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Dates: during 1930-1939
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3) An Ordinance for the Removal of the Scandal Press. This closes down German papers that "obtain their character and circulation by reporting events in a form not in accordance with their importance for the public or likely to give offense."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Press Purge | 5/6/1935 | See Source »

Blaise Pascal, the French philosopher and mathematician, once ventured to suggest that if the nose of Cleopatra had been smaller the whole face of the earth would be different. It is debatable just how much influence the Queen's nose had in enchanting the beloved Anthony but that noses have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NOSE NOTES | 5/6/1935 | See Source »

There is a comedian named Bozo. Mere words cannot describe the pure gold that flows from his tongue sweeter than honey and more pithy than the cedars of Lebanon. Bozo is a character who must be seen to be believed. His mouth may be likened to the Carlsbad caverns and...

Author: By C. C. G., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 5/4/1935 | See Source »

Lowell House will indulge in its vernal dancing party on May 10 to the tunes of Larry Funk and his band of a Thousand Melodies. Always in search of piquancy, the Lowell Committee announces that this will be a "Comics Carnival," everyone being urged to appear in the guise of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bellboys Will Shake Legs on May 10 to 1000 Funk Tunes | 4/30/1935 | See Source »

The flowering of the old man's hopes in his grandson, their great worship of each other, the ultimate disgrace which Luke brings on the whole family, are all skilfully and sympathetically presented. The book is full of rich character-interest--in Luke the author creates a figure who is...

Author: By A. C. B., | Title: The Crimson Bookshelf | 4/30/1935 | See Source »

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