The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-16

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1t is, furthermore, a reflection on the
young women of America, of whom
the greater number, whether they live
in the large cities, in towns or ham
lets, are as modest and as well be-
haved as the fashions will permit.
The World war, the movies, auto
mobiles, vulgar dances and other. fac
tors are seized upon by the alarmists
to point a moral and adorn tale, /
but like all alarmists they do not dis
eliminate. They mistake the brazen
young woman, half-nude and painted
within an inch of her life, who cavorts
on ballroom floor, as the typical
American girl, instead of being an ex-
treme manifestation of the jazz era.
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A. retired Australian who was sched-
uled to deliver a lecture in London on
how the gland treatment had renewed his
youth, died of heart disease. Which re-
minds one of the old wheeze about the
operation being a success, but the patient
died
Sir James Camille, an eminent English
au-roo, -,,.1 +zhoa.a 4. tba Lon Of harm
full of the -four social poisons." tea, cof-
fe. tobacco and alcohol And it's far less
harmful than jazz, which is the fifth so
cial poison"
Those French fight fans who will come
over in a chartered ship and anchor out
side the three-mile limit while waiting
for the Dempsey Carpenter battle Will
be in a position to do a great deal of
entertaining.
Wilson, ILL.,, said to be the only town
in the United States named after Wood
row Wilson, has been abandoned by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road. which pleads economy and not pol
itics.
, When the Prince Of Monaco left the
United States a man who is said to be the
princes only subject in this country was
at the pier to bid him farewell. 1t is
hardly necessary to add that the subject
: is culinary expert.
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Newspaper reporters will greatly oblige
: us by taking verbatim reports of what
] Nine. Curie says about radium, and no,
D depending too much on their own lnowl-
edge of the subject.
: BRAND saws he is amazed at Lloyt
= Georges speech on Silesia. AS we un
e derstand diplomacy, the betrayal o
amazement or any other strong emotion
is strictly taboo
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What with viewing Lloyd George will
alarm and trying to keep an eye on Ger
many, French statesmen are not gettin
the rest they need
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Max Harden says the present Germa
government doesn't represent the Ger
, man people When, if ever, are we t
hear the voice of Fritz and Heinie?
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r. One of the newspaper QUESTIONABLE
10 asks what position Mr. Weeks occupie
In public life. Gosh! We guessed thu
one right off the reel.
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is That lieutenant colonel whose nan
"a was published in the Stacker list wish'
of it to be known that the report of h
- stacking was greatly exaggerated.
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C. Korfanty might loom larger in II
VS. worlds affairs if he had reputati'
he as a poet.
ed Conditions are said to be improving
soviet Russia, probably on the theo
it. that they couldn't be worse.
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eo Norman Hapgood attributes Wilson
cd downfall to i'll health. Is he, trying
IRE dim the prestige of the "irreconcilables
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If German honor is lower now tn
co. it was in 1918, what is the lowest po
ley ouou i oonah,e Of reaching?
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BY calling on the Jap ambassador M
Colonel Harvey has grievously offend
CO.
California.