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Gone, they hoped, and gone forever, were the days of political plunder that under the Longs and the Long machine had almost wrecked the State. Longsters had called Sam Houston Jones "High-Hat, Sweet Smelling Sambo." Last week perfume hawkers yelled: "Here y'are-dip in it-wash in it and win. Sam Jones sweet smellin' perfume. Get like sweet smellin' Sam, that Governor man." For the first time in twelve years, Louisiana smelled sweet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOUISIANA: Sam Jones Comes to Town | 5/27/1940 | See Source »

...still not at all sure about the trigger value of his own mob. Italians who cheered scenes in a war film showing the Allies to advantage had to be slapped and kicked in the pants by Fascist militiamen. The Roman Stock Exchange took a sickening 50-point dip at signs of Nazi-Fascist military cooperation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POWER POLITICS: Four Mobs and the Balkans | 4/29/1940 | See Source »

...Sprint drill may follow, which means several full speed 25's or 50's, and after that Half sometimes advises ten more "easy" to loosen you up again. The practice is concluded by some of the boys kicking a few laps and others just jumping in for a quick dip. You see, they like swimming. It should be obvious, then, that spirit is not only a good thing to have in a team--it is a necessity if the arduous workouts are to be endured...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Lining Them Up | 12/9/1939 | See Source »

...losses by graduation and the inability of Junior Varsity material to meet the occasion will force Harlow to dip into the Sophomore delegation sooner than he had hoped. When the season opens Saturday, there will be five bright and shiny new Sophomores lined up on Soldiers Field...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPORTS of the CRIMSON | 10/5/1939 | See Source »

Only a few lucky physicians would be invited to view each operation. Dr. Cushing always dressed in grey, made few remarks. Only sign when he struck an unexpected problem: he would lightly rub his hands together, or dip them quickly in the bowl of antiseptic solution which stood near the operating table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: BRAINMAN | 4/17/1939 | See Source »

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