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Other Americana which USA exhibited by photographic reproduction: dance marathons; flagpole sitting; California ice-cream stands in the images of derbies, igloos, milk cans, shoes; the Model T Ford; Calvin Coolidge girded for bad-horse riding; George Herman ("Babe") Ruth bussing his wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: U S A | 3/31/1930 | See Source »

Ruth v. Ruppert. After bickering all winter, Colonel Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, offered moonfaced, ball-slugging outfielder George Herman ("Babe") Ruth $160,000 for two years' work?his last word. Ruth's "last" word: He would not work two years for less than $170,000?he would rather retire. Next day, Colonel and slugger met in the Princess Martha Hotel in St. Petersburg, went into the Colonel's room. Ten minutes later the Colonel opened the door. "It's all settled?Ruth accepts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won Mar. 17, 1930 | 3/17/1930 | See Source »

Near St. Petersburg, Fla., a rattlesnake spied baseballer George Herman ("Babe'') Ruth hunting quail, sneaked after him. bit a hunting dog in the leg, sneaked away without biting "Babe" Ruth. While his friend administered serum to the dog. "Babe" Ruth, incensed, set out after the snake with a large...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Galoshes | 3/3/1930 | See Source »

When the Royal babe is born the sex will be officially verified and announced by onetime cotton spinner John Robert Clynes, now Home Secretary in the Labor Government, whose friends were already beginning last week to twit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Spinner Twitted | 1/27/1930 | See Source »

...sacred coconut was blessed in India by the Hindu Primate, then carried by a Pundit to the Chateau Holkar on the outskirts of Paris, where it was broken and the virgin milk allowed to splash upon the naked girl-babe, who was christened Princess Sharada Raje Holkar, amid pious shouts of "Om! Shantih! Shantih"!! Shantih!!! "Oh! Peace! Peace!! Peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Poor Nancy! | 1/27/1930 | See Source »

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