Word: asterism
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...usual corps of continental villains, replete with monocles, saber scars, and slouch hats, "I Am a Thief," the mystery melodrama at the Fenway, is fairly successful. The plot, which involves a clever jewelry theft, may be old, but it works, to the complete mystification of the audience. Mary Aster, as the heroine torn between two loyalties, manages to look dyspeptically emotional, and Ricardo Cortez, the suave and charming cad, smiles toothily but shrewdly at his rather capable supporting cast. The photography is frequently excellent, and portrays the swift passage of the Istanbul Express across Europe with verve and dash...
Will Largent's steer was not the only Hereford to receive the canny favor of Judge Biggar last week. For reserve (second place) champion he chose Aster Domino, owned by Wyoming Hereford Ranch of Cheyenne; for best herd he chose a group of Herefords shown by the Oklahoma A. & M. College (Stillwater, Okla...
...Farm? Plaything of the General Electric staff is their monstrous x-ray farm on the laboratory roof. C. P. Haskins exposed grapefruit, orange, aster and cotton seeds to x-rays from two to 16 minutes. The grapefruit blossomed five weeks after planting. In nature first blossoming re quires five years' growth. On the contrary, sweet orange seed grew into a twisted, two-leaf plant. As grotesque was a sour orange plant with no green chlorophyll in its stem or leaves. The aster and cotton plants were gnarled dwarfs...
Even so, Lady Aster's husband's horse, Cragadour, was attracting quite as much space in the papers as any of the leading candidates...
...biggest yacht in point of view of tonnage is Vincent Aster's building in Germany. A Diesel engine oil burner. Over 2,000 tons...