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...over a child and refused to stop. The late silver-tongued Lord Balfour may well writhe in his grave at Author Vanderbilt's alleged quotation of him: "A war's a war and a fool's a fool and all that sort of rot, but a chap should not go around sinking the auxiliary floating hospitals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Long Good-by | 2/25/1935 | See Source »

...inimitable Cagney swings rapidly through the part of the dashing young chap whose extraordinary accomplishments in the air are equalled only by his ability at love-making. Our own Jimmy, as you know, just revels in any role which requires a poise full-charged with self-confidence, just right "haphazard" events, a lesson to be learned, and a pretty girl. Here he gets his chance to go sailing off on all four cylinders. And how he laps...

Author: By W.r.a. Jr., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 2/18/1935 | See Source »

...their own members. This isn't five star final material, I know but it simply substantiates an old prejudice of mine to the effect that collective bargaining is all right if honest men are doing the bargaining, but crooked organized labor is a menace to the honest laborer. . . . This chap also said he used to know Farley when he was getting a small weekly salary selling gypsum (hence the name, Gyp Jim Farley.) Says Farley's great on organizing. Jim also is pretty good at picking the right man. All the professors late Jim, you know, because he hasn...

Author: By El. Ham., | Title: State of the Union | 1/30/1935 | See Source »

...husband Curtis Dall, in Chicago, wired Mr. & Mrs. Boettiger: "Received your telegram here and am sending to you both my every good wish." Presently reached by reporters, he said: "Yes, I know Bottinger. He's a very nice chap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Dall-Boettiger | 1/28/1935 | See Source »

...really do interest him. And misprints-especially when he has read the proofs himself-give him neuralgia and even worse afflictions. . . . Medium height, medium looks, medium clothes, somewhat reddish hair, and lively eyes. If I had seen him in a motorbus I should never have said, 'A remarkable chap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Literary Guide | 12/3/1934 | See Source »

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