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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1922
Page
2
A column warns that modern amusements threaten the home. It cites mobile life and entertainment as causes of divorce, claiming many couples marry for money and premeditated social murder. The piece alleges one in five marriages end in divorce.
A critique urges harsh punishment for cruel or deserting husbands and calls for pre marriage certificates of sound body and sane mind. It assigns blame to parents for pushing marriages and warns society must enforce stricter standards to restore order and morality.
Richard Lloyd Jones argues rural districts favor lawfulness and oppose easy access to firearms. He cites the American Bar Association committee led by Judge Swaney calling for strict national controls, noting 10,000 unlawful homicides last year and a 1200 percent rise in burglaries over a decade, urging regulation to curb crime.
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