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Although ailing of late years and compelled to use a cane, Amy Leslie still bristles with nervous energy. She appears at first nights gowned in brilliant reds and greens, frills and feathers. Her critiques can still be as caustic as complimentary. She travels only in taxicabs, often taking the cab driver in with her when an important purchase is to be made. She admits any age up to 85. Although she is reluctant to discuss her history prior to the publication of her forthcoming memoirs, these facts are known of the life & times of Amy Leslie: She was born...
...yachts. While his interest in sugar may be academic, it has a family base. His brother, W. A. Chadbourne, owns two large plantations in Cuba, has not fared very well. Lawyer Chadbourne is said to have been suggested for the position by Col. John R. Simpson, head of Cuba Cane Products Co., biggest of producers...
...committee, such as those raised by Stuart Chase and F. J. Schlink in their Your Money's Worth and Dr. Wiley in his second last book The History of a Crime Against the Food Law. Specific charges: Fruits are dried by sulfur dioxide; maple sugar often contains 80% cane sugar: prunes often are glazed with glucose, a bacteria breeder: cider is often adulterated with benzoate of soda, as is catsup; jam may be made of low-grade fruit filled with gelatin and water; ice cream is sometimes made of starch and gelatin...
This meant that on the Island of Malta the local parliament ceased to exist last week and Governor Sir John Du Cane began to rule by Royal fiat. In the House of Commons Isaac Foot (Liberal) roused Catholic indignation by observing...
...Sugar Cane...