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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fear or trembling. The confident Freshman whose savoir-faire considerably outweighs his rational aculties may believe that a journey down the long white trek to Andrews Square or a nook in the attic of the Boston Opera House should entitle him to the keys of the city and a bed in the State House. The established order of things is, however, much different. The day is past when one could romp gaily through every Middlesex village and town and then retire to a noble posterity; a thorough knowledge of the knowledge of the highways and byways of Boston...
...first glimpse of the White House. Arriving, he bolted down the corridor, into the elevator; jumped on the seat, and gazed upward, eager to rise. Mrs. Coolidge, good housewife, was enthusiastic over the improvements; insisted on touring the house before permitting the President to go to bed. The next morning he slept over; was tardier at his desk than he has almost ever been, arriving shortly after...
...been elected so many times." When congratulated upon this and other sallies, the Mayor made a gesture of dismay, exclaiming: "My goodness, I forgot to mention Columbus. Just imagine an American speaking to Italians and forgetting Colum-bus." ¶After three days of lolling in bed or on the Lido beach, Mayor Walker emerged from his hotel to take the train for Rome. Said he: "I now feel like $1,000,000." ¶In Rome, the Mayor visited St. Peter's Basilica, saddened by the newly reported disaster to Rome-bound aviators, awed and impressed by the" grandeur...
Pickwick. The discriminating multitude whose pleasure it is to take snacks of Dickens's Pickwick Papers before going to bed, may enjoy seeing animated illustrations of the book now being exhibited as a play...
...murmured to Count Pietro Orsi, Podesta of Venice, "Very historical." When he saw the sunset-colored pajamas worn by other guests in his hotel, he reflected, in jocular fashion: "If I dress like everyone else here nobody will know whether I am just getting up or just going to bed. Perhaps I will be able to retrieve my reputation for lateness that has caused me to be known as 'the late Mayor of New York.' " Mayor Walker's youth as well as his genial behavior caused vast astonishment and pleasure to Fascist observers. Said Mayor Walker...