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Peddlers used to be called "Bible Leaf Joe," "Dew Drop," "Johnny Cup o' Tea," "Leather Breeches," "Dutch Molly," "Shoestring Pratt." Now they are plain "our-Mr.-Zerkle," "our-Mr.-Bragg." Along the road they used to meet, instead of small-time vaudeville folk, really queer dicks like David Wilbur, Rhode Island's gentle, weatherwise, forest wildman, whose passion was scratching signs on pumpkins; Dan Pratt, the sawbuck philosopher, whiskered butt of a score of colleges; Ann Lee and her twelve disciples who rumor said were self-made eunuchs; and Johnny Appleseed, wilderness pilgrim, with his body...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NON-FICTION: Books | 3/28/1927 | See Source »

Other men who are expected to attend the discussion of this much debated topic are Professor Carver, Professor Hocking and M. A. DeW. Howe '88, member of the Board of Overseers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIBERAL CLUB HOLDS MEETING TO DISCUSS MEMORIAL CHAPEL | 3/9/1927 | See Source »

Crew B: Stroke, J. H. Perkins '27; 7, J. deW, Hubbard '29; 6, W. A. Emmett '29; 5, J. R. Harrison '27; 4, H. G. Cushing '28; 3, Oliver Ames ocC.; 2, J. W. Dunlop '28; bow, D. S. Lanier '28; Coxswain, E. W. Gross...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OARSMEN DEFY ICE IN FIRST WORKOUT | 3/9/1927 | See Source »

Churchill's lone competitor for Secretary was J. deW. Hubbard '29. Similarly, Carlton drew more votes than E. W. Sexton '29. D. P. Tucker '29, and R. G. West '29 were defeated by Schwarz...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SALTONSTALL ELECTED BROOKS HOUSE PRESIDENT | 2/16/1927 | See Source »

...deW. Hubbard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PHILLIPS BROOKS HOUSE NOMINATES DOZEN CANDIDATES | 1/17/1927 | See Source »

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