Word: fasting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Rembrandt painted it late in his life when he was fast growing blind. It was a portrait of his son, "Titus in an Armchair," smiling faintly out of a dull background. Last week a few U. S. art merchants and connoisseurs fought for it at auction at the American Art Galleries, Manhattan. Somebody began the bidding at $50,000. Competitors nodded their heads. Each nod sent the price up another $10,000. Near the end, nods were only worth $1,000 apiece. Sir Joseph Duveen, semi-Semitic, ornate dealer and art authority, as might well be guessed, nodded last. "Titus...
...cult must have a shrine or citadel. Bernarr Macfadden built his at Spottswood, N. J., "The Physical Culture City." Pilgrims groaned when they found they must pay board and yet fast for two weeks. But the city flourished, perhaps on compensations which the New York World misunderstood when it attacked the city as a nest of impropriety and license. These attacks put the city out of business, nor could its Sultan retrieve damages from the World in court. The times were narrow, oppressive. Even a chain of Macfadden lunchrooms failed, all save three, after "revolutionizing the restaurant business" so that...
...foilsmen winning their first meet from B. U., while both wrestling and polo teams were also successful. All three Crimson victories were by large margins, B. U. going down 9 to 0, Tufts losing on the mats 19 to 10 and the 51st Artillery Brigade succumbing to a fast University trio...
Harvard outplayed the invaders consistently during the first period. The Frenchmen, while fast, were extremely wild, both in passing and in shooting, and failed to penetrate the tight defense put up by the Crimson...
...yard run was the high spot of the second day of the Winter Track meet yesterday afternoon. O'Neil, who scintillated as a Freshman but showed a decided relapse last year, has been running in top form this season and stepped the distance yesterday in the exceptionally fast time of 1 minute 16 3-5 seconds. Leness, who finished third, was the mainstay of the M. I. T. team last year and is known as one of the best middle distance runners in the east. W. H. Hulsman '29 granted a 15-yard handicap, was the second to cross...