Word: booked
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...will be on sale. The Peabody Playhouse, at which the performances will be staged, situated at 357 Charles street, Boston. The first of the plays that is on the program is "How Con Cragan Willed Himself a Piece of Land," a short sketch which has been adapted from the book Con Cragan by Charles Lever. It has been dramatized and produced by E. Ros MacAfee. The scenery is by Anna anzky...
...rare that civilian or soldier realizes the pains and organization, not to mention heroism, involved in the maintenance of the medical service at the front. If for this alone the book should be read. Dr. Derby has, however, done much more than tell us of his own arm of the service; he has given a very vital and vivid picture of the 2nd Division...
...terrible hours preceding the second battle of the Marne when the fate of civilization and the Allied cause hung in the balance are all described with an intensity and vigor which carries the reader along with the narrator. The story reaches its climax on November 11th, 1918, and the book concludes with a most entertaining chapter dealing with life and conditions in the Army of Occupation in conquered Germany and an appendix containing an imposing list of citations won by the M. C. Men of the 2nd Division...
...Colonel Roosevelt "average"? Not a bit. He is a real chip of the old block, combative, honest, direct--not to say blunt--like his father before him. His war record was first rate; his book is a good deal better than might be expected from an author of little literary experience. There is lots of the Roosevelt personality in the book, and lots of the First Division spirit. For some, and let us hope many readers, that should be sufficient recommendation...
...entire book has been on the press for more than a week, it is hoped that the Register will be put on sale before the vacation. Due notice will be given before the Register is actually placed on sale. As the edition is strictly limited, all men who wish to avoid the possibility of disappointment should send their subscription in advance to G. H. Dorr at 33 Apley Court. The price of the Register is $1.50 to all men in the University and $2 to all others...