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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1921
Page
4
A high school launches simplicity week to promote gingham gowns middy blouses and modest skirts. Two girls are praised daily for best outfits reflecting good taste and restrained style, countering earlier criticism of extravagant dress by some mothers.
The piece argues Germany could repay war debts by goods and services through rebuilding, noting Allies favor gold but lacking it. It questions Allied policy toward Germany and the need for German industry to recover. It also discusses shifting views on retirement ages and active work into old age, contrasting it with older traditions.
A call for nationwide education to curb narcotic addiction cites 1 to 2 million victims and urges parents teachers and youths to learn the risks. It argues youth exposure and false poppy dream myths drive the epidemic and that public knowledge is the best defense against drug slavery.
Reports across the country say the Non-Partisan League remains active. A new National Non-Partisan League manager arrives in Spokane to run headquarters as a state league convention is planned there in late May. The league argues a two year party affiliation rule aims to kill the labor party by ballot exclusion, but insists groups must run under their own colors rather than under established parties.
A harsh comparison notes sixty five police deaths in American cities in the last year, calling it a record of lawlessness. It contrasts with a Switzerland bank raid event and claims Europe acts only during war. The piece ends with a brief line about Mother placing milk bottles on the porch at 11 pm on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Oklahoma City May 18 The Oklahoma News urges the state to publicize its positive developments rather than focusing on bank robbers. It envisions 1950 Oklahoma with coal and water power development, cotton mills, packing plants, glass works, and factories using southwest and Mexican materials. The piece foresees ten cities over 50,000, Oklahoma City as a regional hub, an expanded interurban system, and new roads linking to a rich trade area.
Ardmoreite lampoons weather gripes noting the public endlessly desires change. It mocks complaints about extreme warmth and cold, gas coal woes, and constant demand for ice and fans, likening fickle opinions to a mule and rival railways.
The American Bar Association will host Rt. Hon. Sir John Simon of London as keynote speaker at its annual meeting in Cincinnati in August. Simon, noted as England's leading barrister, will also address the Canadian Bar Association. Other speakers include William A. Blount, John W. Davis, and Charles S. Thomas, with a symposium on Criminal Justice by Fosdick, Rosser, and Kavanaugh.
A provocative remark attributed to Charles A. Eastman, Sioux physician, denounces the average American businessman as “a pile of human junk” and urges closer communion with nature. The quote reflects era credited critique and Native American perspective.
Judgment entered in Philadelphia federal court to seize all property of Emma C Bergdoll to insure payment of a seven thousand dollar fine for conspiracy to aid her sons Grover and Ervin to desert from the U S Army. The prison sentence yesterday could be remitted if the fine is paid by June 13.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot raises warning that nations will not cease dreaming of war until they stop sleeping on their arms. It warns that failure to halt insurgency in West Virginia could risk Mexico withholding recognition.
A collage of column opinions from Enid Shawnee and other papers mocks postwar farming life The Ardmoreite and Star Telegram reflect on political roles for farmers the end of the war and industry shifts The Muskogee Times-Democrat Durant Miami St Joseph papers echo humor and policy shifting concerns involving agriculture and transportation.
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