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Frederick William Rolfe ("Baron Corvo") belongs with those eccentrics of literature whose books are caviar to the general. He experimented with words of his own concoction long before Joyce. His tales bear the stamp of strange originality. His life was that of a would-be priest, painter, novelist, historian, outcast, ascetic, sensualist, madman...
...carried home the outlines of a formula for a magazine to be written and edited strictly for one class of readers. Its blood and bone was to be delicate but honest humor and satire, written up to the standards of its editors, deliberately unpopular with the masses. With caviar for editorial fare, the buying power of its readers would be assured, and its advertising could be easily sold on this basis. Thus, Harold Ross's journalistic hand held a pair of aces at the start. To play it, he needed a tall stack of blue chips. Poker-player Fleischmann, weary...
These industries were hardly caviar to the general. He ordered them to : 1) complete their proposed codes in 15 days; or 2) join up with allied industries already under codes; or 3 ) accept a new basic code containing general labor and hour provisions to which they might later add trade-practice requirements...
...fowling for editors in front of the royal palace, one wounded eight people (TIME, Jan. 10 1933). Aside, Premier Mushanoff warned the Bulgarian Macedonians to be on their best behavior during the visit of Foreign Minister Jeftitch, then went to Sofia's Union Club to attend a great caviar champagne supper in honor of the visiting statesman...
...pins, pencils, notebooks, candy, sandwiches, tea, coffee. And last week Mr. Gordeeff claimed for U. S. tourists' ears that some Torgsin prices are still lower than current U. S. prices. Some prices: 1 lb. of chocolate caramels, 23?; 1 lb. of canned meat, 12?; ½ lb. of black caviar, $1.15; a cotton dress, from 68? to $3.20; a beret, 16?; wool mittens, 16?; a towel, 22?; a handkerchief, 3?; a pair of men's boots, $3.32; a frying...