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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1921
Page
8
Washington reports forecast major reform legislation soon. Reform leaders push for a Department of Public Morals with a cabinet head to enforce prohibition and blue laws. They urge censorship of motion pictures and tobacco bans as foundational steps toward broader moral laws.
A wide ranging reform article argues for stricter morals including banning immodest dress such as high heels and shorter skirts, and proposes rules to regulate kissing and public displays. It suggests courts for fiances, surveillance of private spaces, and even limiting Sunday singing to curb moral decline.
Miss Malvina Bennett, of Wellesley, argues beans are vegetables not verbs and urges students to follow everyday American speech over London standards. She promotes a new American language that lets voice reveal character and resists forcing fashion on pronunciation while condemning drab dress and vowel-dropping trends.
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