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William Osler began life in 1849 in the wilds of upper Canada, son of a clergyman who had migrated from Cornwall. One of his earliest recollections was of throwing a stone at a pig. "The pig was a long way off, but with the first stone he hit it directly behind the ear and to his chagrin killed it instantly. He would always laugh till the tears came into his eyes at the thought of how 'that old pig looked as he rolled over on his back with his four legs stiff...
Retorted Wright: "The earliest date on which it can be claimed that the Langley machine was capable of sustained flight is the date on which the defects which prevented its free flight in 1903 were remedied. That date has not yet arrived...
...College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, Va.), one of the earliest repositories of higher learning in the U. S.,* they laid a cornerstone. The ground had waited 149 years for a memorial to the founders of Phi Beta Kappa, honorary hierarchy of scholarship. From all points came distinguished collegians. Dr. Charles F. Thwing, President Emeritus of Western Reserve University, and President of the United Chapters of P. B. K., was in the chair. Sir John Asser, Governor of Bermuda, became an honorary member...
...describe him as "a leading apologist for the Teapot Dome Lease," you are referring to a political episode that arose long: after he had ceased to have any connection with public life. In the interest of fair play, may I ask you to make a suitable correction at your earliest convenience to this grossly erroneous paragraph ? JAMES O. MURFIN. Everyone knows that Mr. Newberry resigned from the Senate. Instead of "driven," TIME should perhaps have used "driven to resign." The facts are as Mr. Murfin states them. Mr. Murfin all but says that Mr. Newberry was driven to resign...
...cynical blot on western competency that the fabrications of a wild romancer like Ossendowski pass as interpretations of the Orient, and it is a fault in occidental optimism that it seems to ignore the ancient East. In the East civilization arose earliest, has lasted with least change, and bids fair to endure with greatest permanency. The East is both civilized and barbarous, and out of its barbarity new hordes may rush upon the flimsy fabric of occidentalism. In pushing strident commercial claims, the possibility of reaction must be remembered; and greed for a few dollars today must not be allowed...