policy and English relations. Iowa figures discuss population versus quality. A Kentucky colonel devises a plan to avoid July 1 prohibition with a whisky and water trick.
In Clarinda Iowa the public schools continue serving milk at recess for all grades. Teachers report refreshed pupils with improved attention. The milk is purchased by the school board, sterilized, and each pupil pays two cents daily for a glass.
Charles Williams escaped drowning when his car slid on ice and plunged eight feet into the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Four horses hauled the vehicle to shore and Williams was uninjured. The incident follows another recent river plunge that ended in a drowning.
Millard Gaskill of Company C 168th Infantry arrived in Fontanelle Indiana on a Friday afternoon creating a surprise to townsfolk. Relatives and friends did not know he was in the United States. He had trained in France before returning home.
Mark Wood a leading furniture dealer and undertaker in Jefferson Indiana died from blood poisoning that followed a hand scratch while preparing a body for burial. He leaves a wife and three daughters Mrs Homer Duncan of Jefferson Mrs Elmer Delaplane of Carroll and Mrs Fern Masters of Omaha.
Dr W F Baldwin medical missionary in Nome Alaska reports no living adults left except him due to influenza. He appeals from Nome to raise funds to feed and clothe more than 160 orphans, prompting a movement to fund supplies.
The remark on classic work describes it as simple yet not vulgar and elevated yet accessible. It notes that true classics stay always new, neither old nor trendy, and resist aging through enduring clarity.
Des Moines report notes Camp Dodge leads in discharge totals with 69 687 mustered out to date and 3 284 discharges last week. By February end Dodge trailed Camp Taylor by 300 and Camp Grant by 2 000, with about 200 000 more to be discharged locally.
Teachers accuse 1,400 students of booze and craps in hallways. raids recover $30 in a craps game with 15 boys involved. Liquor brought to school, pianos smashed, and vandalism reported as discipline breaks down. A state agent to probe liquor sources.
Detroit police joke that 150 patrol cars run with radiators filled by whisky to ward off winter damage. They claim no car has frozen, but warn against siphoning the alcohol from radiators, noting the danger and the officers’ perilous stance in enforcing rules.
The notice attacks local catarrh remedies like medicated sprays and douches as ineffective. It promotes S S S as a lasting treatment that targets the disease at its source and offers free medical advice from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
A terse recording describes a dog in the manger situation where a person or group has spoiled something valuable by deliberately hindering others. The image suggests wasteful obstruction and a lack of generosity.
The Independent School District of Washington Iowa invites proposals for furnishing and installing furniture and equipment for the new high school. Separate bids are asked for nine item groups including electric fixtures and gym equipment. Bids due March 20 1919 at 1 00 p m with certified checks. Board may reject all bids.
A new electrical apparatus lights flash powder and triggers the camera shutter at peak brightness, promising faster photographs. The device aims to capture rapid action with precise timing, enhancing exposure during instantaneous light.
A garbled rail timetable notes depart times around 12 26 a m and 12 01 pm with corrections indicating December 8 1918. Mentions passenger and freight rates and local trains with scattered place names and days of operation.
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