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The University's best known jack-of-all-intellects. Professor Pound found time to conduct a botanical survey of his native state of Nebraska, and to acquire quite a reputation for his knowledge of Civil War military history, while he was becoming a ranking expert in jurisprudence and serving as...
Dr. Laszlo Havas, a Hungarian biochemist working at the University of Brus sels in Belgium, found that colchicine affects animals as well as plants. Certain bitterlings (small fish) acquire bright red tints when ready to breed. Dr. Havas discovered that the change can also be caused by colchicine, though more...
Schaper, Soltysiak, and any two other men Barry has would not have had a ghost of a chance against a final Crimson relay team of Bosworth, Curwen, Cutler, and Stewell--which would have been used if needed. Ulen could have rolled up 51 points all told but naturally preferred to...
In the midst of this bitterness, the British Government proudly announced it had agreed to buy all of Turkey's surplus of figs and grapes-in order also to acquire her chromium, indispensable in making munitions. The Turks, bowed by the earth's whims, could not help reflecting...
By the time the check arrived, Pearl had made some resolutions, had theadvice of long-armed Negro Lawyer Raymond Pace Alexander. They ducked well-wishers, salesmen, and returned $2,133.90 to the County Relief Board. They paid their debts, set aside $57,588 for income tax, redeemed the precious things...