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...truce is over. A short period of preparation is left to the Military Corps to reenforce the shaky entrenchments and to roll the projectile-laden caissons to the front zone. Frightened recruits with a weakened morale await the attack side by side with hardened veterans bearing their ancient battle honors on the regimental standards. The estimable old lady of Mr. Auburn street again plays a relief role for Molly Stark, cramming the nervous soldiery with essentials and priming them with the finer point sof trench warfare. Last-minute instructions are issued by the tactical division as the coming campaign...
Besides his ability to purify wine, which was the unicorn's greatest function in man's eye, he could also purify water for the forest animals. Upon discovering that a snake had poisoned a pool by spraying it with venom, all animals would await the arrival of a unicorn. He would touch the water with his horn, cleanse...
Meanwhile business conditions fall to improve materially and large operators, wary of relying too heavily on expectations after their experiences of this spring, await the long-heralded upswing. That it is bound to come is a foregone conclusion; the time element is the important one now. And when it does come and prices start up again, the public will jump in just as it did last time, though it is to be hoped that the movement can be kept within the bounds of reason when the next bull market really gets under way. The greatest danger lies in the lack...
...days later eight U. S. agents walked politely into the Grein shop, locked the doors, read a warrant charging violation of the Dry law by the sale of home brewing supplies. Grein's stock was carted off to the Federal Building to await condemnation and forfeiture. Mournfully, Maltman Grein declared: "They always pick on me when there's a new deal in Prohibition. Have a shot of sauerkraut juice...
Several days ago Trixie's master arranged to put her out of her misery via chloroform. Afterwards he took Trixie to the garage to await suitable burial weather...