Word: coverer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...hens' eggs to provide herself with necessities; how a husband complained that his wife had been attending strip poker parties when he was away at work, etc., etc. Most of the news in the first issue of Divorce was confined to New York State, but it will cover other states as it grows...
...editors, Raymond E. ("Spike") Delaney,* had been a police reporter on the Bridgeport Telegram. He would rob a house and return to police headquarters, hear of the same robbery, cover the story. He would re-enter the house through the front door, give the policeman suggestions concerning the crime, return to his typewriter and write a florid story. He was a good friend, almost an assistant, of Bridgeport bluecoats. When a New Haven merchant suspected him of selling stolen jewels and telephoned for a Bridgeport policeman to come down, the policeman arrived to greet Mr. Delaney like a long-lost...
With the Old Timer's Number the Lampoon has definitely made its break with the traditional Brooks Brothers garb and has stepped out in the smart raiment of the New Yorker. When one sees the cover of this latest number, one wonders only: Why hasn't it happened before? No, one doesn't either! Realizing that the R on the rampant bicyclist's sweater is merely atmosphere, one still wonders if in the good old days those he-hellions did wear Radcliffe sweaters...
...change for the better is evident not only on the cover of the Lampoon; parts of its interior have been renovated, and to its improvement Modern Tintypes has a chance at some fine nonsense, but falls a little flat as compared with the representation of Utopia, which whimsicality is perfect. This reader will not forget the delightful idea of the Strata eating an English Muffin. The drawing of the subway rush demonstrates the usefulness of lithographers' crayon which Lampy should not overlook in the future...
...however, the Lampoon has made a definite change in material and presentation in this number, and the reviewer wishes that the change may continue until the magazine is all of one sophisticated flavor apparent in its cover...