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...mortgaged any more than is my 'farm,' only six miles away [1,700 acres near Staats-burg]?that Herbert Hoover knows the meaning of 'farm mortgage' as few men in high position do. He was born on an Iowa farm. The ominous word 'mortgage' must be among his earliest recollections. It was burned into his memory and he has not forgotten...
...suggestion may seem a trifle bizarre at first glance, but a little reflection will show that horse racing has had a close relation to the intellectual life from the earliest times. In all sacred and profane literature the horse has been the intimate friend of man, and it has been his mission to take upon his broad shoulders the load that had become too heavy for his master. The sun itself travelled in a chariot drawn by the most beautiful and the swiftest horses...
...accusers face to face rather than rely upon the printed word from the committee's testimony. Said he: "The earliest recorded instance of the value of cross-examination is contained in the Bible itself. You may recall the story of Susanna and the elders. . . * As an illustration we need go no further." Governor Roosevelt: It is a very apt case. You are in the position of the Prophet Daniel. I will not say Mayor Walker is in the position of Susanna. Mayor Walker: I certainly feel like it. Observers at the hearing suspected that Counsel Curtin was building...
...institutes of medical history. Dr. Sigerist has held two chairs, at the Universities of Zurich and Leipzig. In the U. S. the teaching of medicine's history has been largely a labor of love. At the University of Maryland Dr. Eugene Fauntleroy Cordell held one of the earliest chairs in the country, but it was discontinued at his death in 1913. At Temple University, Philadelphia, Dr. Victor Robinson teaches medical history, publishes Medical Life, the only English language monthly devoted exclusively to the subject. Dr. Irving Samuel Cutter teaches the history of medicine at Northwestern University, Dr. Morris Fishbein...
...aside every form of partisanship and quickly to unite to adopt a balanced Federal budget as well as to enact a plan of taxation . economically sound, fair . . . and without discrimination. ... It is our judgment that conditions are so grave that this action should be taken at the earliest possible moment...