By: Olivia Allen, Taylor Streck, Nick Collins, Ian Gluesing, and Awa Diakite
Table Of Contents
Page 1 - Editor 1-2 Page 2 - Article 1 Page 3 - Entertainment Article 1 Page 4 - Editor 3 Page 5 - World Article Page 6-9 Advertising Page 10 - Article 2 Page 11 - Editor 4 Page 12 - Article 3 Page 13 -Editor 5 Page 14 - Featured Article 4 page 15 - Youth Article 5 Page 16
From Editor, Prohibition and Crime is a big deal. We have now noticed the dangers of alcohol and what effects it has made on our society. We need to put an end the this absurd addiction and cooperate with the noble experiment the US is now fond of. We have to follow the 18th Amendment and stay true to the laws against drinking. The article is explaining why people are creating these laws against influential substances and how they are trying to put an end to it. It also explains how people are reacting and what people are doing to go against the law. Most people are going against this law thinking nothing of it. People's night life or even their careers are resting upon alcohol. Weather it was buying distillers and making it themselves or having bathtubs full of it to sell. People are gaining too much money, but they can’t stop or their careers will end.
President Woodrow Wilson wanted to go against the whole thing from the beginning. He tried to stop the act but congress saved it and that is why this topic is so important. Women are the people that really want to enforce this as they feel women can control the once ruling men of this society. These laws are now being repealed because no one is following the acts. People by the thousands are not getting caught because numbers are to great. This act was the Noble Experiment and it did not work. Taylor Streck and Nick Collins
Dear Editor, I disagree with your view on urban life. I do not agree with your statements on women's lifestyle changes being bad nor do I agree with your view involving only having a deserved lifestyle if you work in a field for a living. After all, since factories have become very popular jobs, income has increased by a quarter per person. Also I don't know what I would do if I didn't have electricity for my television or if I couldn't get the daily newspaper whitch I am sure you can not get living in a rural town. Women are finally starting to express themselves in a way that in rural towns they still are not able to. Now women can have a career in the industries that they want rather than being considered a mother to children or a wife to a father. Women are now becoming independent for the first time in a culture that has always forbid it.
Working in the city has actually increased my income by a quarter while as I have herd has hurt the income in rural towns. I get extra mazuma now as well. Why living in the city is just the berries! I believe people can make a living doing any job not just the jobs that make you do hard labor such as farming. Since income has gone up and prices have gone down I am sure you will now consider moving to the city as well. Entertainment here is better than in rural communities as well. Here we have electricity, television, daily newspapers and we are in the middle of the new and booming jazz culture. Work on your letter and make it stand for what is right, urban life.
-Taylor Streck
Entertainment By: Taylor Streck
It is crazy here in the roaring twenties. We have the Jazz age whitch is shaping our country along with radios, talking movies, and broadcasted sports. We are shaping a distinctive national culture created by our new entertainment craze. The radio has impacted us greatly. It is now one of the most influential forms of communication. They have singers, news announcements and baseball scores to keep us updated. Conrad even plays records. 12 million radios are now owned just in America. How are radios getting an increasing amount of viewers? Baseball announcements have really increased the amount of viewers along with when it really blew up when a person broadcasted election returns. The radio is making athletes known. The radio has busted exploits by bringing results of games into people's homes.
Kids listening to the radio.
A jazz band playing at a local club. The jazz craze has come to the cities. It has moved from New Orleans where it developed now into the North due to African American immigration. It is now most famous in Chicago, New York City, St. Louis, and Kansas City. Radios, gramophones, and jazz clubs are some places you can find it. As JA Rogers once said,” Jazz is a spirit that can express itself in almost anything.” Not only do we have the radio to listen to but we also have the movie stars to watch on television. Now shows are using comedy to draw in viewers along with recreating actors looks to make them more appealing to the audience. This is called the “Star System.” They even get women viewers simply by having attractive men on the shows. Broadway is another example of entertainment for your eyes. The Broadway musicals songs are catchy and are becoming very popular on the radio. Broadway plays draw us out of our houses. The “must see,” productions are,”Showboat,” and,”No Nanette” if you want to see a musical. If you would like something more serious, “The Emperor Jones,” is the best play around.
Dear editor, I disagree with your argument because I am for the wets. I believe that every person deserves a choice and deserves some freedom. For example if I were to drink alone on my own time and I got intoxicated I would have no one to make sure I am ok or to make sure I do not do anything stupid. Another example is, if I were maybe at a bar and having a fun time people may be angry that there is no alcohol and there may be a small angry mob outside of all bars. So therefore I am for the wets and I want to drink alcohol without having to stay in the home without a person to help out if I get too intoxicated. I hope that the 18th amendment will change soon because I cannot stand drinking without my friends. I thought this was America the place where freedom reigns! This should change because I want to be able to have fun with friends and I bet a lot of other people feel the same way about this law affecting their everyday life because some people were getting too Intoxicated!
Three reasons why i am for wets are; I can't drink at the bar anymore, I have to drink alone, and It is no fun to drink alone. I am angry at the law and this should change because of freedom. A lot of people will be really mad at the law and may ruin some bars and there may be more repairments that the government will have to fix. Which will cause a lot more money to be spent therefore tearing down our economy one step at a time. -Nick Collins
World Article By: Nick Collins
On January 17, 1920 the 18th Amendment got ratified one year after the the 18th amendment got voted to be apart of the constitution and Congress and several other states shall have concurrent power to enforce articles. The article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified. The United states and all territory is affected. Christian temperance is a big part of this and also is a very big part of the women's christian temperance union. The 18th amendment also had the volstead act which was defined as an alcohol beverage containing more than 0.5% of alcohol was banned or had to be consumed on your own time in your own place. Speakeasies took advantages of the volstead act loophole and found doctors who would preserve for medical conditions.
Another unexpected result of prohibition was a rise in the role of organized crime (Bootlegging) . Bootleggers were people who would make a great deal of money during this time. As a result of the bootlegging much of their businesses were taken over by gangsters which was the bolshevik revolution.
The bolshevik revolution took place in russia in the 1917’s but went throughout the 1920’s. Communists parties were caused after the bolshevik revolution which was established to the United States in the 1920’ s right after the bolshevik revolution. By October 12, 1920 people began to fear the influence of of the communists parties.
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Sports and Pastimes By: Ian Gluesing Right at the start of the this decade, the age of sports really started to take off. Sports are now known as the golden age of sports. The players far exceeded any of the fans expectations and a few of the best players are Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Bill Tilden, and Bobby Jones. Babe Ruth is one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game. He plays on the New York Yankees and lead them to many World Series victories. In a different sport called football, one of the best teams was the Chicago Bears. The Bears were one of the first teams to enter the NFL and they also helped Football become one of the most watched sports in the United States. Americans pay huge amounts of money to watch these sports and the government then used this money to open up more stadiums and universities. The Harlem Globetrotters are one of the best teams in Basketball. Even though they are not a real team they are a show that thousands of people watch for their amazing tricks and stunts. The groups who found the Globetrotters founded them in 1827 as a comedy act for the public. The Globetrotters were a stereotype group showing how people thought that african americans were better athletes than anyone else who played sports. Other sports throughout the decade are not thought to be as important as baseball, football, or basketball. But, one sport that took off was basketball. Basketball had always been thought of as a amatuer sport theat was played within schools or religions. Many people tried to found a national league but many were unsuccessful because they did not have enough support from others. Even though there are school teams that play basketball none of those teams featured African Americans .
Many people did not have work so they would try to find pastimes. These pastimes included toys or other recreational games. Many people found themselves watching the olympics or playing miniature golf. The main toys in the 1920’s are the lincoln logs and yo yos. Lincoln Logs were made in 1924 by the man with a name of John Lloyd Wright. He made these with the purpose to educate younger kids and model how to put houses together. No one is sure of who made the yo yo but one thing is for sure that the yo yo is the oldest and most popular toy. These were first made and distributed by Donald F. Duncan. One of the best games made in America is known as miniature golf. There are many free courses of miniature golf but the first person to start charging people to play was named Garnet Carter. The Game of miniature golf took off during the 1930’s and over thirty thousand courses were made for people to pay and play. Miniature golf was so widespread that there were even courses at Mcdonalds. One of the most important events in the united states are the olympics. America takes great pride in the olympics because we want to be the best. The youngest gold medalist at the Olympics was named Aileen Riggin. Bill Tilden was the first person to win the National Renown award because he won so many gold medals. Another person who won many gold medals was named Paavo Nurmi and dominated the division they were in.
Dear Editor, The Scopes Trial all started during 1925 in Tennessee by a man with the name John T. Scopes. Mr. Scopes was invited to teach the theory of evolution at a school in Tennessee. Mr. Scopes was charged for violating the Butler Act which said that in Tennessee no teacher is allowed to teach the theory of evolution. Even though Mr. Scopes knew he would go to jail he wanted to fight the Butler Act because science was moving more and more toward the theory of evolution. Even so, many religions did not believe in the theory. When it was found that Mr. Scopes was teaching the theory of evolution he was sent to a trial.
Mr. Scopes was accused of violating the Butler Act. He pleaded not guilty because he was on a mission to get rid of the act. His prosecutor was William Jennings Bryan and he made the trial last a whole 10 days before Mr. Scope was found guilty and charged $100. After the trial the act was still found constitutional in a 3-1 vote. Later after Scopes’ trial, his penalty was overturned by Tennessee because the judge issued the fine and not the jury. When his whole case was over he was offered a scholarship to the University of Chicago.
Sin cerely, Ian Gluesing.
Dear Editor, I personally feel that teens are growing up too fast. Young teens are smoking, drinking, and wearing exposing clothing. Boys are wearing baggy clothing and girls are wearing tight clothing. Night time is worst because young kids are partying idiotically dressed in racoon oversized dresses. Adults do not approve of what they are doing because they feel that teens got the ideas like these because of filmmakers. They pressured filmmakers to show less sexual suggesting scenes. A general Hays has issued a movie code that banned long kisses and positive portrayal of casual sex. Adults passed laws to discourage women from wearing short skirts and skimpy suits. Young generations are saying dating is to have “fun� without there parents watching. Sincerely, Awa
Alcohol is Taking Over By: Taylor Streck, Awa, Nick Collins, and Ian
Widespread abuse of alcohol has been recognized. We now see that it is a serious problem in everyday urban and social life. Our nation is now using prohibition parties, the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and the Anti-Saloon League to coordinate war on alcohol once and for all. It is taking the most famous women to carry the nation to be able to take the stronghold of mails in the Saloon. The 18th Amendment declares, “ The manufacturing, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within the importation into, or the exportation from the United States is hereby prohibited.” The law has just been declared on January 16, we as Americans have gone dry. We are now calling this, “ The Noble Experiment.” Prohibition is the act of forbidding alcohol as well. The Volstead Act has also been declared by congress to enforce prohibition Prohibition has started a massive money making industry under organized crime. America has bootleggers, moonshiners, and rum runners to supply the nation with all the booze they need. Lots of people are simply and illegally making the alcoholic beverages by themselves though.Americans are buying machines for distilling liquor,called stills from the hardware store. This way they can make alcohol out of prunes, raisins, apples, potatoes, and anything produced by california wine producers. Prohibition has numerous vocal opponents. President Woodrow Wilson has vetoed the Volstead Act. Congress have denied the veto though in hopes for the serious social problem to be ended. William Howard Taft has predicted, “ It will be transferred to criminal classes.” As most of you know he is spot on, for smugglers are everywhere. Most of them selling these illegal beverages in night-life thriving bars called speakeasies.. Lastly, since The Prohibition Law has now ended ardent supporters of prohibition have to admit that Prohibition is a failure. In 1933 Congress repealed the 18th Amendment. Throughout Prohibition, people are still producing and drinking alcohol. This has helped foster a massive industry under the control of organized crime, and also put an end the ” Noble Experiment”.
Youth By: Awa ‘That
rebellious youth’ alarmed people and elders alike is a issue for historians increasingly an . This article surveys the issue as an introduction to the two studies that follow. It considers both the creation of images of youthful defiance as part of a debate about youth conducted largely by their seniors and the real predicaments faced by young people themselves. Concerns that were revolving around the meaning of maturity in the world where models of responsible male and female adulthood, gendered expectations and futures.. Surviving the present and facing the future made elders anxious and divided as well as the preple who got together ad united The article concludes by suggesting a number of areas, including leisure and politics, where the voice of youth might be more clearly heard, and proposes comparisons – with the past, between racial groups and between ‘town’ and ‘country’ – that link the varied experiences of the young.
Which brings us to a more serious phase of the Youth question: our attitude toward sex. We no longer spell the word with a capital letter; and it is as frankly discussed as automobiles or the advantage of cold storage. Why should our elders consider our interest in this subject a sign of unnaturalness or perversion? . . . I am confident that in the opinion of that most of the members of my generation, it is only when a discussion of the subject of sex exceeds the dictates of good breeding that it becomes shocking. As for violations of the moral code: it follows logically that the same class of persons who were caustious both in their discussion and in their acts, existed in our parents,our grandparents, and our great-grandparents, day.
BRIEFING By: Awa
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