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Here he praises the saguaro, the prickly pear and the wicked cholla cactus with all the exuberance of a convert. His companions are no longer Columbia University students, whom he once taught as Brander Matthews Professor of Dramatic Literature, but creatures of the Sonoran sands -road runners, elf owls, jack rabbits, Gila monsters, tarantulas and scorpions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Curious World | 9/19/1955 | See Source »

Deming, N. M., Sept. 28--Railroad officials refused extend credit. Protest putting me off in Deming. Population one-twentieth person and one cholla per square mile, area 20 square miles Barely subsisting diet enchiladas, but hope reach Cambridge in time to say to the regular dopesters, Hageman and I'll Buffalo you. Eluded Chinese secret service Manchukuo. Bandits not in Japanese Employment; is no such thing. Disregard protests Pacific Steamship Company I impersonated Gibbons for free return voyage; he isn't patch on me. Sorry Roosevelt farm relief speech caused confusion, I wrote first half. Ejected from his special...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Huey, Stranded in New Mexico on Return From China, Wires For Funds--Promises Prognostication For Buffalo Opener | 9/29/1932 | See Source »

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