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...major party event. The entire New York State Republican ticket was on hand. G. O. Partisans counted on the magic of his name to pack the Garden and its environs with 50,000 persons. When only about 15,000 actually attended, ushers were sent out upon the streets to coax passers-by in to fill empty seats. The only living ex-President got a two-minute ovation which he cut short by holding up his watch after the din had wasted $340 worth of paid radio time. Then, as of old, his voice went twanging out across the land from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Coolidge Contributes | 10/24/1932 | See Source »

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Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Greek Learns Greek | 6/27/1932 | See Source »

...could not get German leeches. I imported some Greek leeches, and they were very good too, but somehow I could not feel at home with them. . . . The leech is an epicure. If he is not hungry you put a little sugar water on the skin to coax him. To make him let go you put salt water. . . . He is also a social barometer. If Prohibition was a success, then there would be less drunks, less black eyes, less demand for leeches. But no, the leech business is good. . . . You drive an old horse into the water. When he comes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Leech Lore | 6/20/1932 | See Source »

...Englishman or Englishwoman wants to have a pleasant chat with Poetess Naidu, he or she should coax her to reminisce about her old father and the Court where she was brought up, the Court of the Nizam of Hyderabad, famed "Richest Man in the World...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Rise, Mother, Rise! | 3/28/1932 | See Source »

...only on his Texas farm is "Jack" Garner really happy. There from the sad dle he watches his cattle graze, inspects his hogs, takes a sick lamb up in his short strong arms to coax it back to health. What if his wife does fret because he spends too much on agricultural experiments? This is his fun. He speaks the homely language his neighbors all under stand. This week they were immensely proud of him. So were all other Texans. He was about to bring the Lone Star State its first Speakership. That was more than 29 other States could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Garner's House | 12/7/1931 | See Source »

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